Super Bowl 54: 20 Best candidates to win MVP in 49ers vs. Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 19: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs holds up the Lamar Hunt trophy after defeating the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs defeated the Titans 35-24. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 19: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs holds up the Lamar Hunt trophy after defeating the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs defeated the Titans 35-24. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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Super Bowl 54 between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs will see plenty of intriguing candidates to take home MVP honors.

On Sunday, Super Bowl LIV will finally take place between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, as one can only imagine the high level of intensity that will be on display in this contest.

From Andy Reid hoping to finally win that first Super Bowl title as a head coach to Jimmy Garoppolo looking to show the 49ers were right to invest all that money in the San Francisco quarterback, there are plenty of factors worth keeping an eye on come Sunday.

Most importantly, one of the biggest topics of discussion leading up to the game has been which players have the best chance of taking home MVP honors since there will be plenty of candidates to choose from.

Obviously, it can be difficult to predict which player has the best chance at the moment since the winning team will clearly be a major deciding factor.

Not to mention, when it comes to the most popular picks this early on for MVP, the two names that will immediately come to mind for everyone are going to be Garoppolo and Patrick Mahomes when looking at the kind of seasons put together by the two quarterbacks.

Of course, just because these two are considered the early favorites to win the award doesn’t necessarily mean there aren’t others with a legitimate chance to take home MVP honors if they put on a great showdown in Miami.

In fact, here are the top 20 candidates that immediately come to find as far as MVP candidates are concerned for Super Bowl LIV this weekend.