There is all sorts of MVP buzz going on in Baltimore.
The Ravens are out to a 6-3 start to the season entering the Week 10 “Thursday Night Football” matchup against the Bengals. Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, and company have looked like legitimate contenders in the conference, hoping to get back to the AFC Championship this year after losing to the Chiefs in the game in 2023.
Jackson is the reigning MVP, and the quarterback is playing like he has no plans of giving that up. The two-time Most Valuable Player is threatening to put up another excellent rushing season, on pace to compete with his previous QB record set in 2019. Not only that, but Jackson is also well on his way to his best passing season.
However, Henry wasted no time this year adjusting to a new home. The former Titans star signed with the Ravens this offseason, and he’s been worth every penny. The two-time rushing leader is well on his way to adding a third rushing title to his resume, and could very well hit 2,00 yards on the ground for the second time in his career, which would make him the first player in NFL history to do so.
Both Baltimore studs are in line to receive MVP votes as long as they can keep their production up. That raises an interesting question — have teammates ever finished first and second in NFL MVP voting? The Sporting News has the answer.
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There have been three occurrences where teammates have finished first and second since the Associated Press began giving out the honor in 1957.
“The Greatest Show on Turf” produced two MVP-worthy candidates in multiple seasons. Rams quarterback Kurt Warner and running back Marshall Faulk each finished first and second in MVP voting in 1999 and 2001. Warner took home the award both times, receiving 66 percent of the votes in ’99, 43 percent of the votes to Faulk’s 35 percent in ’01.
The first time it happened was in 1991. Bills running back Thurman Thomas beat out his quarterback, Jim Kelly, for the NFL MVP, winning 47.6 percent of the vote to Kelly’s 22 percent.
Other teams have come close to replicating the rare feat in recent history. In 1994, the 49ers had three of the four candidates to receive MVP votes, but Lions RB Barry Sanders took second place as the only non-San Francisco member. QB Steve Young won the honor, while WR Jerry Rice finished third, one spot ahead of CB Deion Sanders.
Just last season, the 49ers duo of QB Brock Purdy and RB Christian McCaffrey finished third and fourth, respectively. Both received fewer votes than Jackson and Dak Prescott.
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Jackson is a two-time MVP winner. His most recent award came last season when he beat out Cowboys QB Dak Prescott for his second honor.
The Ravens quarterback earned his first in 2019, winning unanimously that season after breaking Michael Vick’s single-season rushing record for a QB.
Those are the only two seasons in which Jackson has earned MVP votes.
Henry has never won an NFL MVP before.
The powerful back has only ever gotten MVP love once in his career. That came during the 2022 season, as he was one of 15 players to receive some sort of recognition on the MVP ballot. In 2020, he won Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 2,027 yards and 17 TDs.
Despite rushing for over 2,000 yards and winning the NFL Offenisve Player of the Year honor in 2020, he did not receive any MVP votes. Current Jets QB Aaron Rodgers won his third in his career that season as a member of the Packers, with Bills QB Josh Allen and Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes the only other players to receive votes.
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Here are the odds for the 2024 NFL MVP, according to Caesars. Jackson is the current leader at +280.
| Player | Team | Odds |
| Lamar Jackson | Ravens | +280 |
| Josh Allen | Bills | +300 |
| Jared Goff | Lions | +450 |
| Patrick Mahomes | Chiefs | +500 |
| Jayden Daniels | Commanders | +1000 |
| Jalen hurts | Eagles | +1200 |
| Joe Burrow | Bengals | +1600 |
| Kyler Murray | Cardinals | +2200 |
| Brock Purdy | 49ers | +2200 |
| Derrick Henry | Ravens | +2500 |
