The 2025 NFL season wraps up this Sunday with Super Bowl 60 set to pit the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots. While the championship game draws massive viewership, not everyone follows it closely—especially fans still thinking about teams and players who fell short.
Take the Buffalo Bills, who were knocked out in a controversial 33-30 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the divisional round. Josh Allen, usually reliable in the postseason, uncharacteristically turned the ball over four times after a stretch of six playoff games without a turnover. The defeat dropped his playoff record to 8-7; those eight wins are the most by any quarterback who has yet to appear in a Super Bowl.
In an interview with CBS Sports HQ, Allen admitted he typically skips watching the Super Bowl, but he’ll tune in this year to cheer for a close friend. He said he hasn’t been watching the game regularly for years but plans to watch with his wife and root for Sam Darnold, calling Darnold a great player and an even better person and wishing he could be there in person.
Darnold himself is one of the big storylines heading into the game. Few expected him to drive Seattle to a title game in his first season with the team, and he could become the first quarterback to win a Super Bowl after stints with five different franchises. As a member of the 2018 draft class—alongside Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield, Josh Rosen and Lamar Jackson—Darnold was the first of that group to start a Super Bowl, and despite their divergent career paths the two quarterbacks have remained close.
Allen said he hopes to reach that same stage someday, but for now he’ll be backing his friend on Sunday.
Fan Take: This matchup and the personal storylines around Darnold and Allen underscore how player movement and perseverance shape today’s NFL narratives. For fans, it’s a reminder that postseason success often hinges on resilience and relationships as much as talent, and it could further normalize unconventional career paths to championship glory.
