Bills’ Josh Allen fights back tears with blunt postgame message after heartbreaking season-ending loss
No,. 17 was emotional, and it’s hard not to blame him.
The Buffalo Bills’ season is officially over.
Quarterback Josh Allen wasn’t Superman; in fact, he was nowhere close to Superman. He had several costly turnovers and missed some wide-open throws late in the contest.
Still, despite some self-inflicted wounds, Buffalo had a chance to walk out of Denver in overtime with the victory, but fell just flat. There were several controversial calls to end the game, but Buffalo did themselves no favors.
Josh Allen keeps it real with postgame comments after loss vs. Broncos
Immediately after the loss, Allen spoke to the media with tears in his eyes. He gave the Bills Mafia a blunt assessment of his performance, fully understanding that he needs to be better.
“I let my teammates down tonight [ . . . ] just missed opportunities throughout the game, Allen said. “It’s been a long season, hate how it ended. It’s going to stick with me for a long time [ . . . ] Can’t win with five turnovers. I fumbled twice, threw two picks, you shoot yourself in the foot like that, you don’t deserve to win football games.”
The topic of controversial calls came up, but Allen was having none of it.
“Losing that way, regardless, losing in the playoffs is not fun,” Allen said.
Josh Allen and the Bills struggled with turnovers against the Broncos
It wasn’t just Allen who had a costly turnover, as running back James Cook had a fumble when the Bills were driving down the field, giving the ball right back to Denver.
Anytime you have five turnovers in a contest, it’s going to be difficult to win a football game, as Allen shared in the postgame press conference. You simply cannot do that, especially on the road, in a hostile environment, in the postseason.
It’s a frustrating way for the season to end, with so much hope resting on Allen’s shoulders to finally bring a Lombardi Trophy to Western New York. Instead, Buffalo is left licking its wounds and focusing on the long offseason ahead. Allen shared his message for the team after the loss.
“I haven’t been doing a lot of talking other than I love my teammates and [I’m] extremely sorry,” Allen said. “I’m disappointed in how this ended.”
Allen didn’t deflect, didn’t point fingers, and didn’t make excuses, and neither should anyone else. The Bills had opportunities to win this game and repeatedly handed them away. In the end, Buffalo didn’t lose because of a call; they lost because they beat themselves when it mattered most.
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