Bills lineman Dion Dawkins credits Josh Allen's fiancée, Hailee ...

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Let Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins tell it: one of the keys to peace and happiness and a good record in the NFL is having the right significant other in your corner.

In this case, he was referring to his teammate and MVP candidate Josh Allen and the success he is having. Allen has led the Bills to an 11-3 record while throwing for 25 touchdowns and announced last month that he was engaged to singer/actress Hailee Steinfeld.

"Josh is having fun [and] we're having fun watching him," Dawkins said when commenting on Allen this week.

"I don't want to keep bringing energy to it, but I'm telling you, when you have a strong female behind you, and when you're in the right mental space… there's something about it." 

Allen has 14 total touchdowns (seven passing, six rushing, one receiving) since he announced his engagement on Nov. 22.

“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,” Allen told The Associated Press.

Dawkins added that support is the key, especially when things can go bad in a game like football.

“When you’re in this world that we’re in, and a lot of people pulling at you and a lot of sources of ups and downs of a roller coaster, and you have that one stable person that you can rely on and go home and hug and get a laugh no matter what, I think that’s dope,” Dawkins said. “And that’s what I think is going on.”

The Bills have already clinched the AFC East for the fifth straight year and play the New England Patriots (3-11) on Sunday.

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