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Josh Allen Absent From All-Decades Team as Former Bills Pass Rusher Makes the List The Bills' quarterback was not named as one of the two best quarterbacks of the past 20 years.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen runs with the ball during the first half against the Jacksonville Jaguars in an AFC Wild Card Round game.
| IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connectand can do no wrong, he hasnt quite reached the level of a few other great signal callers who have come before him.
, with one Hall of Famer and another future Hall of Famer listed instead.
According tothe best two quarterbacks over the past two decades are Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, who were listed as first-team and second-team selections, respectively.There may be some Bills fans who are up in arms that their favorite teams golden boy was absent from the list, but its clear he doesnt belong alongside Brady and Manning.
At least not yet.
Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl champion, claiming the Lombardi Trophy in 2019, 2017, 2015, 2005, 2004 and 2002 with the New England Patriots and in 2021 as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Manning won two Super Bowls during his illustrious career, Super Bowl 50 and Super Bowl XLI.
Brady was named NFL MVP on three separate occasions, while Manning won the award five times.Allen is off to a good start with a couple of AFC Championship appearances and an MVP award of his own, but he isEven as far as current players are concerned, Patrick Mahomes would likely have made the list ahead of Allen, as the Kansas City Chiefs QB has won three Super Bowls and been named MVP twice.
Allen is certainly no slouch and might be No.
4 on that list.Still, he has some work to do if he is to end his career at the top of the heap.
Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller enters the field before a game against the New York Jets.
| USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect Elsewhere on the list, future Hall of Fame pass rusher Von Miller was named a second-team edge defender, behind first-team selections Myles Garrett,, and Los Angeles Chargers pass rusher Khalil Mack.
Pittsburgh Steelers EDGE T.J.Watt was also named a second-teamer.
Miller played three seasons in Buffalo from 2022 to 2024, but he made his bones well before joining the Bills.
He was named Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2011 and is a three-time first-team All-Pro.
Miller was also named Super Bowl MVP of the Denver Broncos championship win in 2015.which hampered his ability to stay on the field.He finished his Bills career playing in 36 games, recording 14 sacks.
He has totaled 138.5 sacks over his 14 years in the league and may add to that if he finds a new team before the start of the 2026 season.Miller remains a free agent andNevertheless, while Miller being named to the team took be by surprise at first, upon further review, his position onimpressive list is warranted, as he has helped define the position throughout his legendary career.
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Please wait while we load personalized content recommendationsAlex Brasky is editor of Shout! magazine, along with serving as a contributor to Bills - ONSI.He has been on the Bills beat the past nine seasons and recently joined Newsweek to expand his coverage beyond the NFL.
Alex has also previously covered the MLB, Pro Baseball Hall of Fame, PGA Tour and March Madness and earned first place for his spot news coverage in the New York Press Association's Better Newspaper contest.