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Super Bowl MVP: Which Patriots have the best chance?

By Patrick Morgan

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 13: James White #28 of the New England Patriots reacts after the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 13: James White #28 of the New England Patriots reacts after the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /
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3. Sony Michel

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – JANUARY 20: Sony Michel #26 of the New England Patriots celebrates with teammates after rushing for a 10-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 20, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – JANUARY 20: Sony Michel #26 of the New England Patriots celebrates with teammates after rushing for a 10-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 20, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

Rookie running back Sony Michel has been a revelation for the Patriots since the team selected him No. 31 overall in last April’s draft. Behind his powerful, bruising style of racking up tough yards between the tackles (and his better-than-advertised vision and cutting ability), offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has morphed his attack and changed the very identity of the Patriots’ scoring machine.

No longer is this an air-it-out team that relies on Brady to bail them out of 3rd-and-forevers with laser pinpoint throws to Edelman, Chris Hogan, or Rob Gronkowski. In fact, the Patriots rarely find themselves outside of manageable second and third down situations these days, thanks largely to Michel chewing up so much yardage on early downs and driving the offense forever forward.

Of all the Patriots that have been given Super Bowl MVP odds by Las Vegas bookmakers, Michel actually comes in with the second-best odds at +1800. That’s just behind Brady, Goff, and Rams superstar running back Todd Gurley (+1600) for the best odds overall from both of the teams’ rosters.

It’s not a surprise whatsoever – Michel just broke the NFL record for most playoff rushing touchdowns by a rookie (5) in wins over Kansas City and Los Angeles. Evidently, the sky’s the limit for the impressive young 23-year-old out of Georgia.

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