In a result that surprised many, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen won the NFL's MVP award, edging out his Baltimore Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson at the NFL Honors awards ceremony on Thursday night. Consider Jackson's Ravens teammate and star running back Derrick Henry among those surprised by the results of the voting.

There was a lot of drama at NFL Honors on Thursday and most of that came from the MVP race. In one of the closest votes of the night, Josh Allen ended up taking home the award after edging out Lamar Jackson . The fact that Allen won was so shocking that even Allen was surprised by the result.

The Buffalo Bills quarterback was named the NFL’s most valuable player for the first time Thursday, further cementing his status among the league’s elite.

The winner was announced and it was Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. He edged out Jackson in voting, earning 383 points to Jackson’s 362 as Allen won 27 of the 50 first-place votes in addition to 22 second-place votes and one third-place nod, while Jackson had 23 first-place votes, 26 second-place votes and one fourth-place vote.

Unlike what happens when we all go to the polls in November, the NFL MVP award is not a secret ballot. The Associated Press posted a table displaying how all 50 voters voted for the league’s

In fact, the NFL even tells us who those voters voted for! Enter Jim Miller, who voted for Jackson fourth in MVP voting, leaving already upset Ravens fans in outrage when they heard the news. And the guys he voted ahead of Jackson — Allen,

This year’s NFL MVP award wasn’t a two-man race for this voter. Jim Miller, former NFL QB and current co-host on SiriusXM NFL Radio’s “Movin’ The Chains,” puzzlingly put Lamar Jackson, who was in a neck-and-neck race with Josh Allen for the award,