|
After two weeks, the Seahawks are second in the
NFL in points scored (73) and Wilson leads the NFL in completion
percentage (82.5), passing touchdowns (six) and passer rating
(140.0). He also has 68 yards rushing and is one of seven
players with multiple runs of 20-plus yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Wilson has moved into the lead for NFL
MVP betting odds, as well, sitting at +300 (win $3 for every $1
bet) at PointsBet. But he isn't the runaway favorite, and the
field is not only crowded, but filled with players used to
winning hardware.
Preseason favorite Patrick Mahomes is now tied for second, the
Kansas City quarterback and reigning Super Bowl MVP sitting at
+500. Mahomes was the NFL MVP in 2018. Baltimore quarterback and
reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson is tied with Mahomes, with Green
Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers -- a two-time league MVP and the
MVP of Super Bowl XLV -- sits fourth at +800.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray -- who also has his
team at 2-0 in the NFC West -- is the only other player at
better than 10-1 odds at +900.
Jackson and Mahomes will face off next Monday night, while the
battle for NFC West supremacy could take a while to play out.
The Seahawks and Cardinals don't play until Weeks 7 and 11,
while the Los Angeles Rams (also 2-0) don't play the Seahawks or
Cardinals until Week 10 (at home against Seattle). The Rams play
Arizona twice and Seattle once more in a five-week span to close
out the regular season.
--Field Level Media
[© 2020 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2020 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
 |
|
