The quarterback battle between Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen made the Buffalo Bills-Baltimore Ravens game the most anticipated matchup of a thrilling divisional playoff weekend. Allen and Jackson emerged as the top-two MVP candidates in 2024 after playing the best football of their careers this season,
NFL MVP has become a quarterback award, and for the 2024 regular season and with the votes in, the race is down to two QBs playing on wild-card playoff weekend: Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen.
Now, Allen’s Buffalo Bills will host Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens in what I would argue is statistically the greatest quarterback match-up in divisional playoff history . The greatest of what will be, after this weekend, 229 divisional playoff games in the Super Bowl era.
Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are the leading MVP candidates, but one QB's season will come to an end Sunday when the Bills and Ravens face off.
Lamar Jackson told Josh Allen to "Go win" in a message after the Bills took out his Ravens in the Divisional round.
Following the game, Allen and Jackson both met at midfield and exchanged words in a classy show of sportsmanship. Allen told the CBS broadcast that he considered Jackson has one of the best players ever. And in mic’d-up footage from NFL Films, we were able to hear what Jackson told Allen.
Allen, who finished the game with a pair of rushing touchdowns, was among the first players to greet Jackson at midfield following the Bills’ 27-25 win. The two quarterbacks shared a hug, and Allen had words of encouragement for Jackson.
Saquon Barkley rushed for over 2,000 yards in 2024, so it's no surprise his peers recognized him as the league's best offensive player over a pair of elite quarterbacks.
Even short of their best, it was compelling theater and high-stakes drama between two elite dual-threat quarterbacks.
With the Baltimore Ravens out of the playoffs, it sounds like Lamar Jackson is now going to be rooting for Josh Allen to go out and win his first Super Bowl.  After the Ravens' heartbreaking 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday,
The finalists for The Associated Press' 2024 NFL awards have been revealed, which means the MVP field is officially set. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen,