Archives for January 11, 2026

‘Cook won the NFL’s rushing title with 1,621 yards, Davis set a franchise record with a league-best 30.4-yard kickoff return average (including a 97-yard touchdown) and, on Saturday, both officially became All-Pros. The Associated Press announced Cook as a second-team All-Pro running back, while Davis is the first-team All-Pro kick returner.’

‘“Any time he touches the ball, he can take it to the end zone,” McGovern said. “So, it makes us want to block just that extra second longer. Make sure we sustain our blocks, because anytime, he can tear a 1- or 2-yard gain into a touchdown.”’

‘Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence is drawing on past meetings with the Bills for what to expect. The Buffalo defense in return needs to mix things up a bit. “Their scheme has been very similar for a lot of years … but they do a really good job of disguising and changing the picture on quarterbacks and they bring a lot of different pressures, and they play that game a little bit that you’ve got to kind of figure out the chess match,” Lawrence said. “And they do a nice job and they present some challenges … but yeah, definitely similar to how they’ve been in the past, which is throw a little bit of things at you and you try to figure it out.”’

‘In 13 career playoff games, Bills quarterback Josh Allen has completed 65.7% of his passes for 3,359 yards and 32 total touchdowns (25 passing) with seven interceptions. He has also rushed for 668 yards on 112 carries. In four playoff road games, Allen has thrown eight touchdowns and one interception, but he does not have a rushing touchdown. The Jaguars were 21st in passing yards allowed per game (218.1) this season.’

‘Picking the Bills in this game is not easy. They’ve never won a road playoff game under Sean McDermott. They have played precious few complete, 60-minute games in all three phases this season, if any. They have not been as good in regards to turnover differential as they were last season – a critical statistic all the time, but especially so in the playoffs. While all of that is true, they have the best player in Sunday’s game in quarterback Josh Allen, and picking against him is a hard thing to do. Allen has mostly delivered in the postseason, and with the AFC as wide open as it has been since he entered the league, I’m cautiously betting he’ll do it again. Bills, 27-23.’

‘n all seriousness, what I mean is this: The Bills are good enough to beat any team in the playoffs if they do the things that lead to success. My four keys: Take care of the football, get off the field on third down, win the turnover battle and finish in the red zone with touchdowns, not field goals. If they do that, of course they can win.’