Patrick Mahomes is roughly an even-money favorite to win Super Bowl MVP. Saquon Barkley is second ahead of Jalen Hurts.

But Saquon Barkley knew exactly what to do ... And he still only got about 61 percent of the vote (Colts quarterback Peyton Manning got the rest). That figures to be a significant obstacle ...

Jalen Hurts bucked decades of history just by getting back to the Super Bowl after losing his first trip there as a starting quarterback.

Peyton Manning and Lamar Jackson never shared the NFL. However, all season long, analysts and pundits have used "The Sheriff" as a point of comparison for the Baltimore Ravens quarterback.