Sunday’s match-up between the Ravens and Eagles was significant not only because it featured two of the NFL’s heavyweights going at it in a nationally-televised game in the late-afternoon window, but also as a barometer for two of this year’s leading MVP candidates.
Saquon Barkley and Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson have been at or near the top of the MVP odds for most of the last few months and, on Sunday, we got to see them go head-to-head. By the end of a Birds’ 24-19 victory that was not as close as the score would indicate, Barkley has undoubtedly moved ahead of the Ravens’ signal caller in the race for Most Valuable Player.