From the Kansas City Chiefs shocking the New England Patriots in the first game to the Cincinnati Bengals’ fourth-down miracle touchdown that sent the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs in the finale, the NFL’s regular season provided a lot of entertainment.

We polled our Shutdown Corner writers — Jay Busbee, Kevin Kaduk, Shalise Manza Young, Jordan Schultz, Blake Schuster, Frank Schwab and Anthony Sulla-Heffinger — to determine the major awards, and some other superlatives like game of the year. We also provided our updated Super Bowl picks at the end:

Brady led the NFL with 4,577 passing yards, had 32 touchdowns and eight interceptions, and helped lead the Patriots to a No. 1 seed in the AFC. Others built a good case, but it was hard to ignore what Brady did at age 40.

Votes: Brady (4), Carson Wentz (1), Russell Wilson (1), Todd Gurley (1)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady led the NFL in passing yards in 2017. (AP) More

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Gurley had 2,093 yards from scrimmage and 19 touchdowns, putting up a dominant season. It’s hard for anyone other than a quarterback to win an MVP, but Gurley was a great candidate for that award too. (NOTE: Voters couldn’t vote for the same player for MVP and offensive/defensive player of the year.

Votes: Gurley (5), Brady (1), Alex Smith (1)

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Campbell was a significantly impactful free-agent addition. Campbell had 14.5 sacks for the NFL’s best defense, and helped the Jaguars to their first division title since 1999.

Votes: Campbell (4), Aaron Donald (1), Everson Griffen, Cameron Jordan (1)

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It was a tough call between Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt and Kamara. Hunt won the NFL rushing title, but Kamara was very efficient, averaging a league-best 6.1 yards per carry. Kamara also averaged 10.2 yards per catch. Kamara had more touchdowns, Hunt had more yards from scrimmage. Both led their teams to division titles. Kamara won our vote, barely.

Votes: Kamara (4), Hunt (3)

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Lattimore fell in the Saints’ lap (there was a story they wanted quarterback Patrick Mahomes and settled for Lattimore) and no rookie defender had nearly the same impact. The Saints’ defense improved in a big way, and a big reason was Lattimore played like a No. 1 cornerback.

Votes: Lattimore (7)

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No surprise here. McVay took over a team that fired Jeff Fisher in the middle of last season after fielding one of the worst NFL offenses in years, and turned the Rams into a powerhouse. McVay did wonders for quarterback Jared Goff, made Todd Gurley an MVP candidate, and brought an NFC West title to Los Angeles.

Votes: McVay (6), Mike Zimmer

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The Rams’ incredible turnaround under Sean McVay is a great story for the franchise, and it’s also a great one for the NFL as it tries to get re-established in the Los Angeles market.

Votes: Rams (4), Vikings (2), Jaguars (1)

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Keenum had 3,547 yards, 22 touchdowns and a 98.3 rating, while leading the Vikings to an NFC North title and a first-round bye. In the process he became one of the top free agents of the 2018 class. Nobody saw that coming.

Votes: Keenum (3), Jared Goff (2), JuJu Smith-Schuster (1), Carson Wentz (1)

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There was a tie for most disappointing team. The Giants went from a 2016 playoff team to the second-worst record in the NFL. What a plunge. That’s not even mentioning the myriad of off-field drama (and much of it not Odell Beckham-related). It led to the firing of coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese. The Raiders weren’t much better, falling from a playoff season in 2016 to 6-10. They also fired their head coach, Jack Del Rio

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