RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Josh Allen has already proven he can carry the Buffalo Bills .
The question heading into the 2026 season isn't whether he's good enough. It's whether this is finally the year everything comes together.
Allen remains one of the NFL 's most complete quarterbacks. He's coming off another outstanding season that reinforced why he's consistently mentioned among the league's elite, and why opposing defenses still lose sleep trying to figure out how to slow him down.
The physical tools have never been the issue. Allen can make just about every throw imaginable. Whether he's firing a laser over the middle, dropping a pass perfectly down the sideline or launching one 50 yards downfield, there aren't many quarterbacks with his combination of arm strength and confidence. He can attack every inch of the field, and that's what makes Buffalo's offense so dangerous.
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Then there's what he does when the play breaks down. Allen isn't the type of quarterback who gives up when the pocket collapses. Few quarterbacks are as difficult to defend once they get outside the pocket. That's part of what helped him earn the NFL MVP award.
Of course, even the best quarterbacks have room to improve. There were stretches last season when Allen tried to do a little too much. A handful of risky decisions led to unnecessary turnovers, and there were moments when forcing the issue hurt the Bills more than it helped. Those mistakes didn't define his season, but they're the kind that become magnified once the playoffs begin.
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The encouraging part is that those lapses have become the exception instead of the rule. Allen has grown into the kind of quarterback every franchise hopes to find. He has the talent to win games on his own, the experience that comes from deep postseason runs and the confidence to thrive in the biggest moments.
Now comes the hardest part. The Bills don't need Allen to prove he's one of the NFL's best quarterbacks. He's already done that. What they need is for him to put together his best football when the stakes are highest.
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