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Henry McKenna
NFL Reporter
Josh Allen wasn’t supposed to be able to eclipse Lamar Jackson for MVP.
Just look at the numbers Jackson is putting up: 3,290 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, three interceptions, 678 rushing yards and three touchdowns. He’s on pace to eclipse his total yardage and total touchdowns from last season when he won MVP.
Allen’s statistics don’t compare. But the performances do. Allen is the key cog on a team that’s playing consummate complementary football — with the offense, defense and special teams co-conspiring against their opponents. It’s a joy to watch. And so it’s a credit to coach Sean McDermott as much as Allen that the QB is breaking away as the front-runner for MVP.
Fittingly, after their win over the 49ers, Allen and McDermott — two grown men — laid in the inches of powder to make snow angels together. They’re like family.
Welcome back to the QB Stock Market, where we weigh the most recent performances with 30% importance, while applying 70% to the rest of 2024. One question holds importance above all others: What have you done for your team lately?
Previous weeks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills (↔)
2. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens (↔)
3. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals (↔)
At this point, there’s really just one story on the field with Burrow. He’s doing everything he can to help the Bengals win games — and, still, they’re not. Most of the fault falls on the defense, even if Burrow is unwilling to say it.
Off the field? Burrow seems to be changing ever so slightly.
As the season spirals out of his control — a rarity for a quarterback of Burrow’s caliber — he is growing more quiet, reserved and calculated in all his answers. He honestly looks like the *internal screaming* meme. He fielded a question about whether he’s resigned to the Bengals missing the playoffs. And he said:…
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Publish date : 2024-12-03 17:19:00
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