Buffalo Rumblings
The five finalists for NFL MVP in 2024 include Josh Allen.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is a finalist for the NFL’s MVP award, voted on by members of the Associated Press at the conclusion of the 2024 regular season. The same voting body named him second-team All-Pro at the quarterback position.
For a large portion of the season, Allen was the voting favorite for the MVP award, but Lamar Jackson has overtaken him since the All-Pro voting was announced.
Allen was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week four times this season, was the first player in NFL history to score three rushing touchdowns and three passing touchdowns in one game, and became the first QB to ever score a rushing, receiving, and passing touchdown in the same game.
Unfortunately for Allen, it’s been almost 40 years since the second-team quarterback was named MVP ahead of the first-team quarterback. In 1987, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice split the MVP vote allowing John Elway to capture the most votes.
Here are the five finalists (in alphabetical order):
Allen was fifth in MVP voting following the 2023 season. In 2022, he was third behind Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts. Under different voting rules in 2020, he came in second to Aaron Rodgers. (Voting changed from one vote for one player in 2021 to rank-choice voting in 2022.)
The winner will be announced Super Bowl weekend at the NFL Honors awards ceremony. Josh Allen and Saquon Barkley are hoping not to be in attendance due to preparations for the Super Bowl.
