NFL MVP Odds 2023: Patrick Mahomes Favored; Brock Purdy Rises Amid 5-0 Start

Five weeks into the season, Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes is atop the NFL MVP odds.

Per the latest odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, Mahomes is +450 (bet $100 to win $450) to win his third career MVP award.

The big riser is San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, who is tied with Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen for the third-best odds at +700. Tua Tagovailoa is right behind Mahomes in second place at +475.

Mahomes isn't dominating at the same level he did in 2022, but he's having another terrific season. The 28-year-old ranks in the top seven in passing yards (1,287), passing touchdowns (10) and QBR (73.3).

It wouldn't be a surprise if Mahomes' stock goes significantly up in Week 6. The Chiefs are hosting the Denver Broncos in primetime on Thursday night. Denver has the worst defense by points allowed per game in the NFL.

Of all the great single-game quarterback performances this season, we still haven't had that Mahomes outing where he throws for 350 yards and five touchdowns. It's not hard to imagine that happening on Thursday.

Purdy vaulted himself into the MVP discussion after the San Francisco 49ers' 42-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. He went 17-of-24 for 252 yards with a career-high four touchdowns in the game.

The second-year quarterback leads the NFL in QBR (83.6), ranks second to Tagovailoa in yards per attempt (9.3), tied for seventh in touchdown passes (nine) and has yet to throw an interception in 136 pass attempts.

San Francisco has scored at least 30 points and gained at least 365 yards in all five games this season.

Allen has had two of the best games and one of the worst by a quarterback this season. He rebounded from his three-interception outing in Week 1 against the New York Jets by going 31-of-37 for 274 yards and three touchdowns the following week against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Two weeks later, in a head-to-head showdown with Tagovailoa and the Dolphins, Allen put up a perfect 158.3 quarterback rating. He finished 21-of-25 for 320 yards and five total touchdowns (four passing) in a 48-20 win.

Tagovailoa leads the NFL in passing yards (1,614), is tied for second in touchdown passes (11) and ranks third in completion percentage (71.7). He will get a chance for redemption against Allen and the Bills in a Week 18 game that could have huge ramifications on the playoff race and seeding in the AFC.

Hurts and the Eagles are off to a 5-0 start even though they haven't been as dominant as they were last season.

Sunday's 23-14 win over the Los Angeles Rams was arguably Philadelphia's best all-around game. Hurts finished with 303 passing yards, 72 rushing yards and two total touchdowns (one rushing, one passing).

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