For the second time in as many years, a young quarterback in his second season claimed the MVP Award. In 2018, it was Patrick Mahomes, who threw for over 5000 yards with 50 touchdown passes. While Lamar Jackson didn’t put up similarly gaudy numbers, he still led the league in touchdown passes in 2019 with 38 despite the Ravens having the fewest passing attempts. Meanwhile, he rushed for over 1200 yards, showing himself to be the most dynamic dual threat in perhaps the history of the game.
For the third time in as many years, both of them will be on the field together today when the Baltimore Ravens host the Kansas City Chiefs, Jackson as the reigning league MVP, Mahomes as the reigning Super Bowl MVP.