Of the three quarterbacks in the AFC who are playing at an elite level, only Josh Allen has not played in a Super Bowl. Allen is well aware his postseason path would be a lot easier if the Bills can earn the conference’s No. 1 seed, which is up for grabs with two weeks to go.
The stakes will be high Monday night when Allen squares off with Joe Burrow and the Bengals, who are 12-1 ATS in their past 13 games. Cincinnati has won seven in a row yet is a home underdog to Buffalo in the only Week 17 game between teams with winning records.
The AFC’s third elite quarterback is obviously Patrick Mahomes, who is 0-2 against Allen and Burrow and 12-1 against all other opponents this season. Allen led the Bills to a 24-20 win at Kansas City on Oct. 16. Burrow beat Mahomes and the Chiefs 27-24 on Dec. 4.
Allen or Burrow? Take your pick. Although this looks like a pick-em game, DraftKings opened the Bills as 1.5-point favorites.