NFL Honors 2025: Bills QB Josh Allen wins the 2024 AP NFL Most Valuable Player award, history

The voting for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award was goes to Allen that merely win by last year winner Lamar Jackson.

Bills' Josh Allen was named the 2024 AP NFL MVP winner at the 14th NFL Honors in New Orleans before the Super Bowl 59.

— Josh Allen wanted to leave New Orleans with different hardware. Still, he’s happy to be recognized for his accomplishments.

Allen edged two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award in the closest race since Matt Ryan beat out Tom Brady in 2016.

Allen, who led Buffalo to a fifth straight AFC East title, got 27 first-place votes to Jackson’s 23 and finished with 383 points. He received 22 second-place votes and one third. The Bills fell short of playing on Sunday, losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC title game.

Jackson, who led the Ravens to a second straight AFC North championship, got 26 second-place votes and one fourth for a total of 362 points.

Eagles running back Saquon Barkley finished third (120 points) followed by Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (82) and Lions QB Jared Goff (47).

Allen threw for 3,731 yards, 28 TDs and had six picks for a 101.4 passer rating. He ran for 531 yards and 12 scores, becoming the first player in NFL history to have five consecutive seasons with at least 40 total touchdowns.

Last Year WINNER: Though the season ultimately fell short of his expectations, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson still made history at Thursday evening's NFL Honors ceremony by winning The Associated Press' NFL MVP award for a second time.

At 27, Jackson is the youngest two-time MVP since the merger, beating out Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes by just over nine months.

For the 2019 season, Jackson joined Tom Brady as the only players to get all 50 first-place votes for MVP.

Who won the Most NFL MVP's awards.?

Aaron Rodgers has won the NFL MVP's in three of those seasons, including each of the last two. Rodgers' fourth career MVP moves him into second behind Peyton Manning (five) for the most NFL MVPs won in a career, and makes him just the fifth player in league history to win the accolade in consecutive seasons.

Johnny Unitas ( Baltimore Colts ), Brett Favre ( Green Bay Packers) and Tom Brady with New England Patriots All tthree has won the MVP award three times.

While the Joe Montana and Steve Young with 49ers and Kurt Warner with L.A Rams has won the NFL MVP's Award two times.

Jim Brown was the first Running back player from Cleveland Browns who won the NFL MVP award two times in 1957-1958.

List of AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award Winners 1957-2025.

Below is a list of past winners of the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award from 1957-2025.

2025 --

2024 --  Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

2023 -- Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

2022 -- Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs.

2021 -- Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

2020 -- Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

2019 -- Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

2018 -- Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs

2017 -- Tom Brady, Patriots

2016 -- Matt Ryan, Falcons

2015 -- Cam Newton, Panthers

2014 -- Aaron Rodgers, Packers

2013 -- Peyton Manning, Broncos

2012 -- Adrian Peterson, Vikings

2011 -- Aaron Rodgers, Packers

2010 -- Tom Brady, Patriots

2009 -- Peyton Manning, Colts

2008 --    -- Peyton Manning, Colts

2007 -- Tom Brady, Patriots

2006 -- LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers

2005 -- Shaun Alexander, Seahawks

2004 -- Peyton Manning, Colts

2003 -- Peyton Manning, Colts and Steve McNair, Titans

2002 -- Rich Gannon, Raiders

2001 -- Kurt Warner, Rams

2000 -- Marshall Faulk, Rams

1999 -- Kurt Warner, Rams

1998 -- Terrell Davis, Broncos

1997 -- Brett Favre, Packers and Barry Sanders, Lions

1996 -- Brett Favre, Packers

1995 -- Brett Favre, Packers

1994 -- Steve Young, 49ers

1993 -- Emmitt Smith, Cowboys

1992 -- Steve Young, 49ers

1991 -- Thurman Thomas, Bills

1990 -- Joe Montana, 49ers

1989 -- Joe Montana, 49ers

1988 -- Boomer Esiason, Bengals

1987 -- John Elway, Broncos

1986 -- Lawrence Taylor, Giants

1985 -- Marcus Allen, Raiders

1984 -- Dan Marino, Dolphins

1983 -- Joe Theismann, Washington

1982 -- Mark Moseley, Washington

1981 -- Ken Anderson, Bengals

1980 -- Brian Sipe, Browns

1979 -- Earl Campbell, Oilers

1978 -- Terry Bradshaw, Steelers

1977 -- Walter Payton, Bears

1976 -- Bert Jones, Colts

1975 -- Fran Tarkenton, Vikings

1974 -- Ken Stabler, Raiders

1973 -- O.J. Simpson, Bills

1972 -- Larry Brown, Washington

1971 -- Alan Page, Vikings

1970 -- John Brodie, 49ers

1969 -- NFL: Roman Gabriel, Rams; AFL: Joe Namath, Jets

1968 -- NFL: Earl Morrall, Colts; AFL: Joe Namath, Jets

1967 -- NFL: Johnny Unitas, Colts; AFL: Daryle Lamonica, Raiders

1966 -- NFL: Bart Starr, Packers; AFL: Jim Nance, Patriots

1965 -- NFL: Jim Brown, Browns

1964 -- NFL: Y.A. Tittle, Giants

1963 -- NFL: Y.A. Tittle, Giants

1962 -- NFL: Jim Taylor, Packers

1961 -- NFL: Paul Hornung, Packers

1960 -- Norm Van Brocklin, Eagles

1959 -- Charley Conerly, Giants

1958 -- Jim Brown, Browns

1957 -- Jim Brown, Browns

Pre-Merger -- (1957-1965)

Post-Merger | 1960s-1990s

Post-Merger | 2000s-Present

How Many Players Won Back-To-Back NFL MVP Awards?

Since 1957, a player has won back-to-back NFL MVP awards six times. This includes Jim Brown in 1957 and 1958 (pre-merger), Joe Montana in 1989 and 1990, Brett Favre in 1996 and 1997, Peyton Manning twice in 2003-2004 and 2008-2009, and Aaron Rodgers in 2020 and 2021.

Jim Brown is the only non-quarterback to win back-to-back MVPs.