Josh Allen coming off big offseason to new perspective - ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen rolled his eyes.

The question hadn't even been finished, but the words that the Buffalo Bills quarterback had heard over and over again were brought up — to his displeasure: When you're asked about getting over that hump and winning the Super Bowl, does that ..?

«I think if I knew how to get over that hump, we would've gotten over that hump already,» Allen said. Allen has become all too familiar with the line of questioning as the Bills' quest to reach the Super Bowl has extended over the years.

His seven playoff wins are the most by any quarterback in NFL history without a Super Bowl appearance. Allen is now a winner of the league's MVP award and widely considered one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

So, the question comes up often.

«You have to continue to keep giving yourself chances, and I feel like, one thing that I've for sure learned this last offseason is trusting in God's timing. It's never wrong, and when it's meant to happen, it'll happen, and you just got to continue to keep putting yourselves in opportunities where it could happen.»

The losses over the years have been memorable in their own ways. In the first AFC Championship Game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020, coach Sean McDermott said the team wasn't ready to win the biggest of games. The loss the following year to the Chiefs in the divisional round is remembered by two words, «13 seconds.» Despite taking a three-point lead and leaving just 13 seconds on the clock for the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes was able to orchestrate a game-tying drive that ended with a Kansas City win in overtime before the rule change that both teams are guaranteed possession.

Allen walked up to a lectern after the 2024 AFC Championship Game