# The best and worst from first half of NFL season: Josh Allen, Justin Herbert and a tale of two Harbaughs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-best-and-worst-from-first-half-of-nfl-season-josh-allen-justin-herbert-and-a-tale-of-two-harbaughs/
- Published: 2026-11-07T15:45:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T16:22:38+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/sports/the-best-and-worst-from-first-half-of-nfl-season/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Josh Allen leads the article’s midseason awards.
- He has 11 passing touchdowns and nine rushing scores.
- Jaxson Smith-Njigba is closing in on 1,000 receiving yards.

## Summary

Josh Allen is named the NFL’s best player and most valuable player at the season’s midpoint, after thriving under new Bills coach Joe Brady. His all-round production has helped keep Buffalo’s Super Bowl ambitions on track during an unusually chaotic season.

Allen has an 11-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio, averages a career-best 8.75 yards per completion, and has added 270 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns. Brock Purdy and Joe Burrow were close behind. Seahawks receiver Jaxson Smith-Njigba is also singled out: he has 64 catches for 985 yards and nine touchdowns, putting him on pace to challenge Calvin Johnson’s 1,974-yard season record and potentially reach 2,000 yards.

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