Either Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen had to lose. Allen played a cleaner game, so he’s advancing with the Buffalo Bills to face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game. Turnovers were the difference in both divisional playoff games on Sunday.

Joe Burrow deserves to be the frontrunner for the MVP award over the likes of Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen in 2025.

On Saturday, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens secured a 28-14 win over their AFC North rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers, to secure their spot in the NFL playoffs quarterfinals. However, they had to wait for the results of the lone AFC game on Sunday between the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos.

With the NFL regular season wrapped up in early January, there are debates on who should be the league’s most valuable player. There are two prime candidates: Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson talks to reporters following an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Pittsburgh ... Steelers, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Baltimore. The Ravens won 28-14. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Buffalo Bills quarterback ...

2024 Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield ... overall struggles with the Steelers in his career. This season, two of his four interceptions came against Pittsburgh, and he has eight ...

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) carries the ball into the end zone to score a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens during the second quarter of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Josh Allen (17) of the Buffalo Bills scores a rushing touchdown against Drue Tranquill (23) of the Kansas City Chiefs during the fourth quarter at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Orchard Park. The...

The only thing Ravens coach John Harbaugh figures is missing in preparation for Baltimore's divisional round playoff showdown in Buffalo is having the deep and resonant voice of late NFL Films broadcaster John Facenda serve as narrator.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson explained his perspective on respecting Bills QB Josh Allen but wanting to "beat" him and not be friends.

"Goff is coming off a season that saw him post a career-best 111.8 passer rating, which was second-best in the NFL behind Jackson. He completed 72.4% of his passes, including an early-season game during which all 18 of his throws were completed, and logged a career-high 37 touchdown passes.