‘”It hurts, I’d rather be preparing for a game [on Super Bowl Sunday] than walking down this carpet,” Allen said. “It’s hard to say that but it does put things into perspective about how close we were this season. We have a lot to grow from and a lot to work on. We got to 10 wins and to the playoffs and nearly won a game. With how young we are and how eager we are to get back to work, I have been talking to our guys, we just want to play.”‘