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Brock Purdy joins Josh Allen as co-favorite for NFL MVP
Brock Purdy and Josh Allen are now tied as the betting favorites for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award.
Both quarterbacks have odds of 3-1 as Week 5 approaches.
Allen, who plays for the Buffalo Bills, had been the sole favorite earlier in the season and won the award in 2024.
Purdy plays for the San Francisco 49ers and has yet to be sacked this season.
He also has the league’s highest passer rating, at 126.3, and has thrown at least two touchdown passes in each of his past four games.
The two quarterbacks have a chance to strengthen their cases this weekend: Purdy and the 49ers face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, while Allen and the Bills play the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes are also among the leading contenders.
Josh Allen and Brock Purdy are tied as the betting favorites to win the NFL Most Valuable Player award, each at 3-1 odds.
Allen had been the sole favorite through the early weeks of the season.
Purdy has the NFL’s top passer rating at 126.3 and has yet to take a sack this season.
Allen won the award in 2024.
Both quarterbacks have games this weekend that could strengthen their MVP cases.
- Who
- Josh Allen and Brock Purdy are the betting favorites.
- What
- They are tied at 3-1 odds to win the NFL MVP award.
- When
- As Week 5 arrives in the 2026 season.
- Where
- Allen plays for the Bills and Purdy for the 49ers; their upcoming games are in Los Angeles and Seattle, respectively.
- Why
- Both have played at an MVP level so far this season.
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Josh Allen was the sole betting favorite for MVP.
Brock Purdy joined Allen as a betting favorite, with both at 3-1 odds.
Purdy and the 49ers are scheduled to face the Seahawks in Seattle.
Allen and the Bills are scheduled to face the Rams in Los Angeles.
- MVP odds
- Josh Allen: 3-1; Brock Purdy: 3-1
- Purdy’s passer rating
- 126.3, the NFL’s top
- Allen’s MVP win
- 2024
- Other contenders
- Trevor Lawrence: 6-1; Patrick Mahomes: 6.5-1
- Upcoming game
- 49ers at Seahawks in Seattle on Sunday
- Upcoming game
- Bills at Rams in Los Angeles on Monday night
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