ESPN Analyst Ryan Clark Reveals Pick For NFL MVP

12/27/2024 10:31 AM

This NFL season's MVP appears to be down to either Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen or Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is a dark horse for the award but is unlikely to win it. 

Allen and Jackson have been making highlight-reel plays on a weekly basis and it's making for a very close MVP race as we get closer to the end of the regular season. 

The MVP discussion continued during Friday's edition of ESPN's Get Up and Ryan Clark thinks Jackson deserves to win the award for a second-straight year.

"When I look at what Lamar Jackson has done this season, he deserves to win the MVP," Clark said. "And then I can look at Josh Allen in a silo and think about what I saw against the Los Angeles Rams, think about what I saw against the Detroit Lions win on the road and you say well damn, Josh Allen deserves to win the MVP as well. I think both of these men have played out of their minds. The hardest reason to pull it away from Lamar Jackson is this is a guy that's already won two MVPs and this is his best performance yet as a pro."

Jackson won his second MVP award last year when he helped the Ravens get the No. 1 seed in the AFC. He finished the 2023 regular season with 3,678 yards through the air, 24 touchdowns, and seven touchdowns.

This year, he's already thrown for 3,955 yards through the air, 39 touchdowns, and only four interceptions. It's by far the best season of his career to date. 

The Ravens are one win away from securing another AFC North title. They'll play the Cleveland Browns at home in Week 18 before playing in the playoffs later in January.

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