Can Cam Newton Win NFL MVP Despite Pedestrian Passing Statistics?

December 8, 2015   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

Football is the ultimate team game, and in 2015, quarterbacks are the ultimate team leaders. So it's no surprise that the man in charge of quarterbacking the NFL's only unbeaten team is widely viewed as the leading candidate for MVP.
Football is also a nuanced game, and we know by now that statistics rarely tell the whole story. Nobody will deny that Newton is the heart and soul of the league's best team and has often carried the Carolina Panthers in ways that aren't measurable or calculable.
But when votes are cast for individual awards at the end of the regular season, numbers still factor in—sometimes quite a lot. And Newton's case is hurt by the fact he ranks 29th among 32 qualified quarterbacks with a completion percentage of 58.3 and 15th with a passer rating of 93.0.
Pro Football Focus ranks eight quarterbacks ahead of Newton, while Football Outsiders places him 18th in terms of DYAR (Defense-adjusted Yards Above Replacement), 17th in terms of DVOA (Defense-...

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