Josh Allen hasn't felt a tap on his leg in the huddle this year. He hasn't felt ire on the sideline. He hasn't had to worry about making sure he got the ball into any one set of hands, and it's no coincidence the Bills quarterback is playing the best football of his life.

Josh Allen was bleeding from the mouth. That was abundantly clear to his teammates because the Buffalo Bills quarterback was smiling widely — though maybe not brightly because the blood leaked down to his teeth.