“NFL’s Favorite Underdog? Josh Allen Loses to Mahomes Again… and Still Gets Treated Like He Invented Football!”

Somewhere in Buffalo, there’s a shrine filled with broken tables, ketchup-stained jerseys, and enough tears to refill Lake Erie.

And at the center of it all sits Josh Allen, the NFL’s most tragic leading man — a quarterback so perpetually second-place that even his highlight reels come with a sad violin track.

Year after year, Allen marches into the playoffs full of confidence, swagger, and “this is finally our time” speeches, only to get outdueled by Patrick Mahomes like it’s scripted by Netflix for a cruel sports docu-drama.

And yet, somehow, through the miracle of NFL media spin and a league desperate for a fresh poster boy, Josh Allen just got handed the MVP award in 2024 like it was a participation trophy from a youth soccer league.

That’s right, the man who didn’t lead the league in passing yards, touchdowns, passer rating, rushing yards, or literally any real statistical category in 2024 is suddenly “the most valuable player in football.

” It’s like giving an Oscar to the extra who tripped in the background of a Marvel movie.

Fans everywhere are asking the same thing: did the NFL hand Allen the MVP because he earned it, or because they felt bad watching him cry every January after Mahomes knocked him out of the playoffs again? Spoiler alert: it’s the second one.

Let’s be honest here.

Josh Allen is basically the NFL’s equivalent of that one friend who talks a big game at the bar, flexes his biceps, slams down tequila shots, and then throws up in the parking lot before making it inside the club.

Every offseason, sports analysts declare that “This is the year Allen takes over the league. ”

Every August, Buffalo fans stockpile folding tables and optimism.

And every January, Patrick Mahomes shows up with his golden arm, crushes Allen’s soul, and sends him back to Buffalo to stew in snowstorms and existential dread.

It’s tradition at this point.

But 2024’s MVP vote was a different level of comedy.

Because Allen didn’t just win — he won while players like Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, and oh yeah, Patrick freaking Mahomes, had objectively better seasons.

Mahomes literally carried the Chiefs through an injury-plagued mess of a season and still dominated the playoffs, while Allen racked up garbage-time stats against defenses that were too busy laughing at his interceptions.

Yet somehow, the voters all decided, “You know what? Let’s give it to the guy who hasn’t won anything meaningful but looks like he could star in a Buffalo Wild Wings commercial. ”

Cue the conspiracy theories.

According to one “league insider” (aka some guy on Twitter with an eagle emoji in his bio), NFL officials were tired of Mahomes hogging every trophy like a kid at a birthday party who won’t let anyone else touch the piñata candy.

“The league needed a new narrative,” says fake analyst Dr.

Craig Narrativeston, a self-proclaimed “football psychologist” who may or may not have gotten his degree from Wikipedia.

“America loves an underdog.

And Josh Allen has perfected the art of being the NFL’s lovable loser.

He’s Rocky Balboa, if Rocky lost every single fight but still got the parade. ”

Even worse, the officiating gods seemed to play along.

Enter Bill Vinovich, the referee whose name sparks more fear in Buffalo than a blizzard during a playoff run.

Vinovich has been accused (by fans, memes, and angry uncles) of tilting calls so hard against the Bills that it’s basically performance art.

One viral TikTok even claimed Vinovich’s whistle was tuned to the key of “Mahomes Wins Again. ”

Whether or not you buy into the conspiracy, one thing is clear: Josh Allen can’t beat Mahomes, can’t outstat Mahomes, but somehow managed to out-sympathy him in the MVP race.

Truly inspirational.

Of course, Buffalo fans don’t see it that way.

To them, Allen isn’t a failure — he’s a tragic hero.

He’s Hamlet with a football.

A man destined to suffer so that the city of Buffalo can feel something other than frostbite.

One fan at a Bills Mafia tailgate told reporters, “Josh is our guy.

He’s been through heartbreak, bad calls, and soul-crushing losses, but he still gets back up.

Sure, Mahomes has Super Bowls, but does he have the resilience to jump through a flaming table in negative 10-degree weather? Didn’t think so. ”

Another fan added, “Honestly, he deserves the MVP just for staying in Buffalo when he could’ve gone to Miami like a normal human. ”

Meanwhile, Kansas City fans are understandably losing their patience.

One angry Chiefs supporter posted: “Mahomes literally carried us while our receivers couldn’t catch a cold, and somehow Josh Allen is MVP? This is like giving Employee of the Month to the guy who shows up late but makes good small talk. ”

Another wrote: “Mahomes is Batman.

Allen is Robin.

You don’t give Robin the award just because Batman’s too good. ”

And then there’s Patrick Mahomes himself.

Ever the diplomat, Mahomes told reporters, “Josh is a great player, he deserves it,” but you could practically hear the passive-aggressive tone dripping off every word.

Translation: “I’m gonna torch him in the playoffs again, and we’ll see how valuable he looks then. ”

What makes this all funnier is how the media continues to hype Allen as if he’s the NFL’s savior.

Every offseason, the headlines write themselves: Josh Allen has leveled up.

Josh Allen is more confident than ever.

Josh Allen has the league’s best arm.

It’s like a broken record on repeat, except the record skips every time Mahomes shows up.

“Josh Allen is playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers,” one analyst said on ESPN.

Really? Because it sure looks like Mahomes is playing Madden on rookie mode while Allen is trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded.

Even Allen’s MVP acceptance speech was peak sympathy theater.

Standing on stage, he thanked Buffalo, thanked his teammates, and said, “This is just the beginning.

Sir, with all due respect, you’ve been “just beginning” for six years.

At what point does the beginning end and the actual winning start?

But maybe that’s the genius of Josh Allen’s career.

He doesn’t need to win to matter.

He doesn’t need stats to get awards.

He’s the NFL’s golden retriever — loyal, lovable, always wagging his tail even after being smacked with a rolled-up newspaper.

He’s proof that in football, you don’t have to be the best.

You just have to be the saddest.

In fact, Allen’s MVP has inspired whispers that the NFL might expand the award categories.

Rumors suggest a new “Most Sympathetic Player” trophy could debut next year, with Allen as its permanent holder.

Other proposed awards include “Best Excuse for Losing,” “Most Likely to Cry in the Locker Room,” and “Best Quarterback Who Isn’t Mahomes but We’re Tired of Mahomes. ”

So where does this leave Allen going into 2025? Probably right where he always is: hyped to the moon in September, throwing lasers in October, stumbling in December, and crying into his playbook in January after losing to Mahomes.

But don’t worry — come February, the media will once again call him the league’s best QB, and fans will convince themselves the MVP wasn’t a pity gift but a prophecy.

In the end, maybe Josh Allen is exactly what the NFL needs right now.

He’s the tragic romantic comedy lead in a league dominated by superheroes.

He’s the guy who can lose, cry, and still get crowned king because America just can’t resist a good sob story.

Forget stats, forget rings, forget reality — Josh Allen is the NFL’s MVP of vibes.

So congratulations, Buffalo.

Your quarterback may never beat Mahomes, but at least he’s got something even better: the sympathy of the entire football world.

And in today’s NFL, sympathy is worth more than touchdowns.