It took a month, but we finally have a new frontrunner for MVP. After a Week 6 come-from-behind win over the , during which he was required to call his own plays after the ' headsets went dark (something he might want to do more often), overtook both and on Even though went into Seattle the following week and trounced Wilson's Seahawks by 14 points, Last week, even after Jackson took down the previously unbeaten , he At that point, heading into this past weekend when Wilson was on his bye and Jackson had a chance to knock another challenger, Deshaun Watson, down a few steps, it certainly felt Alex Killorn Jersey like Jackson needed Wilson to suffer a setback in order to actually overtake him.We were wrong. It finally happened. Jackson actually usurped Wilson. And Wilson didn't even screw up. He was sitting at home on his bye week doing whatever it is that Wilson does in his free time -- Consuming ?? Getting his robot diagnostics fine-tuned? Who the heck knows? -- and he still managed to lose his lead. After 11 weeks, Jackson is our choice for MVP here at CBS Sports -- and not just because said so. Mark Ingram is the official spokesman of Lamar's MVP campaign The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) That's how dominant Jackson was in yet another win over an MVP candidate. A month after taking down Wilson, Jackson and the took down Watson in a 41-7 win. While the Ravens' defense deserves the credit for stymieing Watson, who's been very much involved in the MVP conversation for the entire season and remains in the peripheries of the race, it's Jackson who completed 70.8 percent of his pa ses for 222 yards (9.3 YPA), four touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 139.2 pa ser rating in addition to rushing for 86 yards on nine attempts.He did it with his arm -- note the ball placement and, of course, that pocket.And he did it with his legs.In other words, it was the exact kind of performance we've come to expect from Jackson. This is just what he's been doing all season long. Jackson is the engine behind the league's best offense by a wide margin. As a result, the Ravens are averaging an -high 34.1 points per game. The next closest team -- the -- are averaging nearly five fewer points per game. They can run the ball -- no team has run the ball more frequently (35.8 attempts per game) or averages more yards per carry (5.7). And they can throw on you too -- they're averaging 8.0 yards per pa s Jonne Tammela Kids Jersey attempt, which ranks seventh. NFL rushing and pa sing offense.If you wanted to make Lamar Jackson's MVP case in one picture, this is it. new-age analytical (@benbbaldwin) But the race is hardly over. Unlike last year's race, which Patrick Mahomes ran away with after Thanksgiving, this feels like a race that'll come down to Week 16 or 17. Wilson is still very much alive. Crucially, he has two more games in primetime -- which, fair or not, does affect the MVP conversation because nothing impacts perception more than nationally televised games. Jackson also has two more nationally televised games and he also Jan Rutta Men Jersey gets to face the 49ers. If Jackson takes down the 49ers' defense after dismantling the Patriots, it's going to be tough to argue against his MVP candidacy.Again, it's close. Now that the two frontrunners have played in the same number of games, here's how their statlines compare: Total Yards Total TDs INTs + Fumbles QBR Record Wilson 2,993 26 7 78.0 (1st) 8-2 Jackson 3,046 25 9 77.8 (3rd) 8-2 Welcome to our Week 12 MVP race check in, where five NFL writers here at CBS Sports -- Will Brinson, Jared Dubin, John Breech, Ryan Wilson, and Sean Wagner-McGough (hi, that's me) -- submitted their individual MVP ballots, which were then used to form one collective ballot.Jackson is our new leader. Wilson isn't trailing by much. And Below, you'll find our collective MVP ballot that was pieced together by adding up all five of our individual ballots. A first-place vote was worth five points, a second-place vote was worth four points, and so on. Further down below, you'll find all five of our individual ballots, including brief explainers so you know why we voted the way we did -- and also so you know who to yell at. MVP leaderboard after Week 11 1. Lamar Jackson -- 23 points 2. Ru sell Wilson -- 21 points 3. Dak Prescott -- 13 points 4. Deshaun Watson -- 6 points 5. -- 5 points 6. Patrick Mahomes -- 4 points 7. -- 2 points 8. -- 1 point We had a few newcomers this week in Michael Thomas and Kirk Cousins, both of whom are on the peripheries of the race but are still now officially in the running. You like that? Will Brinson's ballot Lamar JacksonDak PrescottRu sell WilsonDeshaun WatsonKirk CousinsJackson