How Josh Allen Edged Lamar Jackson to MVP

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Josh Allen beat two-time winner Lamar Jackson to the most valuable player price In the nearest race since Matt Ryan, Tom Brady knocked out in 2016.

AllenBuffalo led to a fifth straight AFC East title, got 27 votes in first place for Jackson’s 23 and ended with 383 points. He received 22 votes in second place and one -third.

Jackson, who led Ravens to another straight AFC North Championship, got 26 votes in second and a fourth for a total of 362 points. Barkley finished in third place (120 points) followed by Burrow (82) and Lions QB Jared Goff (47).

See how voters voted:

MVP selector 1st place 2nd space 3rd space 4th space 5th place
Pat Kirwan Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Patrick Mahomes Jared Goff
Tom Silverstein Lamar Jackson Joe Burrow Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Jared Goff
Mike Sando Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow Patrick Mahomes Saquon Barkley
Mike Jones Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Patrick Mahomes Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow
Doug Farrar Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Patrick Mahomes
Armando Salguero Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Jared Goff Joe Burrow
Nate Davis Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Jared Goff Jayden Daniels Baker Mayfield
Charlean Williams Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Jared Goff Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley
Rich Gannon Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Jared Goff
Lindsay Jones Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Jared Goff
Mark Craig Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Jayden Daniels Jared Goff
Jarrett Bell Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Patrick Mahomes Joe Burrow
Chris Simms Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Yes’marr Chase
Laura Okmin Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Jared Goff
Dan Pompei Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow Patrick Mahomes Jared Goff
Adam Schein Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Jared Goff
Dave Birett Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Jared Goff Saquon Barkley Patrick Mahomes
Vic Carucci Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Jared Goff
Lorenzo Reyes Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Jared Goff
Anthony Diguilio Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Jared Goff
Jonathan Jones Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Patrick Mahomes
Jori Epstein Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Jared Goff
Mike Florio Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Jared Goff Joe Burrow
Charles Robinson Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Yes’marr Chase
Michael Silver Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Jared Goff Saquon Barkley Patrick Mahomes
Nora Princiotti Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Justin Herbert Joe Burrow
Mike Tirico Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Jared Goff
Pete Prisco Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Jared Goff Joe Burrow
Nick Pavlatos Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Jared Goff
Aaron Schatz Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow Patrick Mahomes Jared Goff
Tony Dungy Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Justin Herbert Jayden Daniels
Ben Volin Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Jared Goff Saquon Barkley Sam Darnold
Diante Lee Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Justin Herbert Jayden Daniels
Reuben Frank Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Jared Goff
Jim Miller Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow Lamar Jackson Patrick Mahomes
Bruce Murray Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Jared Goff Joe Burrow
Dianna Russini Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Jared Goff
Kay Adams Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Patrick Mahomes Joe Burrow
Ira Kaufman Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Patrick Mahomes Joe Burrow
Gary Meyers Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Jared Goff Saquon Barkley Joe Burrow
Aditi Kinkhabwala Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Jared Goff Joe Burrow
Sam Monson Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Sam Darnold
Tom Brady Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Yes’marr Chase Joe Burrow
Tedy Bruschi Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Saquon Barkley Yes’marr Chase Patrick Mahomes
John McMullen Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Sam Darnold
Greg Auman Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Baker Mayfield
Mina Kimes Lamar Jackson Josh Allen Joe Burrow Saquon Barkley Jayden Daniels
Tom Curran Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Patrick Mahomes Saquon Barkley Jared Goff
Dan Orlovsky Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Saquon Barkley Patrick Mahomes Jayden Daniels
Emmanuel Acho Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Patrick Mahomes Saquon Barkley Jared Goff