Is Josh Allen the MVP? His Bills teammates say: ‘Just turn the tape on'
Josh Allen was bleeding from the mouth. That was abundantly clear to his teammates because the Buffalo Bills quarterback was smiling widely — though maybe not brightly because the blood leaked down to his teeth.
It was the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 10, and Allen had just taken a hit to the face after completing a pass that converted a third down. The Bills were the better team, but the scoreline wasn't quite reflecting it — not yet. In the huddle, Allen called the next play. And then gave a simple message.
"Let's go get this s--- done," Allen said, licking the blood from his lips.
The Bills scored a touchdown a few players later and put the game away.
That was what tackle Spencer Brown considered Allen's MVP moment.
In speaking to nine different Bills players, every single one of them had a different MVP moment from 2024. Actually, safety Damar Hamlin didn't bother pointing to any single moment.
"Every f---ing day. Every Sunday. Every f---ing Sunday. Like, it's no specific moment. It's every f---ing Sunday he gets out there, lines up and proves it. Just turn the tape on," Hamlin told FOX Sports.
Running back Ty Johnson, however, picked the obvious choice: Allen's fourth-down, game-winning rushing touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11.
The Bills players are, of course, biased. If we'd spoken to nine different Ravens players, they'd assure us that Lamar Jackson also had an infinite number of MVP moments. Because he did. No matter who wins the award, he will be deserving.
It's a question of taste.
Jackson has been electric in leading an atypical offense, in which he has thrown for 4,172 yards, 41 touchdowns and four interceptions. He has also rushed for 915 yards and four


