Bengals QB Joe Burrow didn't get a single first-place vote in Thursday night's NFL Honors ceremony.
Although he was named the FedEx Air Player of the Year, he did not earn any first-place votes for the NFL MVP award. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes got 48 out of the 50 total votes. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Bills quarterback Josh Allen respectively split the other two votes.
Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard was a finalist for the NFL Moment of the Year Award but he lost that to Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson. Other than the Celebration of the Year award, the Bengals walked out empty handed from Thursday's night honors.
The Bengals' focus is on winning championships, not awards, and they've made that clear. However, Burrow showed he's worthy of being considered for one of the league's highest honors. What will it take for him to edge out the likes of Hurts, Mahomes and Allen next season?
Furthermore, the Bengals have added another Hall of Famer in Canton as the late Ken Riley will be posthumously honored later this year after being inducted as a senior finalist. Tackle Willie Anderson will have to wait another year after his second bid at getting to Canton fell just short.
Will he be the next Bengal in? And until when?
The Strictly Stripes crew answers all those questions and even previews this weekend's Super Bowl. As the Eagles prepare to face the Chiefs, the crew talks about what the Eagles have to learn from the Bengals' mistakes that they made against the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. They give their predictions and takes on who will run away with the Lombardi Trophy.
This podcast features Mohammad Ahmad, Andrew Gillis and Michael Niziolek.
Music: Starfields by Hallman
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