Josh Allen is back in the NFL playoffs again, and this time the spotlight feels harsher than ever. The Buffalo Bills quarterback has now reached the p.

Allen's modern rivals are sitting out this postseason, while the next young wave of QBs may be too green to win it all. The time, then, is now

The relationship between Western New York and its star quarterback is like nothing the region has ever experienced.

The hot topic heading into the NFL playoffs is Bills quarterback Josh Allen not having to worry about the Chiefs in the postseason.

It’s Josh Allen’s time to finally check the box by winning a Super Bowl and earning an NFL title for a Buffalo franchise starving for a Lombardi trophy. First off, top-tier quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow no longer stand in his way, with their teams surprisingly failing to reach the postseason this year.

That limits this year's pool of world champions, but in a season where everyone is flawed and no one was truly dominant, the field remains wide open. The top seeds in either conference are vulnerable. The worst teams in the AFC and NFC are both guaranteed at least one home game. There are few outcomes that would be truly surprising this winter.