The best of the best from the 2025 NFL season get all dressed up and hit the red carpet tonight.
Three days before Super Bowl 60, it’s the NFL Honors.
The awards show, in its 15th year, occurs Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
Awards such as MVP, offensive and defensive player of the year, coach of the year and comeback player of the year, among others, will be handed out.
The Water Payton NFL Man of the Year as well as the 2026 Hall of Fame Class will be announced.
Here’s what to know about the NFL Honors:
What time is the NFL Honors 2026? NFL awards start time
The NFL Honors starts at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5.
Where to watch the NFL Honors? NFL Honors TV, live stream
The NFL Honors airs on NBC and streams on Peacock. It’s the same network that the Super Bowl will broadcast on.
Stream the NFL Honors on Peacock
NFL Honors nominees 2026
The NFL will announce the winners of league MVP, defensive player of the year, offensive player of the year, offensive rookie of the year, defensive rookie of the year, comeback player of the year, coach of the year, assistant coach of the year as well as the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.
Here are the nominees for each of the categories:
AP Most Valuable Player: Josh Allen (QB) – Buffalo Bills, Trevor Lawrence (QB) – Jacksonville Jaguars, Drake Maye (QB) – New England Patriots, Christian McCaffrey (RB) – San Francisco 49ers, Matthew Stafford (QB) – Los Angeles Rams
AP Defensive Player of the Year: Will Anderson Jr. (DE) – Houston Texans, Nik Bonitto (LB) – Denver Broncos, Myles Garrett (DE) – Cleveland Browns, Aidan Hutchinson (DE) – Detroit Lions, Micah Parsons (DE) – Green Bay Packers
AP Offensive Player of the Year: Drake Maye (QB) – New England Patriots, Christian McCaffrey (RB) – San Francisco 49ers, Puka Nacua (WR) – Los Angeles Rams, Bijan Robinson (RB) – Atlanta Falcons, Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR) – Seattle Seahawks
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year: Jaxson Dart (QB) – New York Giants, Emeka Egbuka (WR) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, TreVeyon Henderson (RB) – New England Patriots, Tetairoa McMillan (WR) – Carolina Panthers, Tyler Shough (QB) – New Orleans Saints
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Abdul Carter (LB) – New York Giants, Nick Emmanwori (DB) – Seattle Seahawks, James Pearce Jr. (DE) – Atlanta Falcons, Carson Schwesinger (LB) – Cleveland Browns, Xavier Watts (S) – Atlanta Falcons
AP Comeback Player of the Year: Stefon Diggs (WR) – New England Patriots, Aidan Hutchinson (DE) – Detroit Lions, Trevor Lawrence (QB) – Jacksonville Jaguars, Christian McCaffrey (RB) – San Francisco 49ers, Dak Prescott (QB) – Dallas Cowboys
AP Coach of the Year: Liam Coen – Jacksonville Jaguars, Ben Johnson – Chicago Bears, Mike Macdonald – Seattle Seahawks, Kyle Shanahan – San Francisco 49ers, Mike Vrabel – New England Patriots
AP Assistant Coach of the Year: Josh McDaniels (OC) – New England Patriots, Vic Fangio (DC) – Philadelphia Eagles, Brian Flores (DC) – Minnesota Vikings, Vance Joseph (DC) – Denver Broncos, Klint Kubiak (OC) – Seattle Seahawks
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year
Each of the 32 NFL teams has a finalist for the award that recognizes a player’s excellence both on the field and as a philanthropic catalyst in their community. Jordan Love is the Packers’ finalist.
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive lineman Arik Armstead was the 2025 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year.
When is the Super Bowl?
After the NFL Honors, all the attention then turns to the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CT Sunday, Feb. 8.
Who’s playing in the Super Bowl?
Super Bowl 60 features the Seattle Seahawks vs. the New England Patriots. It’s the second time the two franchises will meet in the Super Bowl after they met for the Lombardi Trophy 11 years ago.
The Seahawks won the NFC after defeating the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC championship game, 31-27. The Patriots won the AFC after beating the Denver Broncos in the AFC championship game, 10-7.
NFL playoff bracket 2026
Here’s the updated playoff bracket ahead of the Super Bowl:
Super Bowl tickets
What’s the cost of Super Bowl tickets on StubHub?
The cheapest tickets, as of Feb. 5, are in the $4,000 range.
See Super Bowl ticket prices
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: NFL Honors 2026 awards show; time, TV, where to watch
Reporting by Christopher Kuhagen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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