Josh Allen for MVP? – ProFootballTalk

#With #Chiefs quarterback #Patrick #Mahomes not playing in #Week 17, #Packers quarterback #Aaron #Rodgers presumably has locked down the 2020 NFL MVP award. #During #Wednesday’s PFT PM, #Charean #Williams suggested another candidate for the award.

#Josh #Allen.

#Why not #Josh #Allen? The #Bills quarterback has had a phenomenal year, with 4,320 passing yards and 43 total touchdowns (34 passing, eight rushing, one receiving). The team has nailed down the division previously owed by the #Patriots with a 12-3 record, an unexpected improvement over last year’s wild-card one-and-done routine.

#Rodgers has been phenomenal, too. #He has 44 touchdown passes and three rushing touchdowns, with 4,059 passing yards and a ridiculous passer rating of 119.4.

#Rodgers has become the overwhelming favorite for the award; #PointsBet currently has his odds at -500. #Allen is a +1200 proposition.

#But here’s the key: #Human beings vote on this one, and the vote comes after #Sunday’s games. #What if the #Packers lose to the #Bears? #What if #Allen starts for #Buffalo and continues his recent tear?

#Rodgers continues to be the smart pick, and it will be an upset if he doesn’t win it. #But #Allen is worthy of some consideration for the award, before the ballots are cast.

#At a minimum, he’s worthy of being named the NFL’s most improved player. #That’s a category that isn’t currently among the postseason awards. #Maybe it should be.

#For now, it’s MVP or nothing for #Allen. #While #Rodgers likely will win it, it’s hard to argue against #Allen’s case for the prize.