Josh Allen hasn't been Josh Allen through the first two games of this season.

The numbers show that. 

Allen ranks 30th in the NFL in completion percentage (56%), 27th in passing yards (449), 32nd in yards per completion (5.35), and 28th in QB rating (77.9).

The eye test backs that up.

Oh, and Allen is quick at admit it himself.

"It's no secret that I didn't play great last game," Allen said Wednesday. "I didn't play great the week before. There's stuff I'm working on and just got to push through it and find ways to be better for this team."

​While the expectations for Allen have skyrocketed after last season's success that earned him runner-up for NFL MVP and in turn the 2nd highest contract in league history, they have always been high for him since he was a rookie.

"I want to be great," Allen said. "I want to be the best that I can be and the best quarterback I can be for this team. I'm going to strive every day to be that guy."

"I demand so much of myself and I want to execute at such a high level. When things aren't going my way I get so frustrated with myself. I got to find a way to keep going, be light for the guys, and be the best leader I can be for this team."

And there are times, including these first two games, when Allen loses that battle with himself.

"It's tough," Allen admitted. "I want it so bad that it's hard to tone down that aspect when I expect something out of myself and something I can do and do regularly in practice. I've shown it sometimes. Obviously there's a couple times in games where I've missed and maybe letting it affect me too much. The best quarterback is the one who can forget about the previous play and move on to the next. Guys make mistakes. Guys miss throws. It's how we bounce back from it that make us who we are."

A lot was made of the mentorship veteran QBs had on Allen through his first few years in the league, beginning with Derek Anderson and moving on to Matt Barkley.

Both are gone now and a new player has become the go-to for when Allen needs calmed down.

Stefon Diggs.

"He's always on me," Allen explained. "He keeps me up pretty good."

"He initiates it. He can see when I'm maybe being a little too hard on myself."

Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll put Allen's performance in perspective on Monday.

Head coach Sean McDermott doing so days later.

"There was a lot of growth between week one and week two that maybe's not being talked about amongst you guys and I think that in and of itself is good enough growth for me," the Bills head coach explained. "Even though you get the contract and expectations are up here, it's about learning through the ins and outs of the job, year to year, week to week. He'll continue to grow and I'm excited about that."

"I can just tell you that Josh is playing good football and he's going to continue to grow and play good football," McDermott added.

One encouraging place to look at is the opening drive of the 2nd half against Miami.

While the Bills first two offensive drives ended in touchdowns, their final six resulted in a fumble, interception, three punts, and missed field goal. Allen went into halftime 7/16 for 62 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

But Allen and the O came out of the locker room and put together an 8-play, 75 yard TD drive where the Bills QB went 5/7 for 56 yards and the TD toss.

It's a blueprint for success moving forward.

"That drive, just finding completions, letting guys make plays," Allen said. "The more times we get the ball into our playmakers hands the better. You get a face mask. You can get a penalty some way, somewhere that helps us move the ball forward and skip some third downs and ultimately put the ball in the end zone and that's what we want to do every drive. That's the expectations we have for ourselves and the standard that we hold ourselves to."

Which is quite high for Allen on himself.