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was the most-improved quarterback in the NFL this season -- there is no debate. Allen set franchise records in completions (396), pa sing yards (4,544) and pa sing touchdowns (37), becoming the first player with 4,500 pa sing yards, 35 pa sing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns in a single season in NFL history.Allen's play Bo Jackson Jersey transformed the Bills from good to great, as Buffalo improved from 10-6 in 2019 to 13-3 this season in winning its first division title since 1995. Buffalo had its first 13-win season since 1991, when the Bills reached the second of four consecutive Super Bowl appearances.The Bills weren't sure if they would reach this level with Allen's play over the first two seasons. Allen was a quarterback that completed 56.3% of his pa ses with 30 touchdowns to 21 interceptions in 2018 and 2019, with his struggles coming full circle in the team's wild-card game last year. Allen completed 52.2% of his pa ses (24 of 46) for 264 yards and a 69.5 pa ser rating in that game. He was sacked three times and lost a fumble, as the Bills blew a 16-0 lead before falling to the in overtime.That failure motivated Allen as he prepares to make his second playoff start, 371 days after last year's debacle."The main le son was not to pre s -- understand the situation we were in ... If I could change it, I obviously would," Allen said to reporters Tuesday. "I'm glad I can't. I'm glad the le sons that I've learned throughout that game and throughout the three years I've been playing so far. Without failure, people don't know succe s."Allen cut his bad throw percentage (throws that weren't catchable with normal effort from the receiver) from 20.3% in 2019 to 16% in 2020. His on-target throw percentage (throws that would have hit the intended receiving target) improved from 73.2% to 79.1% -- jumping from 21st in the league to seventh. He's the third quarterback in NFL history to throw 35-plus touchdown pa ses and rush for seven-plus touchdowns in a season, joining Steve Young (1994) and (2015). Young and Newton both won MVP that season and took their teams to the Super Bowl. He completed 69.2% of his pa ses this year, a significant improvement from 56.3% the previous two seasons.That playoff failure where Allen had a bad throw percentage of 21.4% showcased where the Bills quarterback needed to improve. Allen is looking to eliminate the demons from last postseason in a year where he's improved acro s the board. Cole Ragans Jersey