The first 50 minutes of action on Sunday night in Buffalo looked like a statement performance from Lamar Jackson and the Ravens as Baltimore jumped out to a 40-25 lead on the Bills and seemed primed for a dominant Week 1 win. Josh Allen had other ideas, however, leading one of the most incredible comeback victories in recent memory by throwing for 251 yards in the fourth quarter alone to shock the Ravens in a 41-40 instant classic .

With that performance in the fourth quarter, Allen flipped the script for the A-block of every Monday morning sports TV show and took firm control of the (extremely) early NFL MVP race.

Jackson entered the season just ahead of the 2024 MVP as the favorite (+490 to +500 at FanDuel Sportsbook ), but even with a great night himself (279 yards

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