{"id":29371,"date":"2026-08-06T04:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29371"},"modified":"2026-08-06T04:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:06:22","slug":"will-josh-allen-breakthrough-how-hes-trending-to-be-the-mickelson-to-mahomes-tiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=29371","title":{"rendered":"Will Josh Allen Breakthrough? How He&#8217;s Trending To Be The Mickelson To Mahomes&#8217; Tiger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-v-273d04fe=\"\"><!--[--><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">Josh Allen is hopeful that he and the Buffalo Bills will finally get over the hump and win a Super Bowl one of these days. However, with each passing season, FOX Sports&#8217; Colin Cowherd believes that Allen is inching closer to becoming the guy who played second fiddle to an all-time great.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eaB8REwbN64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent interview with ESPN<\/a>, Allen iterated that &#8220;You knock enough at the door, it&#8217;s going to open at some point, and that&#8217;s what we have to keep doing.&#8221; But Cowherd is skeptical about that belief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">&#8220;Phil Mickelson&#8217;s prime was Tiger Woods&#8217; prime. Well, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes entered the league one year apart. Mahomes got the better owner, arguably, GM, coach and weapon, Travis Kelce,&#8221; Colin Cowherd said on Wednesday&#8217;s edition of &#8220;The Herd.&#8221; &#8220;In an offensive league, the weapon matters. Offensive coach in Andy Reid, so a lot of advantages just didn&#8217;t go Josh Allen&#8217;s way. \u2026 I tend to think the Los Angeles Rams are going to win the NFC, the better conference, and I like Buffalo in the AFC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">&#8220;I think the DJ Moore pickup and the offensive coach [promotion of Joe Brady] all works [for the Bills], but Josh Allen, this is the inevitable question: \u2018Bro, when are you going to win one [a Super Bowl]?\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">Allen had another standout season in 2025. The four-time Pro Bowler and the 2024 NFL MVP totaled 3,668 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 102.2 passer rating, while completing 69.3% of his passes. He also rushed for 579 yards and 14 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">But after Buffalo defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC wild-card round, Allen threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles in an overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round. Through the first eight seasons of Allen&#8217;s NFL career (2018-25), the Bills haven&#8217;t advanced past the AFC Championship Game, which includes going 0-4 against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the postseason; the Chiefs have won three Super Bowls with Mahomes under center (2019, 2022 and 2023 seasons).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">On that note, the Bills&#8217; five-year run of winning the AFC East (2020-24) ended last season (2025) with the New England Patriots winning the division at 14-3 in their first year with Mike Vrabel as head coach, while then-second-year quarterback Drake Maye was the runner-up for the NFL MVP Award and the team reached Super Bowl LX.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">&#8220;Are you going to be playing road playoff games? Ask Tom Brady about playing road playoff games at Denver: It never worked out well. A lot of those San Francisco 49ers playoff highlights with Joe Montana, they were at home. A lot of Brady&#8217;s highlights, they were at home, so that&#8217;s what worries me,&#8221; Cowherd said about the Bills. &#8220;Not that the window&#8217;s closed. Rather, New England now has <i>the<\/i> better coach, an elite quarterback, a great owner [Robert Kraft], lots of historic momentum and success. That and a lot more good, young players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">&#8220;You can blame the GM, but some of it becomes the Patriots have Drake Maye on a rookie deal and the Bills are paying Josh Allen a lot, and you got to move off really good players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"full-width-image mg-t-15 article-content mg-b-25\" displaynav=\"true\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\"><img srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxsports.com\/statics.foxsports.com\/www.foxsports.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0\/0\/hkuhegya0aahs8s-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1,  https:\/\/a57.foxsports.com\/statics.foxsports.com\/www.foxsports.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0\/0\/hkuhegya0aahs8s-1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/div>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">The 30-year-old Allen is entering the second season of a six-year, $330 million contract, with the $55 million average annual value tied for third among NFL quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-273d04fe=\"\">The Bills split the 2025 regular-season series with the Patriots, who loaded up their wide receiver room this offseason, acquiring three-time Pro Bowler A.J. 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