In the closest race since Matt Ryan beat out Tom Brady in 2016, Josh Allen secured more votes than Baltimore Ravens' two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the Most Valuable Player award. While leading Buffalo to the AFC title game,

This season's race never became quite that clear, despite Jackson putting up even stronger numbers than last season. Bills QB Josh Allen spent the second half of the year battling for MVP honors with Jackson, and Eagles RB Saquon Barkley even stated his case with a dominant 2,005-yard rushing season.

NFL Honors was held in New Orleans on Thursday. The awards for the best players in multiple categories were handed out. Some of the biggest names bagged the hardware. The MVP Award went to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen,