“Nah,” he responded with a grin. “I’ll just kind of wing it.”

It’s no different in his day job.

Playing in primetime not far from Tinseltown, and with his Hollywood wife Hailee Steinfeld yelling “Go, Josh!” from the SoFi Stadium stands, Allen once again showcased his ability to improvise.

Go, Josh, indeed. He essentially carried the Bills to a 37-34 overtime win over the Rams on Monday night.

He went 12 of 19 for 210 yards with a touchdown and an interception while playing without receivers DJ Moore and Joshua Palmer, and against a Rams defense that took away the deep ball.

And Allen used his legs, lowering his shoulder to absorb contact and finishing with 10 carries for 121 yards and a TD.

The performance put to rest any questions about whether he was playing hurt after rushing for just 24 yards combined over his previous two games.

“Listen, when it’s there, it’s there,” Allen said of his willingness to run. “I don’t want to make a living in that. I understand that. But I do know how much of a backbreaker that can be on a defense when you feel like you’re in a pretty good coverage.”

Allen’s competitive drive and athletic ability have made the Bills a perennial contender, with playoff appearances in each of the past seven seasons, although he has yet to reach a Super Bowl.

He has transformed Buffalo’s offense. The Bills were 0-30 when allowing 30 or more points from 2012 to 2018, Allen’s rookie season. Since then, Buffalo is 10-11 in such games.

The question for Buffalo is how much of the load Allen must carry to compensate for his team’s flaws, ranging from running back James Cook’s ball-security issues — he’s fumbled four times this season, losing two — and a new-look defense that ranks among the NFL’s worst in various categories.

On Monday, Allen got help from Greg Rousseau blocking a would-be game-winning field-goal in overtime, and Cook rushing for 111 yards and two touchdowns.

But with the outcome in the balance, it was Allen who took off on back-to-back runs of 19 and 13 yards to set up Tyler Bass’ game-ending 45-yard field goal.

Buffalo improved to 4-1, shaking off a loss to New England. And Allen upped his career record to 92-40, tied with Peyton Manning and trailing only Russell Wilson (98) and Patrick Mahomes (95) for wins through a player’s first nine seasons.

Mahomes, Wilson and Manning, however, each have at least one Super Bowl ring.

As Allen acknowledged after the win, the Bills have plenty to clean up if they expect to return in February to SoFi Stadium, the site of this season’s Super Bowl.

Rams cut kicker Mevis

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams have cut kicker Harrison Mevis one day after he missed two field-goal attempts in a 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, a person with knowledge of the decision said.

The Rams are also signing former New Orleans kicker Blake Grupe off the New York Jets’ practice squad.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the Rams’ special teams shakeup hadn’t yet been publicly announced.

Mevis missed an early 50-yard field-goal attempt against the Bills, and his 48-yard attempt in overtime was blocked by Greg Rousseau. His four missed field-goal attempts through five games are the most in the NFL this season.

Head coach Sean McVay said afterward that the Rams’ placekicking unit “cost us the game tonight.” The Rams (2-3) have been plagued by poor special teams play since the start of last season, and McVay vowed to make a thorough review of everything in that area of the game.