NFL midseason awards: Allen’s brilliance, a Seahawks shocker and a new Super Bowl pick

With the season reaching its halfway point, it’s time to see which teams and players are excelling Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills. Joe Burrow is excelling for the Bengals and is rightly a frontrunner for MVP. He’s stylish, precise and mentally rock-solid, everything a franchise needs. But is he the most thrilling quarterback in the NFL? Right now, Allen is box office each and every week. But it’s not just the entertainment factor: Allen has a weaker supporting cast than Burrow and many of the other MVP contenders – imagine what he could do with Ja’Marr Chase as a teammate – and yet the Bills top the AFC at 7-1 thanks in large part to his passing and hammering runs. Continue reading...