Right now, the majority of focus in the NFL heading into mid-January circulates around one thing – the playoffs. On the periphery, however, we have other bits and pieces that grab fans’ attention – coaching hirings and firings,

Part of the excitement of this matchup will be the MVP debate. Both are very deserving. Consider there's been three instances in NFL history of a player with 40+ total touchdowns, 500+ rushing yards and fewer than seven interceptions in a season.

The quarterbacks aren’t realistically attempting to chase down Patrick Mahomes in the Lombardi Trophy department, but be is this era’s Peyton Manning.