Allen v Jackson for MVP and a breathtaking play: NFL end of season awards

With the Super Bowl on the horizon we pick the outstanding players, coaches and moments from the 2023 season in the NFL

Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills. Take your pick between transcendent quarterbacks: Allen or Lamar Jackson. Neither answer is wrong. I edge towards Allen here, for the sole reason that he hasn’t won the award before. That’s not right; it’s not fair. But it’s the only way to split the fine margins between the two.

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