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Patriots Season Superlatives: Surprise MVP Headlines 2020 Awards

With the 2020 New England Patriots season officially complete, it’s time to hand out some superlatives.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
P Jake Bailey

Really? The punter? That’s right, the punter. Only one Patriots player was arguably the NFL’s best at his position this season: Bailey, who led the league in net punting average (45.6 yards per punt) and ranked second in punts downed inside the 20 (31 of 55). The first-time Pro Bowler also led all punters in expected points added per punt, per ESPN.com’s Bill Barnwell. Of course, no team wants its best player to be a punter, but Bailey was one of the Patriots’ few true weapons in 2020.