The MVP award won't be decided on Sunday, but the ramifications of the game figure to be immense for the two QBs and their franchises.
Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are favorites in this year's NFL MVP race. Now, on Sunday, they'll face off for a lot more than an individual accolade as the Buffalo Bills play host to the Baltimore Ravens in a fight to reach the AFC championship.
Baltimore and Buffalo's Divisional Round matchup positions the superstar quarterbacks for an all-time showdown.
The hardy souls across western New York and inside Highmark Stadium never ask for much, just that elusive first Super Bowl championship, but first Josh Allen with the ball in his hands last on Sunday night.
Liz Loza and Daniel Dopp break down the NFL divisional round and offer their favorite prop bets for the games.
Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen highlights NFL playoff slate: Who deserves MVP? This weekend's divisional round of the NFL playoffs features two quarterbacks in remarkably similar positions. Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens are the leading MVP candidates this season.
The NFL's top two MVP candidates will meet on Sunday when Lamar Jackson leads the Ravens against Josh Allen and the Bills.
Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen are both downplaying the AP NFL MVP storyline ahead of divisional round matchup between Ravens and Bills
There’s a “Two Americas” moment brewing in the NFL’s AFC Divisional playoff matchup Sunday (Jan. 19) between Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens and Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills. And it starts with what should seem like no big deal on the surface: a Black quarterback versus a white quarterback.
Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. The two star quarterbacks have electrified fans, each having MVP-caliber seasons, and will meet in the AFC divisional round to settle things. Jackson and Allen are both known for their ability to make plays with their legs.
Lamar Jackson has been maligned by the sports media even as he’s been named the Most Valuable Player in the NFL in 2019 and 2023. But the man that many have said is a legitimately great QB is, unsurprisingly, Allen, a white man who plays for one of the whitest fan bases in the NFL.