Cooper Kupp now has better odds to win MVP than Matthew Stafford

[theramswire.usatoday.com] Cooper Kupp now has better odds to win MVP than Matthew Stafford

Cameron DaSilva
December 29, 2021 6:43 am PT
No two players in the NFL have had a stronger connection on the field this season than Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp. The two have been outstanding for the Rams in their first year together, putting up huge numbers through 15 games.


Kupp leads the NFL with 132 catches, 1,734 yards and 14 touchdowns, while Stafford is among the league leaders with 36 touchdown passes, 4,339 yards and an average of 8.4 yards per attempt.

Both players are in the race to win league MVP, but for the first time all year, Kupp has better odds than his quarterback. According to Tipico Sportsbook, Kupp is +2000 to win the award, while Stafford is +5000. Kupp has the seventh-best odds and Stafford is ninth.

Aaron Rodgers is currently the runaway favorite at -180, with Tom Brady being a distant second at +600. Kupp and Stafford have very little chance to win MVP as the season winds down, but just having two players in the top 10 is quite impressive.

Kupp and Jonathan Taylor will battle it out for Offensive Player of the Year, being the top two non-quarterbacks in the NFL this season. Taylor probably has a slight edge in that race, given his MVP odds of +600, but if Kupp breaks Calvin Johnson’s receiving record and wins the triple crown by leading the NFL in receptions, yards and touchdown catches, he’ll have a strong case.