Patrick Mahomes leads Josh Allen in Week 2 passing yards but Nick Wright still sides with Buffalo Bills QB over Kansas City Chiefs QB

Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes is not new. This has been going on for ages! All thanks to the close draft years. Allen entered the NFL in 2018, while Mahomes came a year earlier.But since then, the duo has seen mountains-apart success [Allen rocks regular season while Mahomes shines in postseason]. 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.Allen’s team has reached the Super Bowl four times but has never won. He personally has never played in the Big Game. But they say this year, the Buffalo Bills’ quarterback will finally get his Great White Buffalo. Will he or will he not? It all depends on how he performs from here on.For now, FOX Sports analyst Nick Wright ranks him No. 1, even though Patrick Mahomes led Week 2 in passing yards with 382. Let’s understand whyy [not a typo, just a curious ‘why’].Nick Wright ranks Josh Allen over Patrick Mahomes despite Chiefs QB leading Week 2 in passing yardsFirst Things First co-host Nick Wright openly declared that Patrick Mahomes is best suited alongside Matthew Stafford in tier 2 [second row of the quarterback mountain] despite being the best Week 2 performer in passing yards.“I know what everyone’s expecting - fresh off 400 yards, three touchdowns, a perfect pass rate, Patrick Mahomes to be atop the mountain. He is not,” Wright said. “Row two of the mountain, along with Matthew Stafford. Patrick is going to climb his way up to the top. I am confident in that.”Just because Mahomes was injured [now recovered] doesn’t mean he has to earn that No. 1 spot so tortoise-slowly. Even when he wholeheartedly deserves it. Anyhow, why did sports broadcaster Nick Wright place Josh Allen over him?“Josh Allen, who is arguably as good as any - not arguably,” Wright said.“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.”Just because Allen scored nine touchdowns in two weeks? As much as Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning had already done in 2018 and 2013, respectively?Allen’s peak came so late in his career…Mahomes’ peak came when he entered the season. It’s still there. Just a little scratch on it because of his never-had-before ACL/LCL injury.He has fully recovered from it. He is going to become the best on his own pace! He’s already proving every analyst - who didn’t vouch for him for 2026 - wrong! What more do they need?Josh Allen favored to win NFL MVP but there’s no Patrick Mahomes mentionCBS Sports’ Tyler Sullivan notes that Josh Allen began his 2026 season at a “scorching hot pace.” So hot that the league’s Most Valuable Player [NFL MVP] award is already tied to his name.He clocked passing and rushing yards in Week 1 against the Houston Texans and Week 2 against the Detroit Lions.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]. Both went on to win the NFL MVP that year. The same is projected for the Buffalo Bills quarterback.As for Patrick Mahomes’ odds? According to CBS Sports’ Tyler Sullivan, there’s no mention of Mahomes.After Josh Allen, the betting markets point to Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, and Caleb Williams as other quarterbacks with a shot. Don’t know how Caleb Williams still does, after his Grade 1 hamstring injury and Week 2 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.Anyhow, updated BetMGM and DraftKings predictors, as noted by The Athletic’s Katie Richcreek, rank Patrick Mahomes No. 2 for NFL MVP odds after Week 2. 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.Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.