Josh Allen’s breakthrough came on awards night for the NFL, not on Super Bowl Sunday. The Buffalo Bills quarterback was named the NFL’s MVP for the first time Thursday, further cementing his status among the league’s elite players.

The Buffalo QB receives 27 first-place votes to the Baltimore QB’s 23, leading to the closest race since Matt Ryan beat out Tom Brady in 2016. Commanders QB Jayden Daniels is a near-unanimous

Just like the Buffalo Bills' 27–25 win over the Baltimore Ravens in the divisonal round, the MVP voting between quarterbacks Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson went right down to the wire. Allen was officially crowned the 2024 NFL MVP on Thursday night at the NFL Honors award show in New Orleans,