2025 NFL Midseason Awards: Buffalo Bills sitting at +600 to win the Super Bowl
The NFL will officially cross the halfway point of the season when the Cardinals and Cowboys conclude Week 9 in Dallas on Monday.
That means it’s time to look ahead and pick our midseason award winners.
If you’re like us, you picked the Colts, Pats and Broncos to share the best record in the league through nine weeks, with Daniel Jones leading the NFL in passing yards…just don’t quote me on that.
Here’s our picks for the midseason awards.
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Super Bowl: Buffalo Bills (+600)
Buffalo has been a popular Super Bowl pick for a few years, but they just haven’t been able to slay the beast that is Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs when it comes playoff time. I think that changes this year.
Sure, the Bills’ 28-21 win over KC on Sunday proves they have the ability to win this head-to-head, but it’s more about how different this year’s Buffalo squad looks overall.
Offensively, the Bills are a top-five team in points per game (29.4) and they lead the league in total yards (385.5) and rushing yards (161.5) per game. Josh Allen has 20 total touchdowns with just five interceptions, while James Cook has exploded for the second-most rushing yards (867) in the NFL.
You also can’t overlook Buffalo’s remaining schedule, which is the easiest among the top Super Bowl contenders. They have a clear path to lock up top spot in the AFC and home field throughout the playoffs, which will help them finally get past the Chiefs in January.
MVP: Josh Allen (+160)
While Jonathan Taylor deserves some love in the MVP competition, this is essentially a quarterback award, so I’ll go the safe route with Josh Allen.
Allen completely out-duelled Patrick Mahomes in Week 9, completing 23 of 26 passes for 273 yards with one touchdown in the air and two on the ground. That puts him at 13 passing TDs and seven rushing TDs on the season.
Allen’s passing numbers aren’t otherworldly, but he’s separating himself from the pack with his dual threat ability. If Buffalo secures top seed in the AFC, Allen is a clear-cut MVP finalist.
Offensive Player of the Year: Jonathan Taylor (-145)
NFL MVP might be a quarterback award, but Offensive Player of the Year goes to a running back of wide receiver most seasons. This year’s standout at the midway point is Colts RB Jonathan Taylor.
Taylor leads the NFL in rushing yards (895), rushing TDs (12) and rushing attempts (157). He’s had three rushing TDs in a game three times this season and he’s on pace to have a 2,000-yard season for just the 10th time in NFL history.
If Taylor hits 2,000 yards, he’s a lock for O.P.O.Y.
Defensive Player of the Year: Micah Parsons (+170)
I love a good stick it to em’ story and that’s what you get with Packers standout Micah Parsons following his trade out of Dallas just before the season.
Parsons has the most pressures (44) of any player through seven games over the last 20 years. He also has 6.5 sacks and his lethal 92.5 PFF grade leads all edge rushers.
Myles Garrett is also worth consideration at +250. Garrett has the second-most sacks (10.0) in the NFL, but I still think Parsons stands out more.
Coach of the Year: Mike Vrabel (+175)
No one thought the Patriots would lead the AFC East at the halfway point of the season and while Drake Maye took a big step forward this year, all the credit has to go to Mike Vrabel.
At 7-2, New England is absolutely humming on a six-game win streak that includes a season-defining upset win over the Buffalo Bills. Vrabel has done what Bill Belichick (after Tom Brady left) and Jerod Mayo couldn’t do and that’s give the Pats a legit shot at winning the division.
Right now, Coach of the Year is a two-way race between Vrabel, who is looking to win for the second time in his career, and the Colts’ Shane Steichen.
