Josh Allen Set for 2025 Season Opener with Bills

The Buffalo Bills have announced their team captains for the 2025 NFL season, and once again, quarterback Josh Allen will don the "C" on his chest. This is no surprise to anyone as Allen has been the face of the franchise for years. Along with Allen, Dion Dawkins, Terrel Bernard, and Jordan Poyer were were named as captains. Allen is clearly a leader on the field, but even off the field he is a leader in the locker room, and a positive role model with fans in Buffalo! Being chosen captain by your teammates says a lot about the trust the players have for Josh Allen.

Bills To Face Ravens To Open 2023 Campaign

Buffalo opened up their season on Sunday, September 7th,  in a primetime affair against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium. The game will be broadcasted across the country on NBC at 8:20 p.m. ET. This game has already been touted as one of the most exciting openers of NFL season. Both teams have elite quarterbacks at the helm; Allen for the Bills and Lamar Jackson for the Ravens. Fans in Orchard Park could not be more excited to start the season by welcoming a strong AFC rival and hopefully cracking it open with a statement win. 

MVP Path And Recognition For Josh Allen

Earlier this year, Allen won an AP NFL MVP award, defeating Lamar Jackson in perhaps one of the closest MVP races in recent history. This award was significant for Allen and solidified his position at the top of the league. However, even with the MVP award, Allen was ranked No. 3 in the NFL Top 100 players list for 2025 below Saquon Barkley and Lamar Jackson. Some fans were not happy with this ranking, but Allen has only talked about preparing for the season. For Allen, winning awards are not more important than team success and winning a Super Bowl.

Record-Setting Deal Keeps Allen In Buffalo

In March, Josh Allen signed a lucrative six-year, $330 million contract extension with the Bills that includes $250 million in guarantees. As part of the deal, Allen bumped up his guarantees to lock in his future in Buffalo until at least 2030. The Bills signaled their maximum commitment to building around their franchise quarterback. For Allen, it was an opportunity to remain with the franchise that drafted him and chase a championship with a city that has accepted him as its own. The contract embodies the shared belief and long-term vision between the player and the franchise.

Human Touch: Allen’s Emotional Shout-Out

As a preface to awards and contracts, there was one instant earlier this past season that illustrated the human side of Josh Allen. At the NFL Honors event, after winning the MVP, Allen gave a heartfelt and emotional shout-out to "Slick Rick," a longtime worker in the Bills mailroom. It moved Rick to tears as it showed Allen's humility and thoughtfulness towards all people connected with the franchise and showed the fans this little nugget of who Allen is just off the field. It was a moment that, judging by memes I saw, actually made fans tear-up. The moment just reinforced when many fans know and believe, Josh Allen the superstar will never forget those supporting him that he - and the fans- never sees.

AWESOME NEWS: #Jaguars Josh Hines-Allen son who has been battling cancer for 7 months has been given a CANCER FREE REPORT ❤️❤️#nfl pic.twitter.com/dBGQsi6lvR

— NFL Rumors (@nflrums) September 2, 2025

What To Expect This Season

With the start of the 2025 season approaching, expectations for Allen and the Bills couldn't be higher. Allen has signed a new contract, he has MVP buzz after last season, and he is the opening game in prime time, so the spotlight will shine brightly on him from the first snap. There are even rumors that wide receiver Gabe Davis is coming back to the roster, which would add a trusted target in the passing game for Allen. The ultimate goal for Buffalo is simple: to make the Super Bowl and finally hoist the Lombardi Trophy. For the Bills' fans this feels like one of the better chances yet, and it starts with Allen this season.