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Super Bowl LII: 5 candidates to take home the MVP award

By Peter Panacy

HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and New England Patriots' Tom Brady with the Pete Rozelle MVP Trophy during the Super Bowl Winner and MVP press conference on February 6, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and New England Patriots' Tom Brady with the Pete Rozelle MVP Trophy during the Super Bowl Winner and MVP press conference on February 6, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 05: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 05: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons during Super Bowl 51 at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The Patriots defeated the Falcons 34-28. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /

Super Bowl LII kicks off Sunday, Feb. 4 from US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, featuring the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s list some players who might take home MVP honors from the game.

If winning a Super Bowl is a team’s highest honor, coming away with the MVP award from the game has to be the best individual accolade one can earn.

Super Bowl LII features plenty of star power on both sides of the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots’ rosters. On one side, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has already won the award four times.

You can bet he’s on this list.

His opposite number, Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, is making only his fourth postseason start. Is he a dark-horse candidate? Perhaps.

There are other players capable of pulling off this heralded accolade. So as we get ready for prime-time action on Super Bowl Sunday, let’s list five players we think have the best chance to be crowned MVP from the big game.