The Buffalo Bills head into their matchup with the New York Jets after defeating the Minnesota Vikings 23–6 on *Monday Night Football*. The team remains No. 1 in the AFC as quarterback Josh Allen prepares to travel to the Meadowlands.
Meanwhile, Allen’s wife, actress Hailee Steinfeld, attended the Los Angeles premiere of her new film, *Hexed*, on November 12. The couple welcomed their first child, daughter Harper, earlier this year. They celebrated her first Halloween by dressing her as Alice for the family’s “Allen’s in Wonderland” theme.
## Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld Hope to Make the Holidays Special
Steinfeld, 29, recently discussed the upcoming holidays with her *Hexed* co-stars Jodie Foster and Rashida Jones. Asked whether she planned to cook, Steinfeld—who often shares recipes in her newsletter—said she was unsure.
“The prep and the cooking and all that, it’s fun until it’s not,” she said. “It’s a lot of work.”
Although she may not take charge of the holiday cooking, Steinfeld said the season will be meaningful because it is the family’s first one with Harper. “This is our first holiday with a baby though, so we’re excited to make it a little extra special,” she said.
The Bills’ schedule will shape the couple’s plans. Buffalo hosts the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day, then travels to play the Denver Broncos on Christmas Day. Steinfeld hopes to finish most of her holiday shopping by the end of November so she can spend December baking cookies and taking Harper out in the snow.
“I love the idea of stowing away a few things over the next few weeks, so I can spend December baking cookies and taking Harper out in the snow,” she said in her newsletter.
## Hailee Steinfeld Reflects on Motherhood and *Hexed*
Steinfeld voiced the character Billie in *Hexed* while she was pregnant. By the time the film premiered, she had become a mother—a change that gave her a new perspective on the story’s family relationships.
Steinfeld said she had never before explored a mother-daughter dynamic in a role. The film came into her life at a time when she did not realize how much she needed that experience.
“I became a mother while making this film, and I gained so much perspective on life and the evolution of life and on the mother-daughter dynamic,” she said. She added that motherhood has deepened her empathy, patience, respect, and admiration for the relationship, which she described as complex and fragile.
Steinfeld said she is learning every day and hopes viewers leave the film feeling inspired to call their mothers and tell them they love them.
