The quarterbacks aren’t realistically attempting to chase down Patrick Mahomes in the Lombardi Trophy department, but what they are trying to be is this era’s Peyton Manning.

There are only three AFC quarterbacks who have won the Super Bowl in the past decade: Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning. Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen are hoping to join that exclusive QB in the 2025 NFL playoffs.

The hardy souls across western New York and inside Highmark Stadium never ask for much, just that elusive first Super Bowl championship, but first Josh Allen with the ball in his hands last on Sunday night.