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The Buffalo Bills quarterback drew attention 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 short of Denver in a 33-30 overtime loss in the divisional round on January 17. But even if the Bills had 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 take into account 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, Massachusetts, on Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
“I’d be lying to you if I’m sitting here saying I feel like I had a part in this because if I make one more play, that game in Denver, we probably won’t have this press conference right now,” Allen told reporters. “We’re probably not making any changes. Honestly, we’re probably just getting ready to play another game.”
This generated criticism on social networks.
“Josh Allen, the king of what-ifs,” wrote one user on X.
One X user wrote: “Guy who has never made it to the Super Bowl thinks he would have made it to the Super Bowl if he hadn’t failed yet again.”
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Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) passes against the New England Patriots during the second half in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on 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 pretty much in the real world, Allen never broke out and led his team to a Super Bowl. It’s who he is.”
Allen had four turnovers in the playoff loss to the Broncos, but appeared to make a play that could have won the game in overtime when he delivered a deep pass to wide receiver Brandin Cooks who appeared caught at first. But after Cooks fell to the ground, Broncos defensive back Ja’Quan McMillian took the ball and officials ruled it an interception. The call generated controversy among fans.
Allen then sobbed in front of reporters at the postgame press conference that night, choking 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 on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott days later and 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.
