As Mock’s model suggests, there’s a razor-thin margin between these two MVP candidates, and while the model believes Allen to have been the superior player in 2024, Jackson was named a first-team All-Pro, which all but ensures Jackson will win his third MVP.

Jayden Daniels has had arguably the best season for a rookie quarterback in NFL history, and Howie Long clearly does not think anything that the Washington Commanders star has accomplished is a fluke.

The Commanders QB is playing well beyond his years at exactly the right time, while some of his veteran peers are catching flak for their playoff performances.