Patrick Mahomes leads Josh Allen in Week 2 passing yards but Nick Wright still sides with Buffalo Bills QB over Kansas City Chiefs QB (Image via Getty: Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes)
Allen entered the NFL in 2018, while Mahomes came a year earlier. Allen ranks higher individually heading into the 2026 NFL season, but Mahomes leads as a team winner, with three Super Bowl victories in his franchise. As much as Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning had already done in 2018 and 2013, respectively? CBS Sports’ Tyler Sullivan notes that Josh Allen began his 2026 season at a “scorching hot pace. Allen is the third player in NFL history with 9+ total touchdowns and zero turnovers in the first two games of a regular season, only after Patrick Mahomes [2018] and Peyton Manning [2013]. 2 for NFL MVP odds after Week 2.
Because allen scored nine touchdowns in two weeks, just. Anyhow, updated BetMGM and DraftKings predictors, as noted by The Athletic’s Katie Richcreek, rank Patrick Mahomes No. Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes is not new. This has been going on for ages! All thanks to the close draft years. “There is no player, maybe in the history of the NFL, certainly in the league right now, you would rather have quarterbacking your team when it’s pumpkin spice latte season. That is Josh Allen. He is atop the mountain. So hot that the league’s Most Valuable Player [NFL MVP] award is already tied to his name. Both went on to win the NFL MVP that year. The same is projected for the Buffalo Bills quarterback. So it looks like a close battle between Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes for the NFL MVP. Once again! Who will win? Only time will tell.
But since then, the duo has seen mountains-apart success [Allen rocks regular season while Mahomes shines in postseason].