"As a quarterback, your goal is to be the best player you can be to help the team, and certainly Lamar is doing that," said Peyton Manning.

Per Pro Football Reference, Allen finished the regular season leading the NFL with a 77.3 adjusted QBR for the campaign. While his Bills went 13-4, Jackson's Ravens ended Week 18 at 12-5. According to Cronin, Allen's "85.3 QBR and 6.5 yards per dropback when pressured were the highest ever in a season since ESPN began tracking pressures in 2009."

Of course, that thing is Lamar Jackson and the MVP award. Throughout the second half of the season, the race for the prestigiouos award was heavily contested. At this point in time, there only appear to be two real contenders.

Although the NFL season is over for 30 teams, many members of those squads are being brought back for one more night to finally uncover who deserved the NFL's most prestigious honors this year. Obviously,

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is a truly special player, and almost no one will argue otherwise after this season. Jackson, 28, put together the best season of his seven-year career in 2024,