Here we are, ladies and gentlemen. We’ve made it, through a long and winding road of an offseason. We have made it. But guess what? Instead of savoring the fresh smell of September football, we here are TSP have decided to try and predict what might happen in January. Because why the heck not? This piece is a continuation of the previous piece where we predicted all the week one matchups, which if you haven’t already you should go read.
The writers here at TSP will try to predict all the major awards, such as Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year. This piece also includes our predicted Super Bowl match-up and Super Bowl MVP. May the best writer win!
Coach of the Year
This award was won by Giants head coach Brian Daboll this past season due to his team’s unexpected success and playoff berth in his first season in town. Who will it be this season?
Arye Pulli – Robert Saleh, New York Jets.
Jaymin Kanzer – Dan Campbell, Detriot Lions.
Ani Iyengar – Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers.
Evan Davis – DeMeco Ryans, Houston Texans.
Jason Perillo – Sean Payton, Denver Broncos.
Chase Price – Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers.
Nate Baker – Dan Campbell, Detriot Lions.
Lincoln Heimbach – Dan Campbell, Detriot Lions.
Greg Graves – Doug Pederson, Jacksonville Jaguars.
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Sauce Gardner ran away with this award last season with his stellar season, even though there was a case for Lions rookie Aiden Hutchinson to win this award as well.
Arye Pulli – Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles.
Jaymin Kanzer – Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles.
Ani Iyengar – Will Anderson, Houston Texans.
Evan Davis – Will Anderson, Houston Texans.
Jason Perillo – Will Anderson, Houston Texans.
Chase Price – Will Anderson, Houston Texans.
Nate Baker – Christian Gonzalez, New England Patriots.
Lincoln Heimbach – Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles.
Greg Graves – Will Anderson, Houston Texans.
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Garrett Wilson’s amazing 2022 campaign led to him beating out Seattle’s Kenneth Walker and San Francisco’s Brock Purdy for this award. This year’s winner may have to mount similar numbers as Wilson did as well.
Arye Pulli – Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons.
Jaymin Kanzer – Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks.
Ani Iyengar – Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons.
Evan Davis – Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons.
Jason Perillo – Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons.
Chase Price – Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons.
Nate Baker – Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons.
Lincoln Heimbach – C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans.
Greg Graves – Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons.
Defensive Player of the Year
49ers defensive end Nick Bosa beat out many contenders, including Dallas’ Micah Parsons and Chiefs’ Chris Jones for the DPOY award last year. Bosa led the league in both sacks and QB hits last season, which made him the front-runner for the award.
Arye Pulli – Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys.
Jaymin Kanzer – Quinnen Williams, New York Jets.
Ani Iyengar – Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers.
Evan Davis – Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys.
Jason Perillo – T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers.
Chase Price – T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers.
Nate Baker – Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys.
Lincoln Heimbach – T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers.
Greg Graves – Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns.
Offensive Player of the Year
Justin Jefferson snagged this award in 2022 behind a year where he put up video game stats as Kirk Cousins’ primary target. Jefferson is primed to repeat in 2023 but will have to face a tough group of challengers, just like he did last year.
Arye Pulli – Stefon Diggs, Buffalo Bills.
Jaymin Kanzer – Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals.
Ani Iyengar – Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers.
Evan Davis – Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
Jason Perillo – Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings.
Chase Price – Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals.
Nate Baker – Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers.
Lincoln Heimbach – Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals.
Greg Graves – Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins.
Most Valuable Player
Patrick Mahomes won this award last season, and it wasn’t close for most of the year. There was a strong case for Justin Jefferson but in the end, we all know that this award should be renamed to “Best Quarterback in the League”.
Arye Pulli – Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills.
Jaymin Kanzer – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs.
Ani Iyengar – Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals.
Evan Davis – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs.
Jason Perillo – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs.
Chase Price – Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals.
Nate Baker – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs.
Lincoln Heimbach – Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles.
Greg Graves – Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals.
Super Bowl Predictions
Finally. The big show. It’s time for TSP’s official Super Bowl predictions, including the math-up, winner, and score!
Arye Pulli – Kansas City Chiefs – 35, Detriot Lions – 17. Super Bowl MVP – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs.
Jaymin Kanzer – Detriot Lions – 42, Cincinnati Bengals – 35. Super Bowl MVP – Jared Goff, Detriot Lions.
Ani Iyengar – San Francisco 49ers – 34, Cincinnati Bengals – 31. Super Bowl MVP – Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers.
Evan Davis – Philadelphia Eagles – 27, Buffalo Bills – 24. Super Bowl MVP – Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles.
Jason Perillo – Cincinnati Bengals – 34, Philadelphia Eagles – 31. Super Bowl MVP – Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals.
Chase Price – Buffalo Bills – 28, San Francisco 49ers – 20. Super Bowl MVP – Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills.
Nate Baker – Kansas City Chiefs – 27, San Francisco 49ers – 17. Super Bowl MVP – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs.
Lincoln Heimbach – Philadelphia Eagles – 33, Cincinnati Bengals – 27. Super Bowl MVP – Jalen Hurts, Philadephia Eagles.
Greg Graves – Buffalo Bills – 28, Philadelphia Eagles – 24. Super Bowl MVP – Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills.
Bonus: Super Bowl Halftime Show
Arye Pulli – Drake.
Jaymin Kanzer – Paul McCartney ft Chris Stapleton.
Ani Iyengar – Harry Styles ft One Direction.
Evan Davis – SZA.
Jason Perillo – Miley Cyrus.
Chase Price – Harry Styles.
Nate Baker – Lil Wayne.
Lincoln Heimbach – Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson.
Greg Graves – Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar.
