2nd NFL Honors

The 2nd NFL Honors was an awards show presented by the National Football League to salute the best players and plays from the 2012 NFL season. The event was held at the Mahalia Jackson Theater in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 2, 2013 and was hosted by Alec Baldwin.^[1][2][3] The show aired on CBS and recorded a 0.9 rating with 3.8 million viewers.^[4]

2nd NFL Honors
Date	February 2, 2013 (2013-02-02)
Site	Mahalia Jackson Theater (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Hosted by	Alec Baldwin
Television coverage
Network	CBS
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson won four awards, the most of any player. Baldwin's opening monologue, in which he roasted the NFL's biggest stars, was praised.^[5] Steve Specht, winner of the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year award, was the coach of Luke Kuechly, another award winner, at Cincinnati's St. Xavier High School.

List of award winners

Adrian Peterson, the AP MVP

Award	Player	Position	Team	Ref
AP MVP	Adrian Peterson	Running back	Minnesota Vikings	[6]
AP Coach of the Year	Bruce Arians	Interim Head Coach	Indianapolis Colts	[7]
AP Offensive Player of the Year	Adrian Peterson	Running back	Minnesota Vikings	[8]
AP Defensive Player of the Year	J. J. Watt	Defensive end	Houston Texans	[9]
Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year	Russell Wilson	Quarterback	Seattle Seahawks	[10]
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year	Robert Griffin III	Quarterback	Washington Redskins	[11]
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year	Luke Kuechly	Linebacker	Carolina Panthers	[12]
GMC Never Say Never Moment of the Year	Torrey Smith	Wide receiver	Baltimore Ravens	[13]
NFL.com Fantasy Player of the Year	Adrian Peterson	Running back	Minnesota Vikings	[14]
Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year award	Steve Specht	Head Coach	St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati)	[15]
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award	Jason Witten	Tight end	Dallas Cowboys	[16]
AP Comeback Player of the Year	Peyton Manning	Quarterback	Denver Broncos	[17]
FedEx Air Player of the Year				[18]
FedEx Ground Player of the Year	Adrian Peterson	Running back	Minnesota Vikings	[18]
Bridgestone Play of the Year	Ray Rice	Running back	Baltimore Ravens	[19]
"Greatness on the Road" award	Colin Kaepernick	Quarterback	San Francisco 49ers	[20]
Salute to Service award	Charles Tillman	Cornerback	Chicago Bears	[21]