{"id":18968,"date":"2025-01-13T09:43:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T09:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18968"},"modified":"2025-01-13T09:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T09:43:35","slug":"lamar-jackson-vs-josh-allen-in-nfl-divisional-playoffs-could-be-epic-but-the-winner-still-has-a-major-hill-to-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18968","title":{"rendered":"Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen in NFL Divisional Playoffs Could Be Epic, but the Winner Still Has a Major Hill to Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The matchup between MVP frontrunners has the football world excited, but the road to Super Bowl LIX still goes through Kansas City.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>Get ready for a week of megahype for what looks to be a classic divisional playoff game between\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/player\/lamar-jackson\">Lamar Jackson<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/player\/josh-allen\">Josh Allen<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\/\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>. MVP frontrunner vs. MVP frontrunner. Jackson and Allen are each two wins away from their first trip to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/super-bowl\">Super Bowl<\/a>. One problem, though: After slugging it out in Buffalo next weekend, the winner\u2019s reward is likely a road game vs. the well-rested\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Nothing is guaranteed, but the two-time defending Super Bowl champs will be heavy favorites in their divisional playoff game vs. the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\">Houston Texans<\/a>. Houston looked solid in its wild-card win Saturday over the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/los-angeles-chargers\/\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, but that was just the Texans\u2019 second win this season vs. a playoff team in seven tries. The Texans were 0-3 on the road vs. playoff teams \u2014 and that includes a 27-19 loss to the Chiefs three weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>In that Week 16 contest,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/player\/patrick-mahomes\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>\u00a0passed for 260 yards and Kansas City rushed for 128 yards. Running back Isiah Pacheco only had nine carries in that game, which was just his fourth game back from the IR after suffering a fractured fibula in Week 2. With the extra rest the Chiefs have had \u2014 with the luxury of resting their starters in Week 18 after clinching the No. 1 seed and then having a first-round bye \u2014 Pacheco could be ready to make a bigger impact.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMDc1NTQ0Mzc0NjgzNjI0\/lamarjackson_joshallen_patrickmahomes.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMDc1NTQ0Mzc0NjgzNjI0\/lamarjackson_joshallen_patrickmahomes.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMDc1NTQ0Mzc0NjgzNjI0\/lamarjackson_joshallen_patrickmahomes.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMDc1NTQ0Mzc0NjgzNjI0\/lamarjackson_joshallen_patrickmahomes.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMDc1NTQ0Mzc0NjgzNjI0\/lamarjackson_joshallen_patrickmahomes.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMDc1NTQ0Mzc0NjgzNjI0\/lamarjackson_joshallen_patrickmahomes.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyMDc1NTQ0Mzc0NjgzNjI0\/lamarjackson_joshallen_patrickmahomes.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes\" width=\"1300\" height=\"724\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMDc1NTQ0Mzc0NjgzNjI0\/lamarjackson_joshallen_patrickmahomes.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Unless there\u2019s a shocking upset in the Texans-Chiefs game, the winner of a showdown between the Ravens\u2019 Lamar Jackson and the Bills\u2019 Josh Allen will be going to Kansas City to play Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in the AFC title game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Tommy Gilligan (Jackson)\/Tina MacIntyre-Yee (Allen)\/Charles LeClaire (Mahomes) &#8211; USA TODAY Network<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>On the other side of the ball, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo having extra time to prepare for an opponent does not bode well for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/cj-stroud\">C.J. Stroud<\/a>\u00a0and the Texans. And it doesn\u2019t help that Houston\u2019s leading receiver in the Week 16 meeting, Tank Dell, suffered a season-ending knee injury in that game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has been around the block enough and his team is experienced enough to stay focused on the next game and not overlook the Texans. Still, they\u2019ve got to feel good about the idea that Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen will be locked up in a heavyweight bout next week. Jackson accounted for 45 total touchdowns (41 passing, four rushing) and Allen accounted for 40 (28 passing, 12 rushing). While Saquon Barkley and maybe even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/player\/joe-burrow\">Joe Burrow<\/a>\u00a0will get some MVP votes, most observers expect Jackson and Allen to finish 1-2. Jackson might be favored but it\u2019s close.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Ravens enjoyed a surprisingly easy 35-10 home victory over the Bills in a Week 4 Monday night game. It\u2019s hard to imagine the rematch in Buffalo won\u2019t be much closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what everyone\u2019s been waiting for, right?\u201d said Bills head coach Sean McDermott after Sunday\u2019s 31-7 rout of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/denver-broncos\/\">Denver Broncos<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re a great football team. They handled us pretty good the first go-around. They\u2019re certainly playing well. Well coached. \u2026 It\u2019ll be a big challenge for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\" data-zone-count=\"5\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As good as Jackson and Allen have been this season \u2014 and as shaky as the Chiefs have looked sometimes despite their 15-2 record \u2014 the winner of Ravens-Bills will have to recover quickly from their divisional playoff rumble and prepare for the probability that they need to vanquish the two-time defending champs in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/arrowhead-report\/\">Arrowhead<\/a>\u00a0Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson and Allen also have history to overcome. The regular-season MVP has only won the Super Bowl once this century. Of course, that was Mahomes in 2022. The Chiefs\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/25-greatest-quarterbacks-nfl-history-2016\">quarterback<\/a>\u00a0will be nowhere near Jackson and Allen in the MVP voting this year. 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