Hailee Steinfeld finally found herself in the TV spotlight at a Bills game, and she made the most of it.
For the first time, cameras caught Steinfeld openly and emphatically cheering on husband Josh Allen during Buffalo’s Monday Night Football showdown with the Los Angeles Rams, a back-and-forth fight that needed overtime in Los Angeles. As Allen pushed the Bills down the field late in the fourth quarter, Steinfeld was seen in an executive suite at SoFi Stadium jumping up and down and appearing to shout, 'Go Josh!
Let's go Josh! Let's f***ing go Josh!'
She kept the energy going as Allen scrambled for a first down, clapping and pointing downfield while flashing a grin as Buffalo moved closer to the end zone. Then, after another big Allen run in overtime put the Bills in field goal range, she was shown again, this time looking tense as the game hung in the balance.
The ending was every bit as dramatic as the buildup. Rams kicker Harrison Mevis had a chance to win it in overtime, but his field goal was blocked after a James Cook fumble had seemed to hand Los Angeles the victory. Matthew Stafford had already put together a late touchdown drive to force the extra period, but Tyler Bass answered with a 45-yard field goal to seal a 37-34 Bills win.
Steinfeld has usually kept a low profile around Allen’s career, so her appearance on the broadcast stood out. She has been seen before at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, and fans have occasionally caught her in a suite at games, but she has mostly stayed away from TV cameras. That quiet approach has reportedly been intentional, especially compared with the constant attention Taylor Swift has drawn at Chiefs games while supporting Travis Kelce.
Steinfeld and Allen began dating in May 2023, got engaged in November 2024, were married in May 2025, and welcomed their first child in April this year. With acting and football operating on different calendars, Steinfeld described the arrangement as a 'blessing' in an interview with Variety last year.
'What we do is so unpredictable, and his job is on such a strict schedule.
'So it's actually a blessing - I try to organize my time so I can be where he is. This time of year, I get to hunker down, slow down, support him and live life. When the offseason rolls around, it's go-time for me.
'I've never lived this part of life before - outside of my work. I've gotten a lot better at understanding what it means to slow down and to share that with someone. That's the greatest thing ever.'
Before the season began, Allen also talked about how he and Steinfeld planned to handle life with their daughter, Harper Haize Allen, while he was playing. He told E!
News: 'I can't tell you exactly how I'm going to feel right at this moment, but it's going to be obviously a lot of FaceTimes, a lot of calls. I don't want to miss anything.'
He called Steinfeld his 'supportive partner' and said she helped him stay locked in on football, adding: 'When we were back in Buffalo for OTAs. Just making sure that I could go to the facility, get my work done, be with the guys and understanding what that was for.'
Allen said she helped him 'find that balance' as a new parent and that he was 'trying to ride the wave right now and enjoy' their time together before the season. He also said his plan was 'just maintaining a positive mindset throughout the whole year.'
That support, Allen said during his 2024 MVP season, has been a major part of his life. 'She's been a huge part.
'The morale, the support. When I get home, she's my biggest fan, my biggest supporter. She's just the best.'
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