Josh Allen was named MVP at the NFL Honors ceremony last night, but this decision upset many people on social media. A lot of fans argued that Lamar Jackson should have won the award instead of Allen. One of the people who was upset about Jackson not winning was Booger McFarland.
“I thought it was wrong. I think you can make a case that Josh Allen did more with less … but if Lamar Jackson won the MVP last year, this year he’s been probably 1-and-a-half times better than last year,” McFarland said. “When you have humans voting on this award, we’re subjected to feelings. And those feelings are, (Jackson) has won two, we’ve gotta give Josh one.”
“It just goes to show you how us as humans, and I get it, when we vote on awards, our feelings get involved,” McFarland added.
Jackson became the first player in NFL history to have more passing yards, more passing touchdowns, fewer interceptions, a higher completion percentage, more rushing yards, and a higher rushing average than the MVP of that season.
MVP voting results showed that Allen received 383 points, including 27 first-place votes, narrowly beating Jackson, who had 362 points and 23 first-place votes. Jackson earned the most second-place votes at 26.
Josh Allen passes in the 1st halfAllen played a big role in leading the Bills to the AFC Championship for the second time in five seasons. He finished the 2024 regular season with 3,371 passing yards, 531 rushing yards, 41 offensive touchdowns, a 101.4 passer rating, and only six interceptions.
He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors four times and made history as the first player to record at least 25 touchdowns, 10 rushing touchdowns, and one receiving touchdown in a season.
Jackson, who is no stranger to the MVP award after winning it in 2019 and last year, set career highs in the 2024 season with 4,172 passing yards, 41 touchdown passes, a 119.6 quarterback rating, and 316 completions.
He also led the league in rushing yards by a quarterback with 915 yards and became the first player in NFL history to have at least 4,000 passing yards and 800 rushing yards. Last month, Jackson was named the 2024 MVP by the Pro Football Writers of America.
