Comeback POTY Is Saquon Barkley's To Lose

Barkley is now tied with Geno Smith as the favorite

By Kate Constable – Dec 27, 2022, 8:28pm

With two weeks left of the regular season, the race for Comeback Player of the Year is heating up. Giants running back Saquon Barkley and Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith are tied with the best odds at +175. The three other players that are still getting consideration are Chrisitan McCaffrey (+250), Jared Goff (+800) and Derrick Henry (+8000). In other words, this is a two-man race between Barkley and Smith.

However, that wasn't the case just last week. Heading into Week 16, Barkley's odds were as high as +2500. He then had 14 carries for 84 yards and a touchdown to tie the game in the fourth quarter before the Giants ultimately lost to the Vikings. Smith's performance in Seattle's Week 16 loss to the Chiefs was average at best, as he threw one touchdown and one interception.

The last four Comeback Player of the Year awards have gone to quarterbacks and a running back hasn't won the award since Garrison Hearst in 2001. So if history is any indication, does that mean Smith is the likely winner?
  
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