Los Angeles, United States: A tearful Josh Allen took the blame as his Buffalo Bills’ latest bid to capture their first ever Super Bowl ended in an agonizing 33-30 playoff defeat to the Denver Broncos in overtime on Saturday.
Allen threw two interceptions as top-seeded Denver rallied from the brink of defeat late in the fourth quarter and pushed through a season-ending injury to their own quarterback to clinch the crucial divisional round clash.
The Bills have never won a Super Bowl despite reaching four consecutive editions in the 1990s, and defeat to the Broncos was the seventh time their reigning Most Valuable Player quarterback has fallen short in the postseason.
“I feel like I let my team-mates down tonight,” said Allen, wiping away tears in the post-game press conference. “I hate how it ended... when you shoot yourself in the foot like that you don’t deserve to win football games,” said the quarterback, who also gave up two fumbles on sacks.
“I’m extremely sorry and disappointed in how this ended.” There was also heartbreak for his opposing number Bo Nix. The victorious quarterback fractured a bone in his right ankle during the penultimate play of overtime.
