Sunday's conference championship game will determine which two teams qualify for this year's Super Bowl.
The Ravens will host the defending champion Chiefs, while the Lions will travel to San Francisco to take on the 49ers. This will be the second time in franchise history that Detroit will appear in the conference title game.
Ahead of this weekend's highly anticipated matchup, the finalists for eight of the Associated Press' 2023 NFL Awards have been announced. Players from three of the four teams remaining in the NFL playoffs will participate in one or more categories.
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The 13th NFL Honors Ceremony is scheduled for February 8, 2024. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images/File)
The Associated Press specifically changed its voting system. Voters are currently required to rank their top five choices in the Most Valuable Player category, while they are asked to list their top three players for other awards.
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A total of five players are vying for the league's coveted MVP award.
AP Player of the Year
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, left (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)
- Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen
- Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson
- San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey
- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott
- San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Brock Purdy
AP Defensive Player of the Year
Micah Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys (Rich Burns/Getty Images)
Cowboys star Micah Parsons, named the 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, is one of five finalists in this year's Defensive Player of the Year category. . Parsons finished the season with 14 sacks. Meanwhile, five-time Pro Bowler Myles Garrett matched Parsons' 2,023 sack total.
- Dallas Cowboys cornerback Daron Brand
- Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby
- Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett
- Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons
- Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker TJ Watt
AP Offensive Player of the Year
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
On the offensive side of football, Tyreek Hill put together another prolific season, leading the league in receiving yards. Lamar Jackson is back to his 2019 MVP form, and CeeDee Lamb has 135 receptions for 1,749 yards.
- Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill
- Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson
- Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb
- San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey
- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
CJ Stroud of the Houston Texans (Rob Carr/Getty Images)
CJ Stroud, the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft, is set to take the NFL by storm in 2023. The former Ohio State standout helped lead the Texans to a victory over the Cleveland Browns in the wild-card round of the playoffs.
- Detroit Lions running back Jahmil Gibbs
- Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta
- Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua
- Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson
- Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud
AP Comeback Player of the Year Award
Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Damar Hamlin returned to soccer just months after suffering cardiac arrest during a game on January 2, 2023.
- Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco
- Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield
- Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford
- Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa
AP Coach of the Year
Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions (Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
- Detroit Lions Dan Campbell
- baltimore ravens john harbaugh
- houston texans demeco ryans
- San Francisco 49ers Kyle Shanahan
- cleveland browns kevin stefanski
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The winners will be announced at the 13th NFL Honors Ceremony on February 8th in Las Vegas.
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