Emotional Bills come to Josh Allen's defense after teary-eyed quarterback says he 'let my teammates down'

At 1 point, the Buffalo Bills astir seemed similar a squad of destiny.

With nary Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson oregon Joe Burrow successful the playoffs, backmost and reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen appeared to person the champion roadworthy imaginable to yet making it to the Super Bowl.

But aft arguable officiating successful overtime, the Bills' play again ended successful heartbreak with a 33-30 nonaccomplishment to Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos.

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Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills walks disconnected the tract aft being defeated by the Denver Broncos successful overtime of the AFC divisional playoff crippled astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High connected Jan. 17, 2026 successful Denver, Colorado.   (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

This marks the sixth consecutive play the Bills were ousted anterior to making the large game, and Josh Allen, who committed 4 turnovers, wore the loss, and his emotions, connected his sleeve.

"It's highly difficult. Feel similar I fto my teammates down today," Allen said astatine his postgame conference, wiping distant tears portion inactive successful his jersey.

Offensive lineman Dion Dawkins has been blocking for Allen since the backmost got drafted successful 2018. Already emotional, helium couldn't carnivore to perceive that Allen took the blame.

Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills walks disconnected the tract aft the NFL shot divisional playoff crippled against the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field At Mile High connected Jan. 17, 2026 successful Denver, Colorado.  (Logan Bowles/Getty Images)

When helium was told that Allen felt helium fto his teammates down, Dawkins tearfully turned backmost toward his locker, ending his media session. But helium whispered nether his breath, "He didn't fto america down."

Brandin Cooks, who was portion of the arguable interception, besides got teary-eyed upon proceeding Allen's reflection connected the game.

"Nah, nah. He's been carrying america each year," Cooks said. "The mode I deliberation astir it is idiosyncratic [has to] measurement up to alleviate that from him. When you're large and you consciousness similar you person to bash truthful much, you person the accidental to beryllium capable to unit immoderate of those things. That's what I deliberation astir Josh. He's the top backmost successful this league. Everybody other astir him gotta travel up to marque plays truthful helium doesn't ever person to beryllium the 1 to consciousness similar ‘Man, I gotta triumph this game.’

"We each consciousness that way, you know? You enactment truthful hard. Personally, conscionable truthful thankful to beryllium capable to beryllium a portion of this. I look backmost like, what could I person done to beryllium capable to alleviate immoderate of that unit from him?"

Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills congratulates Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos aft overtime successful the AFC Divisional Playoff crippled astatine Empower Field At Mile High connected Jan. 17, 2026 successful Denver, Colorado.   (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

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The Broncos volition look the victor of the New England Patriots and Houston Texans for a travel to the Super Bowl successful Santa Clara.

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