Saturday night marked the NFL Awards, where the best players in the league were honored. The big winner of the night was Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who took home Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year.

In his first season as a starter, Mahomes was easily the best at his position, leading the league in passing touchdowns (50) and total quarterback rating (81.8) while also being second in passing yards (5,097).

After losing to the Titans in the wildcard playoffs last season and moving on from Alex Smith, Andy Reid and the Chiefs decided to move on and go forward with Mahomes, who lead his team to the AFC Championship Game and was one play away from sending them to the Super Bowl.

On the defensive side, the honor went to Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams. Donald led the league in sacks (20.5), a record for defensive tackles, as well as tackles for loss (25) and quarterback hits (41).

Donald, Defensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row, was the only player this season to be unanimously named to be First-Team All-Pro. Donald leads a Rams defense that touts the best D-line in the league and will have a chance to add a Super Bowl ring to his resume.

After missing the entire 2017-18 season with a shoulder injury, Andrew Luck single-handedly turned the Colts team back around, leading to being named Comeback Player of the Year. After finishing tied for last in the AFC South a season ago, Luck led the Colts to a 10-6 record with a playoff appearance and victory over the Houston Texans.

The Colts won their last nine out of 10 games to end the season, and Luck threw for over 4,500 yards and 39 touchdowns. Many people had questions about Luck’s longevity after the injury, but leading this 4-12 team just a season ago to the playoffs this year answered those questions.

As for Offensive Rookie of the Year, I had no clue whether it would be Giants running back Saquon Barkley or Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield.

Mayfield led the last season 0-16 Browns to a 7-8-1 record while playing tremendously, but he simply did not have as much impact individually than Barkley had for the Giants. The Giants needed another big offensive play-maker outside of Odell Beckham Jr., and Barkley became just that.

Barkley became the third rookie RB to eclipse 2,000 total scrimmage yards along with being the first Giants rookie RB to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Barkley had the most scrimmage yards of all RBs, and also had more 40+ yard runs by an RB this season. Barkley has quickly emerged as one of the best backs in the league.

On the other side of the ball, Colts linebacker Darius Leonard was named Defensive Rookie of the Year. The second round pick led the league in tackles (163) while also producing seven sacks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions.

Although (somehow) missing the pro bowl, Leonard was selected First-Team All-Pro. Leonard led the Colts defense from being one of the worst defenses (30th) a season ago to the 10th ranked defense this season.

After finishing last in the NFC North last season, the Bears went and hired 40-year-old Matt Nagy. The first-year head coach led the Bears to a 12-4 record (first place in the NFC North) winning their last nine out of 10 regular season games.

Chicago’s offense went from 30th to 10th, and Mitchell Trubisky was a part of that big leap, earning Pro Bowl honors. Chicago’s defense led the league in scoring (17.7) and also led the league in takeaways (36). The Bears had eight players named to the Pro Bowl and four players named to the All-Pro.