Allen went clear within the MVP race with an outstanding run at first of December. It started within the snow towards San Francisco, when he turned the primary quarterback to attain a passing, speeding and receiving landing in the identical recreation.
The next week he turned the primary participant to attain three passing and three speeding touchdowns in the identical recreation, then he turned the primary participant with a minimum of two passing and two speeding TDs in consecutive video games.
Over Baltimore’s previous 4 video games, Jackson handed for 12 touchdowns, turning into the primary participant to succeed in 4,000 passing yards and 800 speeding yards in the identical season.
A panel of fifty broadcasters/journalists then named Jackson because the first-team All-Professional quarterback, which doesn’t bode properly for Allen.
The final time the first-team All-Professional quarterback was not additionally MVP was 1987. The identical panel selects the MVP, however Allen stays the slight favorite.
Votes are forged on the finish of the common season so Sunday’s recreation could have no bearing on the winner, which is introduced throughout Tremendous Bowl week.
Whereas who had one of the best season is tough to name, Allen’s advocates argue he’s extra helpful to Buffalo than Jackson is to Baltimore.
The Payments traded their high receiver within the low season whereas the Ravens signed one of many league’s finest operating backs in Derrick Henry.
Henry rushed for 1,921 yards – second to Saquon Barkley – and Baltimore’s receiving group is stronger than Buffalo’s, placing extra onus on Allen to get the job carried out.
The Ravens additionally had six All-Professional alternatives in contrast with Buffalo’s one – Allen. As Payments receiver Khalil Shakir places it, “we go as he goes”.
Jackson, Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers are the one lively gamers to have received MVP. Is it time for Allen to hitch them?