“He’s just got a special aura about him,” said Bills edge rusher Von Miller, a future Hall of Famer in his own right. “I’ve played with some great ones — (Matthew) Stafford, and of course Peyton (Manning) — and he is one of those guys. I’m witnessing something different right now, and I can’t put my finger on it.

The dalliance with Saquon Barkley was cute, but Josh Allen locked up the award on Sunday with a third straight signature game in a stretch of historically incredible football that is putting an all-time stamp on his 2024 season.