Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday, beating out Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in one of the closest MVP races in years.

Josh Allen wanted to leave New Orleans with different hardware. Still, he's happy to be recognized for his accomplishments. Allen edged two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award in the closest race since Matt Ryan beat out Tom Brady in 2016.

The Buffalo Bills fell short of Super Bowl LIX, but Josh Allen is still being recognized for his efforts. Seven years into his professional career, Allen has been named the 2024 AP NFL Most Valuable Player.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was named the National Football League’s 2024 Most Valuable Player on Thursday night at the league’s NFL Honors in New Orleans. Sal Capaccio has more:

We'll probably keep rehashing the why of what went down for a while, but let's not forget to focus on the other added benefit of the MVP selection for Allen: he just got a free wedding out of the deal.

Josh Allen narrowly won his 1st NFL MVP over Lamar Jackson, and Colin Cowherd says it was ‘about time’ Josh Allen was recognized and that he has ‘no problem’ with Allen winning the award.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen said he was taken aback when he was announced as the recipient of the 2024 NFL MVP over reigning winner Lamar Jackson.

Dan Orlovsky, Adam Schefter, Domonique Foxworth and Jeff Saturday join Mike Greenberg on Get Up to react to the NFL Honors ceremony and the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 announcement.