How Josh Allen beat out Lamar Jackson for AP NFL MVP
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There was a rare flip this year with Buffalo’s Josh Allen narrowly edging Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For the past 11 seasons, being named the AP first-team All-Pro quarterback was a prelude to winning the NFL’s MVP award.
There was some logic to that with quarterbacks providing the most value to a team and the same panel picking the All-Pro team and all of the awards.
There was a rare flip this year with Buffalo’s Josh Allen narrowly edging Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson in the MVP voting announced Thursday night after finishing second in All-Pro voting revealed last month.
This marked just the third time since the AP started handing out the Most Valuable Player award in 1961 that a player won at least a share of the MVP after not being voted first-team All-Pro. (The AP had a Most Outstanding Player award from 1957-60 and those winners also were first-team All-Pros).
