On Thursday night, the NFL Honors ceremony saw Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels take home the Offensive Rookie of the Year award, as expected. What wasn't anticipated, however, was Denver Broncos ' rookie phenom Bo Nix coming in third in the voting.

Josh Allen received 27 of 50 first-place votes for NFL MVP while Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff finished fifth, appearing on 30 of 50 ballots.

Former Oregon Ducks quarterback Bo Nix had many doubters going into his rookie year in the NFL. Selected as the last of six quarterbacks to be drafted in the first round last year, there were few expectations for Nix to succeed with the Denver Broncos in his first season under head coach Sean Payton.