It’s 2-0 for Josh Allen and the Bills. That’s exactly what you’d expect from the reigning MVP. Week 1 was a nail-biter. A 41-40 escape against the Ravens, and Week 2 looked a lot cleaner with a 30–10 win over the Jets, even though the 29-year-old quarterback missed a couple of plays after a nose injury. Still, that doesn’t mean the QB is brushing past the flaws.

He’s already pointed out the mistakes from the opener, the ones Buffalo fixed against New York. And now, with back-to-back wins in the bag, Allen and the crew are diving into the film again, making sure the next one looks even sharper. The quarterback made it official himself. Following the game, Allen appeared in front of the media, with his nose still a little bit bruised, and answered the questions honestly.

When asked about the road to division win and what he had learned from his team in these two weeks, Allen pointed out the mistakes and how they’re learning from them each week. “Well, that we’re resilient,” he said. “You know, went out there and learned from some mistakes that we had last week. Now, again, we’re going to have to watch this film. There were some mistakes today that we need to clean up.” For the last couple of weeks, the Bills kept finding ways to get it done, and as Allen likes to point out, resilience has been the difference. Still, the ride hasn’t been flawless.

Take the season opener against the Ravens, for instance. The 41–40 box score speaks for itself, but Buffalo’s three failed two-point conversions in the fourth quarter (0/3) were a glaring red flag when it came to finishing drives in crunch time. On top of that, the Bills racked up five penalties for 38 yards in a one-point game. Nothing catastrophic, but costly enough to make a win feel a little shakier than it should have been.

Fast forward to Week 2, and the picture looked a whole lot cleaner. Buffalo rolled past the Jets 30–10, cutting out most of those wrinkles. This time around, they didn’t give away a single turnover. Allen did scare fans for a moment when he left with a bloody nose. But he came back to finish 14 of 25 for 148 yards.

The real story, though, was in the trenches. Buffalo absolutely owned the line of scrimmage, outgaining New York 403–154 and pounding the ball for 224 rushing yards. James Cook led the charge with 132 yards on 21 carries. Special teams stayed sharp, too. Matt Prater drilled all three of his field-goal attempts, including a 52-yarder, and there were no miscues to speak of.

All told, Week 2 was about as clean as it gets: Buffalo ran the ball at will, forced the Jets into mistakes, and kept their own house in order. The only real hiccup? That brief, bloody-nose scare for Allen.

Josh Allen’s nose can take a relief

“Obviously gushing blood,” Josh Allen said after the game, addressing his nose injury. “I just wanted to try to get off the field and stop it.” The quarterback was forced to leave the field for a couple of plays after he hurt his nose while running on second-and-7 from the Bills’ 23 before being stopped for no gain. The visuals showed Micheal Clemons getting a hand under Allen’s facemask. The QB felt a sudden pain and realized his nose was bleeding.

Within a few moments, Allen ran to the sidelines and was examined by the trainers. “Pulled (the football) when I probably should’ve handed it off,” he addressed. “I tried to throw it and I saw them push, so I decided to tuck it. I don’t know what hit me — it was a knee, it was a hand, it was somebody – and the helmet just kind of came down on the bridge of my nose and just started leaking.” In his absence, the backup quarterback, Mitchell Trubisky, stepped in for a while before Allen eventually returned.

After leading the Bills to a 30-10 victory over the Jets, the quarterback was asked about his injury. He inhaled a long breath and then replied, “We can breathe, so it’s good,” with a slight grin on his face. A nose injury was something that Allen was familiar with. He addressed an incident during his high-school days, noting, “No, I mean, last time it was like high school in basketball. Basketball hit in the nose or something. Yeah, it was a weird one. It’s still kind of going on, but we’ll be all right.”

With 2 wins in 2 weeks, Allen and the Bills now head for a Week 3 showdown against Miami on September 18.