2019 NFL MVP Odds: Patrick Mahomes Huge Favorite to Win Award After Week 2

It's been a decade since we've had a repeat NFL MVP. 

Through the first two weeks of the 2019 season, Patrick Mahomes is a huge favorite to join that select group. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is currently listed as +225 to take home the MVP at Caesars, followed by Tom Brady (+750), Dak Prescott (+850) and Deshaun Watson (+850):

Mahomes has thrown for 821 yards and seven touchdowns without an interception through the first two weeks of the season. He has 92 more passing yards than any other player and is tied with Prescott and Lamar Jackson for the league lead in touchdown passes.

"I never take it for granted," Chiefs coach Andy Reid told reporters of his quarterback. "Some of these throws, I've told you this before, some of these throws he makes, you just say, 'Alright,' and buzz right through it. Like it happens every day, it kind of does happen. That's what makes him unique, The fact that he's willing to continue to work on his game the way he does is also very important. In this league, if you let off an inch, then you're going to fall. He stays right on top of that in everything he does."

Earl Campbell, Joe Montana, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning are the only players in NFL history who have won two straight MVPs. No player has won the award three straight seasons; Manning is the only player to ever repeat twice. Mahomes would be the 10th player in league history with at least two MVPs.

Jackson has been Mahomes' biggest challenger from a performance standpoint through two weeks and has seen his odds soar all the way to +1200. The Baltimore Ravens do-everything quarterback has thrown for 596 yards and seven touchdowns while adding another 126 yards on the ground in consecutive wins. He's quieted criticism of him as a passer, completing 71.9 percent of his balls through two weeks.

"Y'all watched Lamar make great throws all day from the pocket," Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury said after losing to Baltimore last week. "He's improved dramatically there. You've got to tip your hat to him. He's staying in there and throwing it. He can beat you that way, and beat you with his legs. He's going to be hard to handle for anybody."

Of course, we're just two weeks into the regular season. As we've seen with major injuries to Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, etc., we're only one big hit away from the entire landscape of the season changing.