Two rare quarterbacks will star in a rare event when Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens face Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills in Sunday night’s AFC Divisional Round game.
This weekend's divisional round of the NFL playoffs features two quarterbacks in remarkably similar positions.
That's because Sunday night's game features both of the NFL's All-Pro quarterbacks, and the league's likely top two finishers in 2024 NFL MVP voting: Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (First Team All-Pro) and Bills quarterback Josh Allen (Second Team All-Pro).
Baltimore and Buffalo's Divisional Round matchup positions the superstar quarterbacks for an all-time showdown.
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson explained his perspective on respecting Bills QB Josh Allen but wanting to "beat" him and not be friends.
"Goff is coming off a season that saw him post a career-best 111.8 passer rating, which was second-best in the NFL behind Jackson. He completed 72.4% of his passes, including an early-season game during which all 18 of his throws were completed, and logged a career-high 37 touchdown passes.
The upcoming battle between the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens is all about the MVP players involved. Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Ravens QB Lamar Jackson are the favorites for the 2024 NFL MVP Award.
The only thing Ravens coach John Harbaugh figures is missing in preparation for Baltimore's divisional round playoff showdown in Buffalo is having the deep and resonant voice of late NFL Films broadcaster John Facenda serve as narrator.
It's a rare career-defining game before the legacy-defining game for both Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. Opposing defenses should have no interest in facing either in the final minutes of a close game but Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby was asked to chose one during a Good Morning Football appearance on Friday morning.
Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen are both downplaying the AP NFL MVP storyline ahead of divisional round matchup between Ravens and Bills
Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen are both considered elite, MVP-caliber quarterbacks, but neither has been able to get past Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Which AFC star needs to win a Super Bowl more in 2025 to validate his great young career?