{"id":128796,"date":"2025-09-08T12:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/128796\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:34:08","slug":"rival-nfl-mvps-light-up-sunday-night-with-bills-josh-allen-shining-brightest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/128796\/","title":{"rendered":"Rival NFL MVPs light up Sunday night with Bills’ Josh Allen shining brightest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone loves to talk about the matchups between Buffalo Bills<\/a>\u2019 quarterback Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. But his battles with Lamar Jackson have become just as memorable. <\/p>\n

The winners of the last two MVP awards put on a show again, as Allen and the Bills fought back to down Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> in Week 1 of the 2025 season. Down 15 points in the fourth quarter, Allen orchestrated a win over the Ravens that will be reflected on for years to come.<\/p>\n

Early on, Jackson looked like he was going to be a hero. On a night where he went 14 for 19 passing with 279 total yards (209 passing, 70 rushing) and three scores (two passing, one rushing), his best play of the game may have been a third-down scramble that preceded what looked like Derrick Henry\u2019s game-sealing score<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lamar Jackson just went into video mode. How do you stop this?! pic.twitter.com\/sQswa2FzjJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

But Allen kept pushing. He ended up driving Buffalo downfield and finding Keon Coleman on a tip drill TD<\/a>. That set up what may have been the play of the night, as Ed Oliver forced a fumble<\/a> from Henry to give the Bills the ball back.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Josh Allen met unlikeliest Bills’ hero only two days before wild win over Ravens<\/a><\/p>\n

The reigning league MVP attacked the Ravens once again, setting up his goaline rushing score<\/a> that put Buffalo within two points. Once the Bills\u2019 defense slowed Jackson and company down with a three-and-out, it was Allen\u2019s time to deliver again.<\/p>\n

He had back-to-back huge connections with Josh Palmer and Coleman, setting up Matt Prater to kick the game-winning field goal as time expired.<\/p>\n

The @BuffaloBills<\/a> game-winning drive was a thing of beauty. pic.twitter.com\/SA0DAzLFv6<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NFL (@NFL) September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Overall, we as fans have to take a step back and enjoy another thriller from these two. From the 2024 divisional game<\/a> to their battle during the 2020 divisional matchup with Taron Johnson\u2019s Pick 6 off Jackson<\/a>, the 2018 NFL Draft classmates deliver in their head-to-head games. <\/p>\n

Allen is now 4-2 in head-to-head starts against Jackson, including the playoffs.<\/p>\n

But seeing how the scoreboard lit up in this latest installment in this budding rivalry, one can only help we see their eighth matchup come playoff time.<\/p>\n

“1 and 2 in the MVP voting. It’s one of those games you feel like the guy who’s got the ball last wins. And they weren’t gonna let Lamar Jackson get it. And Josh Allen held onto it.”<\/p>\n

Mike Tirico, who then lets us know that the 41-40 final was scorigami. https:\/\/t.co\/f2z140AQyf<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/1Nw073qHM0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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