should be the clear-cut top choice this week after another brilliant performance. He knocked Watson out of the race -- Deshaun is still having an awesome season, but he's No. 4 here mostly because I don't think there are that many other great options. The field is a three-man race at this point. Kirk Cousins at fifth isn't that big of a stretch. He's played really well lately, beat the on the road in prime time and stormed back from 20-points down against the . He's answering the questions people asked of him. Dak Prescott isn't getting his due, which is why I have him at No. 2 here. Alexander Volkov Men Jersey I think he and Ru sell Wilson are closer to Lamar than most people believe. Dak's the best betting value at 10-1 just because there are six weeks left in the season. Ru sell has Philly this week then back-to-back prime time games. Don't sleep on the ability of island games to impact the MVP voting. Jared Dubin's ballot Ru sell WilsonLamar JacksonDak PrescottPatrick MahomesDeshaun WatsonI haven't seen any of my colleagues' ballots but I have a feeling Wilson may find himself dropped down to the No Gabriel Dumont Women Jersey . 2 spot in one or more of them simply because he didn't play this week and Jackson destroyed the just like he destroys everyone else. I'm not penalizing Ru s for his team having its bye scheduled right before we took this vote. He and Jackson are the top two candidates to me, with Prescott close behind and then a gap before we get to Mahomes and Watson. This is shaping up as an incredibly close race, and that feels more fun than when Mahomes was running away with things last year. (Even if the Mahomes Show was incredible.) John Breech's ballot Ru sell Wilson Lamar Jackson Aaron Rodgers Michael ThomasDeshaun WatsonWith just six weeks to go in the season, I think it's safe to say that this has officially turned into a two-man race. For now, I still have Ru sell Wilson on top of my ballot and that's because I see no reason to punish him by moving him down a spot just because he had a bye in Week 11. Not only does Wilson lead the NFL in touchdown pa ses (23), but he also ranks third among all quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns, which sometimes gets forgotten due to Lamar Jackson's insane rushing numbers (Wilson has five rushing touchdowns, Jackson has six and leads the NFL with sev
It took a month, but we finally have a new frontrunner for MVP. After a Week 6 come-from-behind win over the , during which he was required to call his own plays after the ' headsets went dark (something he might want to do more often), overtook both and on Even though went into Seattle the following week and trounced Wilson's Seahawks by 14 points, Last week, even after Jackson took down the previously unbeaten , he At that point, heading into this past weekend when Wilson was on his bye and Jackson had a chance to knock another challenger, Deshaun Watson, down a few steps, it certainly felt Alex Killorn Jersey like Jackson needed Wilson to suffer a setback in order to actually overtake him.We were wrong. It finally happened. Jackson actually usurped Wilson. And Wilson didn't even screw up. He was sitting at home on his bye week doing whatever it is that Wilson does in his free time -- Consuming ?? Getting his robot diagnostics fine-tuned? Who the heck knows? -- and he still managed to lose his lead. After 11 weeks, Jackson is our choice for MVP here at CBS Sports -- and not just because said so. Mark Ingram is the official spokesman of Lamar's MVP campaign The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) That's how dominant Jackson was in yet another win over an MVP candidate. A month after taking down Wilson, Jackson and the took down Watson in a 41-7 win. While the Ravens' defense deserves the credit for stymieing Watson, who's been very much involved in the MVP conversation for the entire season and remains in the peripheries of the race, it's Jackson who completed 70.8 percent of his pa ses for 222 yards (9.3 YPA), four touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 139.2 pa ser rating in addition to rushing for 86 yards on nine attempts.He did it with his arm -- note the ball placement and, of course, that pocket.And he did it with his legs.In other words, it was the exact kind of performance we've come to expect from Jackson. This is just what he's been doing all season long. Jackson is the engine behind the league's best offense by a wide margin. As a result, the Ravens are averaging an -high 34.1 points per game. The next closest team -- the -- are averaging nearly five fewer points per game. They can run the ball -- no team has run the ball more frequently (35.8 attempts per game) or averages more