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The Buffalo Bills quarterback raised eyebrows with comments at the team’s end-of-season press conference this week when he suggested his team would be in the Super Bowl if it had beaten the Denver Broncos.
The Bills fell just short of Denver in a 33-30 overtime loss in the divisional round on Jan. 17. But even if the Bills won that game, they would have had to beat the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship to reach the Super Bowl.
But Allen didn’t seem to account for the possibility of losing to the Patriots when he made those comments.
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen speaks at a news conference after a game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
“I’d be lying to you if I’m sitting here and saying I feel like I had a part in it, because if I play one more game, that game in Denver, we probably won’t be having this press conference right now,” Allen told reporters. “We’re probably not going to make a change. Honestly, we’re probably getting ready to play another game.”
This gave rise to criticism on social media.
“Josh Allen, the king of what if,” wrote one user on X.
One X user wrote: “Guy who never made a Super Bowl thinks he would have made the Super Bowl if he hadn’t failed to make the Super Bowl yet again.”
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) passes against the New England Patriots during the second half in Foxborough, Mass., Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Another user wrote: “And if Tom Brady lost all those Super Bowls he wouldn’t have won them. I mean the hypothetical game is nice and anything but back in the real world Allen has never come through and taken his team to a Super Bowl. That’s who he is.”
Allen had four turnovers in the playoff loss to the Broncos, but seemingly made a play that could have won the game in overtime when he delivered a deep pass to wide receiver Brandin Cooks who appeared to be caught on the snap. But after Cooks hit the ground, the ball was pulled away by Broncos defensive back Ja’Quan McMillian and officials ruled it an interception. The call caused controversy among fans.
Allen then sobbed in front of reporters at the postgame press conference that night, getting choked up as he said, “I let my team down.”
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New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye warms up before the AFC championship game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott days later and have replaced him with Joe Brady.
Now, after eight seasons and no trips to the Super Bowl, Allen can only watch from home as the Patriots play in their 11th Super Bowl with second-year quarterback Drake Maye.
