Getty Bills quarterback Josh Allen looks at Ford Field on November 24, 2022.
With the Buffalo Bills fielding an aging roster and facing an increasingly competitive AFC, some insiders believe the team’s window to win a Super Bowl title could be rapidly closing.
That doesn’t matter to quarterback Josh Allen.
In an August 30 interview with Adam Schein on Mad Dog Sports Radio, Allen was asked about the critics who believe the Bills may have missed their best opportunity to win a title, but the Bills quarterback didn’t seem bothered.
“One thing I do know is it’s hard to win in this league, it’s hard to win consistently in this league,” Allen responded. “But the type of men that we have in this facility, in this locker room, it’s a special group. So I don’t really hear all that outside noise. I know the type of guys that we have, the energy and the juice that we can bring and how special this team can be.”
Josh Allen Focused on Upcoming Season
Allen has never been too concerned with both the criticisms and high expectations that his team has faced, and followed his one-game-at-a-time mantra in this week’s interview with Schein.
Allen said everything that happened last season — from the tribulations the team faced during the year to the disappointing finish with a playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals — doesn’t matter anymore.
“It takes every single Sunday, Monday, Thursday,” Allen said. “It takes every game day of going out there and putting your best foot forward, taking it one game at a time. Nothing we did last year carries over to this year. You play the games for a reason. Any given Sunday, any team can win, but we’re just looking to put our best foot forward one game at a time.”
“Josh Allen keeps Buffalo’s Super Bowl window wide open! … The team to beat in the AFC this year, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills.”
Allen’s own situation has improved going into the 2023 season. He spent the back half of last season playing through an elbow injury that bothered him but didn’t keep him out of any games, but is healthy again as the season approaches. The Bills also made changes on offense, bringing on speedy wide receiver Deonte Harty and veteran Trent Sherfield while using a first-round pick on tight end Dalton Kincaid.
New Rivalry for Bills, Josh Allen
Many of the critics predicting a closing Super Bowl window for the Bills cite the expected rise of the New York Jets, who added quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the offseason.
Allen also downplayed Rodgers’ arrival in the AFC East, telling Kyle Brandt in a May 10 appearance on “Kyle Brandt’s Basement” that not much will change in the division.
“He’s definitely a bad man. But at the end of the day, it’s still football,” Allen said. “The goal doesn’t change — it doesn’t matter who’s back there throwing passes for the opposing team. We’re trying to go out there and score more points than them.”
The Jets gave the Bills trouble last season, scoring a 20-17 win in Week 9 and playing the Bills close again in the Week 14 rematch, which the Bills ultimately won 20-12. Allen also faced off with Rodgers in a Week 8 Monday Night Football matchup, with Allen leading the Bills to a 27-17 win over Rodgers and the Packers.
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Bills QB Josh Allen Claps Back at Critics of Team’s Super Bowl Chances