2016 Detroit Lions POD Awards: The Winners

On Saturday, the NFL announced the winners of their Honors Award, and they somehow managed to leave the Detroit Lions completely empty handed. That’s where we come in. Over the past two weeks, you’ve had a chance to vote on the Pride Of Detroit awards, where we honor the best players, plays and moments from the 2016 Detroit Lions season.

If you’re interested, you can see 2015’s winner here and here. But now it is time to honor and celebrate the 2016 Pride Of Detroit Award winners.

Most Valuable Player

QB Matthew Stafford - 90%
K Matt Prater - 9%
CB Darius Slay - 1%

Offensive Player of the Year

QB Matthew Stafford - 91%
LT Taylor Decker - 6%
WR Anquan Boldin - 2%
WR Golden Tate - 1%

Defensive Player of the Year

S Glover Quin - 47%
CB Darius Slay - 34%
DE Kerry Hyder - 18%
LB Tahir Whitehead - 1%

Special Teams Player of the Year

K Matt Prater - 55%
P Sam Martin - 38%
S Don Carey - 6%
KR Andre Roberts - 1%

Breakout Player of the Year

DE Kerry Hyder - 55%
C Travis Swanson - 19%
LT Taylor Decker - 18%
G/C Graham Glasgow - 5%
TE Eric Ebron - 3%

Rookie of the Year

LT Taylor Decker - 86%
DT A’Shawn Robinson - 7%
G/C Graham Glasgow - 7%

Game of the Year

Week 9 - at Vikings, 22-16 (OT) - 61%
Week 13 - at Saints, 28-13 - 20%
Week 12 - vs. Vikings, 16-13 (Thanksgiving) - 10%
Week 7 - vs. WAS, 20-17 - 9%

Moment of the Year

Butt Flip - 77%
Slay Thanksgiving INT - 10%
Boldin’s GW TD vs. WAS - 8%
Slay’s INT vs. Eagles - 5%

Coach of the Year

ST coach Joe Marciano - 33%
HC Jim Caldwell - 26%
OC Jim Bob Cooter - 20%
OL Coach Ron Prince - 17%
DC Teryl Austin - 5%

Pride Of Detroit Moment of the Year

Toto’s “Africa” - 32%
Name Bracket Tournament - 25%
Get rid of Stafford troll job - 23%
Chris’ Five Question answers - 20%

Congrats to all of our winners, and thanks to all that submitted nominees and voted.