2) Bills quarterback Josh Allen: There isn’t much left to say about Allen when it comes to postseason defeats. He’s dealt with some heartbreakers over the course of his career, but this one should hurt a bit more because of his role. We usually talk about the Buffalo supporting cast failing Allen in critical situations when the Bills lose in the playoffs. This time around, he was a big part of the problem. The same quarterback who’s been phenomenal throughout his postseason career — he hadn’t given the ball away once in his last six playoff games — ended up with four turnovers. Allen fumbled three times and lost two of those while also throwing two interceptions. Some of those turnovers came down to a Denver defender making a great play, like the one McMIllian made in ripping the ball away from Cooks in overtime for that interception. At other times, it was Allen simply trying to do too much, when he lost the football while scrambling with two seconds left in the first half and set up a Will Lutz field goal after Denver recovered that mishap. It’s fair to say the Bills would’ve won that game if Allen could’ve avoided one of those turnovers. Since he didn’t, this ends up being another year where Buffalo fans are left to wonder what it will take for this team to win a championship during his tenure. It’s been said many times that Allen was poised to benefit from a postseason without Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson playing. Turns out that advantage didn’t take the Bills any farther than they’ve already been in recent years.
