Matthew Stafford wins NFL MVP and vows to return to Rams next season

• 37-year-old pips New England's Drake Maye to award

• Myles Garrett is unanimous Defensive Player of Year

• Jaxon Smith-Njigba wins Offensive Player of Year

Matthew Stafford walked away with the NFL's Most Valuable Player award and a declaration that he will return to the Los Angeles Rams for another season.

Stafford edged Drake Maye for the MVP award on Thursday night in the closest race since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair were co-winners in 2003.

Stafford received 24 of 50 first-place votes while Maye got 23. But Maye has a chance to go home this week with a Vince Lombardi Trophy: he leads the New England Patriots against the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday.