Off the field, Allen and Mayfield developed a friendship. From their time golfing in the summer, Allen and Mayfield spent enough time with one another to throw friendly jabs.
"I have to Walkie Talkie to him because he's so damn tall, so I can't really have a face-to-face conversation with him," Mayfield said. "In Buffalo, it's cold, it's rainy. Even though he's 6'10", his hands are small so he better wear his gloves."
Allen rebutted, saying Mayfield wears two gloves golfing. All jokes aside, the 2024 MVP shared his respect for Mayfield's mental toughness and ability to direct his journey on the field to success.
"I love the guy. He's awesome. To see kind of how his career has progressed and the adversity that he's fought through, playing some really, really dang good football right now," Allen said. "I'm a big fan of his. Anytime I get to watch games, I'm watching what he does, because he's very fun to watch."
That attitude Mayfield brings to the field is something McDermott said the Bills need to match. Finding their identity as a team, McDermott isn't worried about his group bouncing back, but is expecting Buffalo to bring a certain level of passion to the field.
"[Mayfield's] got it, yep, he's got it. And we've got to bring that. If you want to beat him, you got to you got bring that," McDermott said. "Want to be good at something? You got to bring a certain attitude and a certain passion and a certain commitment to the table. It's going to be a heck of a game Sunday."