Josh Allen keeps piling up the kind of numbers that put him in elite company, but the Buffalo Bills quarterback is also carrying a burden that won’t go away until he changes the postseason script.
Since the start of the 2020 season, Allen ranks top five in passing yards, passing touchdowns, rushing touchdowns and playoff wins. That’s the résumé of a franchise centerpiece and one of the league’s most dangerous quarterbacks. Still, the one glaring gap remains the same: no Super Bowl appearance.
Last season looked like a real opening. The playoff field didn’t include Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the player who has gone 4-0 against Allen in the postseason. Even with that opportunity in front of them, the Bills still came up short, dropping a winnable game to the Denver Broncos after Allen turned the ball over four times.
That kind of ending only sharpens the conversation around him. Around the league, players still see Allen as the best quarterback, and the NFL Top 100 seems likely to reflect that when his spot is revealed. On Tuesday, the league unveiled Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford at No. 4, and it would be hard to imagine Allen being left off the list entirely.
But recognition can cut both ways. The more the honors stack up, the more the pressure follows.
Allen already has the uncomfortable distinction of owning the most playoff wins by any quarterback who has never reached a Super Bowl. If he’s named the league’s No. 1 quarterback, that spotlight only gets brighter.
His name has been tied to Mahomes ever since their unforgettable playoff meeting during the 2021 season, when the Chiefs beat Buffalo 42-36 in overtime after the Bills had taken a lead with just 13 seconds left in regulation. Kansas City has now beaten Allen twice in the playoffs, and they’ve added two more since that game.
That’s why the debate around Allen keeps circling back to the same place. His talent is undeniable, and his career pace is putting him on track with some of the most legendary quarterbacks in NFL history. But the accolades will keep feeling incomplete until the Bills start turning that talent into the kind of playoff run that ends with a championship.
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