The MVP race hit another gear Sunday night. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen frolicked in prime time at the San Francisco 49ers’ expense, carving snow angels on the field with coach Sean McDermott, not long after Saquon Barkley and Lamar Jackson shared the NFL’s late-afternoon spotlight.
No running back has won MVP honors in more than a decade, and if modern NFL math is your religion, none should contend for the award again, because passing is king. How much fun is that?
When Barkley ran off the right side for a 25-yard touchdown to help secure the Philadelphia Eagles’ 24-19 victory over Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens, we were reminded, again, how much he matters for this Eagles offense.
The Pick Six column leads this week by sizing up the leading MVP candidates, with an eye toward the latest odds, which favor Allen (-250) ahead of Barkley (+400), Jared Goff (+900), Jackson (+1100) and Patrick Mahomes (+1400).
