It seems inevitable that Josh Allen will win an NFL MVP award, doesn’t it? After all, it was Michael Jordan’s dominance that earned Charles Barkley the NBA MVP award. The Round Mound of Rebounding did not get boxed out of all the hardware, even if Sir Charles never took home a championship. After Buffalo defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 30–21 in the most anticipated game of the season,
the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills is suddenly the +125 betting favorite at FanDuel. This outcome was by no means a handing of the torch because Patrick Mahomes has still won all three of their postseason meetings. But it could turn out to be a noteworthy phase in Allen’s MVP candidacy. Over the past several weeks, Lamar Jackson had been the clear favorite, but the Baltimore Ravens lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers only hours before Allen’s fourth-down touchdown run clinched Buffalo’s victory. With odds of +200, Jackson is currently the second favorite.
A drop-off to Mahomes (+1200), Jalen Hurts (+1700), and Jared Goff (+800) follows. In keeping with the league’s focus on throwing and scoring, a quarterback has taken home this honor for 11 consecutive years. In addition to leading a top-two seed in either conference during this run, the MVP quarterback has also recorded outstanding stats.
The only teams with a better record at 9-1 are the Chiefs and Detroit Lions, while Allen and the Bills advanced to 9-2. Buffalo’s remaining schedule is the ninth easiest, and they probably only have two games left where they will be favored by fewer than three points or an underdog. That puts Allen in a strong position to end with one of the best records in the league.
