Will Josh Allen Break Through? How He's Trending To Be The Mickelson To Mahomes' Tiger

Josh Allen is hopeful that he and the Buffalo Bills will finally get over the hump and win a Super Bowl one of these days. However, with each passing season, FOX Sports' Colin Cowherd believes that Allen is inching closer to becoming the guy who played second fiddle to an all-time great. 

In a recent interview with ESPN, Allen iterated that "You knock enough at the door, it's going to open at some point, and that's what we have to keep doing." But Cowherd is skeptical about that belief. 

"Phil Mickelson's prime was Tiger Woods' prime. Well, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes entered the league one year apart. Mahomes got the better owner, arguably, GM, coach and weapon, Travis Kelce," Colin Cowherd said on Wednesday's edition of "The Herd." "In an offensive league, the weapon matters. Offensive coach in Andy Reid, so a lot of advantages just didn't go Josh Allen's way. … I tend to think the Los Angeles Rams are going to win the NFC, the better conference, and I like Buffalo in the AFC.

"I think the DJ Moore pickup and the offensive coach [promotion of Joe Brady] all works [for the Bills], but Josh Allen, this is the inevitable question: ‘Bro, when are you going to win one [a Super Bowl]?’"

Allen had another standout season in 2025. The four-time Pro Bowler and the 2024 NFL MVP totaled 3,668 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 102.2 passer rating, while completing 69.3% of his passes. He also rushed for 579 yards and 14 touchdowns.

But after Buffalo defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC wild-card round, Allen threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles in an overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round. Through the first eight seasons of Allen's NFL career (2018-25), the