The finalists for The Associated Press' 2024 NFL awards have been revealed, which means the MVP field is officially set. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Saquon Barkley;
Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen will face each other on Sunday as both quarterbacks are tied to receive the Super Bowl MVP award.
Barkley is third in the odds to win Super Bowl MVP. How likely is a win for a running back or pass catcher over quarterbacks?
Can the No. 2 pick in the draft become the first rookie QB to lead a team to a Super Bowl? Can the Bills’ signal-caller stop the Chiefs’ pursuit of history?
The near annual playoff matchups between Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen are hardly unprecedented. The one-sided nature of the postseason rivalry between the two star quarterbacks is more unusual.
Allen and Mahomes get a lot of the shine in this rivalry, but Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and Bills head coach Sean McDermott have a history, too. McDermott was an assistant under Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles for ten years before Reid fired him in 2010 as the team’s defensive coordinator.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) is tackled by Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike (92) during the first quarter of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Credit: AP/Adrian Kraus
Named finalists for the Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player award, Allen will hope to get the better of Jackson, fellow signal-callers Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals) and Jared Goff (Detroit Lions) and running back Saquon Barkley (Philadelphia Eagles) when the award is presented at the NFL Honors show on Feb. 6.
"Dave Helman sits down with Carmen Vitali to discuss their biggest questions heading into the AFC & NFC Championship Games including whether of not the Washington Commanders are going to be able to slow down Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and Saquon Barkley are finalists for The Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards.
Four of the most exciting quarterbacks in the NFL are set to participate in the league's "final four" this Sunday, and fantasy football or DFS decisions at QB are difficult to navigate this week. That said,