Adrian Peterson Named MVP, Other NFL Honors 

NFL Honors, the second annual end of the season award show the league hosts, took place Saturday night in New Orleans. Aside from the actual awards themselves, host Alec Baldwin delivered a hilarious opening monologue and we all got to see the reunion of Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre.

The list of award winners is as follows:

MVP: Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings

Offensive Player of the Year: Peterson

Defensive Player of the Year: J.J. Watt, DE, Houston Texans

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina Panthers

Comeback Player of the Year: Peyton Manning, QB, Denver Broncos

Coach of the Year: Bruce Arians, Indianapolis Colts

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year: Jason Witten, TE, Dallas Cowboys

About the author: Michael Cellars

Michael Cellars currently attends Kent State University, where he is majoring in English with minors in writing and psychology. In addition to his studies, he serves in the Ohio Army National Guard. During his free time, he surrounds himself with as much of the NFL as possible, and writes for football websites NFL Soup and Football Nation. Michael’s favorite team is the Green Bay Packers, who he has been an avid fan for his entire life.