Josh Allen edges out AP All-Pro quarterback Lamar Jackson for NFL MVP

NEW ORLEANS — For the past 11 seasons, being named the AP first-team All-Pro quarterback was a prelude to winning the NFL’s MVP award.There was some logic to that with quarterbacks providing the most value to a team and the same panel picking the All-Pro team and all of the awards.There was a rare flip this year with Buffalo’s Josh Allen narrowly edging Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson in the MVP voting announced Thursday night after finishing second in All-Pro voting revealed last month.This marked just the third time since the AP started handing out the Most Valuable Player award in 1961 that a player won at least a share of the MVP after not being voted first-team All-Pro.(The AP had a Most Outstanding Player award from 1957-60 and those winners also were first-team All-Pros).So how did it happen this season:The All-Pro votesLet’s start with the All-Pro votes where Jackson had the edge.

He received 30 of the 50 first-team All-Pro votes from a national panel of media members and 19 second-place votes.Allen got 18 first-place and 24 second-place votes, while Cincinnati’s Joe Burrow got the last two first-place votes, along with nine second-place votes.What switched for MVP?Several voters viewed the MVP vote differently.

While Jackson and Allen finished 1-2 on 48 of the 50 ballots (Burrow and Saquon Barkley each got one second-place vote), Allen had the edge when it came to the top spot, gaining nine additional first-place votes from the All-Pro team with Jackson losing seven.Allen also finished third on one ballot, and Jackson was fourth on another, but that had no impact on the winner.Allen finished with 383 points based on scoring that gives out 10 points for a first-place vote, followed by five, three, two and one for the last four spaces.Jackson had 362 points.How did Offensive Player of the Year play a role?The AP also has several other awards, including Offensive Player of the Year.

While that award has been given to non-quarterbacks the last five sea...

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