UPDATE — 1/16/26, 10:05 a.m. ET: Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen responded after an image of his spouse, Hailee Steinfeld, sporting Denver Broncos gear went viral.
“Requested Josh about this pic and he advised me he had no thought it was floating round,” CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson posted through X on Thursday, January 15. “Laughed and stated she was most likely paid to be there. And that he positively wasn’t going to convey it up at dwelling. 😂”
The image of Steinfeld, 29, sporting a Broncos Starter jacket was taken after Denver defeated the Carolina Panthers in Tremendous Bowl 50 in 2016.
It resurfaced this week forward of the Payments’ NFL Divisional Spherical playoff showdown with the Broncos on Saturday, January 17.
Authentic story beneath:
Lengthy earlier than she turned Payments Mafia royalty, Hailee Steinfeld pledged her allegiance to a different NFL franchise.
Steinfeld — who’s married to Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen — posed in a Denver Broncos jacket at Tremendous Bowl 50 in 2016, which noticed the Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld Michael Loccisano/Getty Photos
“HELL YEAH BRONCOS!!!! 💥” Steinfeld wrote through X on the time.
The practically decade-old put up has resurfaced this week as Allen, 29, and the Payments get set to face the Denver Broncos within the NFL Divisional Spherical on Saturday, January 17.
“She rooting for her Broncos in her coronary heart, however she repping Payments for her Hubby,” one Denver fan commented on Steinfeld’s put up.
One other fan wrote, “Admire your assist Hailee! Go Broncos.”
Along with the feedback, the put up was spammed with pictures and movies of Broncos quarterback Bo Nix.
Payments followers discovered the image, too, with some demanding Steinfeld, 29, take fast motion.
“You continue to have time to delete this,” one particular person commented. One other stated, “HAILEE DELETE THIS NOW!!!”
Hailee Steinfeld Courtesy of Hailee Steinfeld/X
It isn’t clear why Steinfeld, who was born in southern California, was repping the Broncos on the Tremendous Bowl, however that fandom has taken a backseat since she began courting Allen.
The actress and the NFL star acquired married in Could 2025 and are at the moment anticipating their first child.
Allen and Steinfeld have been 1000’s of miles aside on Sunday, January 11 when the Payments defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars on the street within the NFL Wild Card Spherical.
In the meantime, Steinfeld was busy on the brink of stroll the purple carpet on the 2026 Golden Globes, the place she confirmed off her child bump.
Steinfeld attended the present in assist of her film Sinners, which was nominated for seven awards and took dwelling trophies for Finest Authentic Rating – Movement Image and Cinematic and Field Workplace Achievement.
After his crew’s victory over the Jaguars, Allen shared an image of Steinfeld on the purple carpet through his Instagram Story, including drooling and heart-eye emojis.
Allen mentioned Steinfeld’s being pregnant with reporters following a win over the New England Patriots on December 14, 2025.
“I’ve identified for a very long time, proper? So it’s not that loopy to me,” he stated. “However yeah, I imply, clearly the love that I’ve acquired from teammates and pals, it’s a extremely cool particular second in my life. And my spouse’s life.”
Steinfeld introduced the couple’s huge information in her Beau Society e-newsletter on December 12, 2025.
“As I step into my twenty ninth 12 months as a softer, stronger model of myself, I need to respect a few of my favourite moments from this 12 months, each huge and small,” Steinfeld wrote earlier than itemizing 29 issues she was grateful for. “29. This video…”
Steinfeld was then seen in a clip sporting a sweatshirt that learn “mom” with a visual child bump.
Allen and the Payments journey to Denver to face the Broncos at 4:30 pm ET on Saturday, January 17, with the winner incomes a visit to the AFC Championship Recreation.
