NFL Week 5 MVP Odds Update: Analysis & Patrick Mahomes’ Status

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00:00The end of one NFL week means an update on the futures for the rest of the National Football

00:09League season.

00:10We look at the MVP odds at the conclusion of week number five, and we scratch our heads

00:17once again.

00:18Listen, I love the Kansas City Chiefs.

00:21They should be the AFC title favorites.

00:23They should reach a third consecutive Super Bowl.

00:26But Patrick Mahomes should not be the NFL MVP favorite.

00:31Don't listen to me.

00:32Listen to Patrick himself, who has said time and again over the last few weeks that he

00:38is not playing up to the caliber that he needs to or expects.

00:43He did not throw a touchdown last night.

00:45He should have.

00:46Juju Smith-Schuster kind of dropped one that popped up in the air and led to an interception

00:51for the big man, Colin Saunders.

00:53So that's not really on Mahomes, who did throw for more than 330 and was dicing up

00:58New Orleans secondary on Monday night.

01:02But overall, the stats still look like this.

01:05Six touchdowns to six interceptions.

01:08If you want to make him one of the favorites because nobody has taken the front running

01:13seat, fine.

01:15But at plus 230, as compared to everybody else at six to one or greater, what are we

01:20doing?

01:21I mean, Joe Jackson has the numbers to back it up, but I think it's voter fatigue.

01:26Shouldn't there also be voter fatigue with another guy in Mahomes that has won two MVP

01:31awards in the last six seasons?

01:32I mean, I guess I really shouldn't care that much.

01:35Mahomes is leading the Chiefs to a perfect five and 0 start.

01:38But still, Joe, it just kind of boggles the mind.

01:41Well, and I think it really has more to do, Ben, with the books protecting themselves

01:48here in week five.

01:49Are they really going to give you an opportunity to get Mahomes at six to one, seven to one

01:55in week five and six right now?

01:58And then all of a sudden he rattles off unbelievable numbers down the strats and wins every game.

02:04They're just not going to expose themselves to give you or us an opportunity to take them.

02:09And anything more than what that number is right now, the question is, how much faith

02:14do we have in anybody else?

02:16Let's say by week 13, Ben, having racked up enough quality numbers and stats and perception

02:24that they are better than Mahomes and deserve, because let's say they're undefeated.

02:29Let's say they're 13 and 0 heading into week 14.

02:33What would his number be then?

02:35So I think I think they're just protecting themselves at this point.