Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen highlights NFL playoff slate: Who deserves MVP? This weekend's divisional round of the NFL playoffs features two quarterbacks in remarkably similar positions. Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens are the leading MVP candidates this season.

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?

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 12: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills throws a pass against the Denver Broncos in the fourth quarter during the AFC Wild Card Playoffs at Highmark Stadium on January 12, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)