NFL Week 4 live updates: Inactives, schedule, kickoff times, matchups, odds and predictions

It’s only three games, and the Bills know you don’t win Super Bowls in September. A great head coach once told me, “Success is like a martini, it relaxes you, and that’s when you can get into trouble.”

There are no martinis to be found when it comes to the Bills. Nor are there any brand-name receivers. It’s Josh Allen and company.

Buffalo loves what they are seeing from their quarterback. He is playing efficiently, making good decisions and taking care of the ball. Allen has effectively used all of Buffalo’s skill players and the proof was on display a few days ago against the Jaguars when 10 Bills had a reception.

The Bills are 10-2 since offensive coordinator Joe Brady took over play-calling duties last season. And the passing game is not the only aspect of the offense that is working; Buffalo is also running the ball more — in fact, they’ve run it more than anyone else in football since Week 11 of last season (34.6 times per game).

A defensive coach preparing to face the Bills provided this perspective on Allen: “He’s doing more at the line of scrimmage, breaking the huddle faster, seeing the game better and getting in and out. Handling the protections. Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes are probably the only other two quarterbacks doing that.”

Allen has more control and power. As the Ravens prepare to face the highest-scoring offense in the league on Sunday night, I’m told their focus will be on takeaways as well as production on first down, with the goal of creating long-yardage situations, which the Bills have largely avoided through the first three weeks. If the Bills win in Baltimore, expect to hear plenty more “M-V-P” chants when the team gets back to Orchard Park — and expect to hear Joe Brady’s name in anticipation of the upcoming coaching cycle. (Meanwhile, it was only a few weeks ago we asked Josh Allen on the “Scoop City” podcast how he feels about being called overrated. Wish I never brought it up!)