Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson and Novato native Jared Goff are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player award.

Barkley, Burrow and Jackson also are finalists for Offensive Player of the Year and Burrow is also in the running for Comeback Player of the Year.

The winners will be announced at NFL Honors on Feb. 6.

Goff, a former Marin Catholic standout, threw for 4,629 yards, 37 TDs, nine interceptions and led Detroit to the No. 1 seed in the NFC.

Ravens’ Andrews ‘absolutely gutted’ >> Mark Andrews is “absolutely gutted by what happened” in last weekend’s divisional playoff loss at Buffalo, the veteran Baltimore Ravens tight end said in a social media post.

A wide-open Andrews dropped a potential tying 2-point conversion in the final two minutes of the Ravens’ 27-25 loss to the Bills, failing to secure a pass from Lamar Jackson that hit him in the chest as he slid to the icy turf.

“It’s impossible to adequately express how I feel. I’m absolutely gutted by what happened on Sunday. I’m devastated for my teammates, my coaches and Ravens fans,” Andrews posted on Instagram.

Jaguars interviewing Bucs OC Coen after all >> The Jacksonville Jaguars are interviewing Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Liam Coen for their head coaching job after all, the latest turn in a covert operation that included owner Shad Khan moving on from general manager Trent Baalke and Coen reversing course with the Buccaneers.

Khan fired Baalke on Wednesday and cleared a path for Coen to get to Jacksonville. Coen initially declined an in-person interview with the Jaguars because of Baalke, who has a less-than-ideal reputation in league circles.

Coen instead agreed to a new contract with Tampa Bay. But Coen never showed up to sign the deal and somewhat secretly traveled to Jacksonville to meet with Khan.