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Detroit Lions: Handing Out Awards for the 2016 Season

By Zac Snyder

Oct 9, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; General view of Detroit Lions helmet on the field prior to a game at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 9, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; General view of Detroit Lions helmet on the field prior to a game at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 11, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) prepares to throw the ball during the second quarter against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) prepares to throw the ball during the second quarter against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

Offensive Player of the Year: Matthew Stafford

Our second award makes it 2-for-2 in terms of easy award wins of Matthew Stafford. With a defensive player taking runner-up in the MVP vote, it comes as no surprise that Stafford’s margin of victory for Lions’ Offensive Player of the Year was even bigger than for team MVP.

Player First Second Third Points
Matthew Stafford 6 18
Taylor Decker 3 2 8
Theo Riddick 2 4
Anquan Boldin 2 2
Golden Tate 1 2
Eric Ebron 1 1
Travis Swanson 1 1

Another unanimous decision for Stafford, with the second place vote split between Taylor Decker, Theo Riddick and Golden Tate. Decker being the only player besides Stafford on at least five ballots had him cruising to a runner-up finish.

After Stafford and Decker, it was a mixed bag of players getting votes with five others getting mentions but none seriously challenging Decker, much less Stafford.

Voting suggests that Riddick’s time missed late in the season made him somewhat of a forgotten man as he got second place votes from the two ballots he was named on but did not have any other mentions.

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