The Athletic Football Show on Lamar Jackson

PodcastWhat Trevor Lawrence's rise can teach us about NFL quarterbacksOctober 1, 2026

From the episode

Lamar should have been the MVP of the league in 2024... Lamar probably doesn't win it in 2024 only because he won it in 2023 and Josh Allen didn't win it in 2023.

Mentioned at 92:26 – 94:01

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Lamar deserved 2024 MVP; Allen should have won 2023.

The source argues that Lamar Jackson should have been the MVP of the league in 2024, and that if we account for the 2023 and 2024 MVPs together, Josh Allen should have won 2023 and Lamar should have won 2024. The source believes Lamar probably didn't win 2024 only because he won 2023 and Allen didn't win 2023.