Trevor Lawrence becomes a dark horse MVP candidate? “Everyone” entered Week 16 in agreement on two points: Lawrence was playing the best football of his career, but the hot streak was going to end against the Broncos.

NFL Research spotlights the best nuggets from each slate of games. Here are the most eye-popping statistical accomplishments from Week 16 of the 2025 season.

With the league delivering no shortage of big moments and bigger performances, only one player can claim the title of "him." Ahead of Monday night's clash between the , it's time to decide who earned it in Week 16.

QB Trevor Lawrence slings a short touchdown pass to Travis Etienne Jr. to complete the long scoring drive and put the Jaguars up by 14.

Based on that last line, Lawrence has gone from playing at a level equivalent to Justin Fields to producing like a top-five quarterback league-wide. For context, Drake Maye leads the NFL at 0.23 expected points added per dropback this season. So, what's happened?

Trevor Lawrence and Bo Nix have never played better football. Ahead of their first matchup on Sunday, let's look at how they got here.