yards per carry (5.7). And they can throw on you too -- they're averaging 8.0 yards per pa s Jonne Tammela Kids Jersey attempt, which ranks seventh. NFL rushing and pa sing offense.If you wanted to make Lamar Jackson's MVP case in one picture, this is it. new-age analytical (@benbbaldwin) But the race is hardly over. Unlike last year's race, which Patrick Mahomes ran away with after Thanksgiving, this feels like a race that'll come down to Week 16 or 17. Wilson is still very much alive. Crucially, he has two more games in primetime -- which, fair or not, does affect the MVP conversation because nothing impacts perception more than nationally televised games. Jackson also has two more nationally televised games and he also Jan Rutta Men Jersey gets to face the 49ers. If Jackson takes down the 49ers' defense after dismantling the Patriots, it's going to be tough to argue against his MVP candidacy.Again, it's close. Now that the two frontrunners have played in the same number of games, here's how their statlines compare: Total Yards Total TDs INTs + Fumbles QBR Record Wilson 2,993 26 7 78.0 (1st) 8-2 Jackson 3,046 25 9 77.8 (3rd) 8-2 Welcome to our Week 12 MVP race check in, where five NFL writers here at CBS Sports -- Will Brinson, Jared Dubin, John Breech, Ryan Wilson, and Sean Wagner-McGough (hi, that's me) -- submitted their individual MVP ballots, which were then used to form one collective ballot.Jackson is our new leader. Wilson isn't trailing by much. And Below, you'll find our collective MVP ballot that was pieced together by adding up all five of our individual ballots. A first-place vote was worth five points, a second-place vote was worth four points, and so on. Further down below, you'll find all five of our individual ballots, including brief explainers so you know why we voted the way we did -- and also so you know who to yell at. MVP leaderboard after Week 11 1. Lamar Jackson -- 23 points 2. Ru sell Wilson -- 21 points 3. Dak Prescott -- 13 points 4. Deshaun Watson -- 6 points 5. -- 5 points 6. Patrick Mahomes -- 4 points 7. -- 2 points 8. -- 1 point We had a few newcomers this week in Michael Thomas and Kirk Cousins, both of whom are on the peripheries of the race but are still now officially in the running. You like that? Will Brinson's ballot Lamar JacksonDak PrescottRu sell WilsonDeshaun WatsonKirk CousinsJackson should be the clear-cut top choice this week after another brilliant performance. He knocked Watson out of the race -- Deshaun is still having an awesome season, but he's No. 4 here mostly because I don't think there are that many other great options. The field is a three-man race at this point. Kirk Cousins at fifth isn't that big of a stretch. He's played really well lately, beat the on the road in prime time and stormed back from 20-points down against the . He's answering the questions people asked of him. Dak Prescott isn't getting his due, which is why I have him at No. 2 here. Alexander Volkov Men Jersey I think he and Ru sell Wilson are closer to Lamar than most people believe. Dak's the best betting value at 10-1 just because there are six weeks left in the season. Ru sell has Philly this week then back-to-back prime time games. Don't sleep on the ability of island games to impact the MVP voting. Jared Dubin's ballot Ru sell WilsonLamar JacksonDak PrescottPatrick MahomesDeshaun WatsonI haven't seen any of my colleagues' ballots but I have a feeling Wilson may find himself dropped down to the No Gabriel Dumont Women Jersey . 2 spot in one or more of them simply because he didn't play this week and Jackson destroyed the just like he destroys everyone else. I'm not penalizing Ru s for his team having its bye scheduled right before we took this vote. He and Jackson are the top two candidates to me, with Prescott close behind and then a gap before we get to Mahomes and Watson. This is shaping up as an incredibly close race, and that feels more fun than when Mahomes was running away with things last year. (Even if the Mahomes Show was incredible.) John Breech's ballot Ru sell Wilson Lamar Jackson Aaron Rodgers Michael ThomasDeshaun WatsonWith just six weeks to go in the season, I think it's safe to say that this has officially turned into a two-man race. For now, I still have Ru sell Wilson on top of my ballot and that's because I see no reason to punish him by moving him down a spot just because he had a bye in Week 11. Not only does Wilson lead the NFL in touchdown pa ses (23), but he also ranks third among all quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns, which sometimes gets forgotten due to Lamar Jackson's insane rushing numbers (Wilson has five rushing touchdowns, Jackson has six and leads the NFL with sev
