Matthew Stafford is the 2025 NFL MVP. Stafford won the award in his 17th season, just two days shy of his 38th birthday. In order to capture his first MVP he had to beat out 23-year old Drake Maye who is in his second season and will play in his first Super Bowl the day after Stafford's birthday.
While the age gap between first and second place finishers in MVP voting is quite large, the difference in the voting was quite small. The two quarterbacks were separated by exactly one vote with Stafford getting 24 first place votes and Maye getting 23. It is now the third closest MVP race in NFL history behind two ties. The total points from the voting tally was in favor of Stafford, 366-361.
