NFL MVP voting

Victoria Hernandez

Lamar Jackson is now a two-time NFL MVP. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback won the award on Thursday at the NFL Honors in Las Vegas after leading his team to the AFC championship game in dominating fashion.

Jackson nearly won the award unanimously for a second time, earning 49 of 50 first-place votes, with one going to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott were the other finalists.

He finished the regular season with a career-high 3,678 passing yards and added 24 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He had 821 rushing yards and five scores on the ground. This came following an offseason in which he resolved a bitter standoff with the team by signing a five-year extension worth $260 million, which he negotiated himself.

Voting is on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis

Dak Prescott, Dal . ............... 0-17-13-11-6=152 Christian McCaffrey, SF ..... 0-17-12-11-4=147 Brock Purdy, SF ....................... 0-9-5-12-13=97 Josh Allen, Buffalo .................... 1-5-11-3-6=80 Tyreek Hill, Miami ..................... 0-2-6-9-14=60 Patrick Mahomes ................. KC, 0-0-2-2-2=12 Matthew Stafford, LA Rams ....... 0-0-0-2-0=4 C.J. Stroud, Hou ............................ 0-0-0-0-4=4 Myles Garrett, Cle . ........................ 0-0-0-0-1=1

In the 2023 season, the Ravens often trounced opponents by double digits en route to posting a league-best 13-4 record. Jackson had two four-touchdown games during the regular season and reached the end zone five times in a 56-19 win over the Miami Dolphins.