NFL MVP race was one of the closest of all-time, with Josh Allen narrowly beating out Lamar Jackson to win the 2024 NFL MVP award despite Jackson being named the 2024 first-team All Pro by the same organization and group of voters that select both awards.

In a result that surprised many, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen won the NFL's MVP award, edging out his Baltimore Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson at the NFL Honors awards ceremony on Thursday night. Consider Jackson's Ravens teammate and star running back Derrick Henry among those surprised by the results of the voting.

Who won NFL MVP? The NFL Honors award voting came down to Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen and Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. Here are the results.

There was a lot of drama at NFL Honors on Thursday and most of that came from the MVP race. In one of the closest votes of the night, Josh Allen ended up taking home the award after edging out Lamar Jackson . The fact that Allen won was so shocking that even Allen was surprised by the result.

This year’s NFL MVP award wasn’t a two-man race for this voter. Jim Miller, former NFL QB and current co-host on SiriusXM NFL Radio’s “Movin’ The Chains,” puzzlingly put Lamar Jackson, who was in a neck-and-neck race with Josh Allen for the award,

The Associated Press started giving out the NFL MVP award in 1957, and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is the most recent winner of the prestigious honor, being crowned the league's best player at the 2025 NFL Honors on Thursday night.