‘It took until late Sunday evening, however, to determine the opponent. The Bills will host the Denver Broncos, who needed a Week 18 home win against the Kansas City Chiefs — who, like the Bills earlier Sunday, chose to rest many of their starters — to punch their ticket as the 7 seed. The Broncos won 38-0.’
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‘The Bills will host the Denver Broncos, who needed a Week 18 home victory against the Kansas City Chiefs — who, like Buffalo earlier in the day, chose to rest many of their starters — to punch their ticket as the 7 seed. The Broncos won 38-0 and moved on to a postseason game at Highmark Stadium.’
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‘The biggest story line of the Bills-Broncos game is that a rookie quarterback, Bo Nix, will be play his first NFL playoff game in as hostile a setting as imaginable. You can expect the crowd to be at its full-throated best, likely prompting all sorts of communication issues for Nix and the rest of the Denver offense, as well as its entire youthful roster.’
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‘Both starting quarterbacks made brief cameo appearances. Josh Allen played just one snap, handing off to James Cook. The move kept his consecutive start streak alive, now at 115 games, most among active QBs.’
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‘The Bills were no different on Sunday and more than a few guys reached the postgame bus happy. Von Miller got his $1.5 million dollar sixth sack of the season. Mack Hollins grabbed a couple of receptions that earned him a 50-grand bonus. Sam Martin added $100,000 to his season by having a 25th punt downed inside the 20 yard line. James Cook reached 1000 yards for the year and tied O.J. Simpson’s team record with his 16th touchdown run.’
Bills will host Broncos on Sunday at 1:00 in Wild Card Round
‘The game will be played on Sunday, January 12th at 1:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS, locally in Rochester on WROC.’
Bills lose to Patriots in battle of backups
‘Josh Allen started the game, but played one snap before coming off to rest for the rest of the game. Mitchell Trubisky came in for Allen and in the fourth quarter, Mike White entered the game as Buffalo’s quarterback. The Patriots started Drake Maye but went to Joe Milton after the first drive of the game.’
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‘And it wasn’t just Von Miller cashing in. Wide receiver Mack Hollins hauled in two catches in the first quarter to come down with a $50,000 bonus.’
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‘The Broncos (10-7) beat the Chiefs (15-2) who rested most of their starters including quarterback Patrick Mahomes, 38-0, to punch their ticket to the playoffs. Denver has won five of their last seven games and boasts a top-five scoring defense (19.4 points allowed per game heading into week 18) with the most sacks in the NFL with 63 on the season.’
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‘QB Josh Allen started the game and played one snap before QB Mitchell Trubisky took over. Trubisky played most of the game, completing 15-of-21 passes for 101 yards and 1 touchdown. RB Ray Davis led the ground game with 64 yards and hauled in a receiving touchdown while RB James Cook had the lone rushing touchdown of the day.’
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‘New England’s win cost them the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, with the Patriots (4-13) sliding to the 4th overall pick. The Patriots also fired head coach Jerod Mayo just over an hour after the game.’
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‘”It says a lot about this locker room, this team,” P Sam Martin said. “There was a handful of guys who were chasing some incentives today. Everyone was rooting for each other. It’s just a little microcosm of the bigger picture, but it makes it fun, especially going into a week like this.”‘
Buffalo Bills to host Denver Broncos in Super Wild Card Weekend on January 12
‘The Bills will host the Denver Broncos at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 12 on CBS.’
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‘The MVP is usually a one-player race. Not this year. For at least a month, the deck has cleared for Allen and Jackson – two 20-something quarterbacks at the peak of their play-making powers. The joy Bills fans get every week watching No. 17 is similar to that of Ravens fans when they watch No. 8.’
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‘The Bills will use Sunday’s game to get a deeper look at some players who don’t play as many snaps as they gear up for the playoffs. That evaluation will include a couple of practice squad players. McDermott’s only qualm with playing practice squad players is that he can’t play more; the Bills are able to elevate just two. “Those players, all the practice squad players that you guys see out there every week, they bust their butts, they work extremely hard, and they deserve – they’ve earned, really, the right, all of them, to play this week,” McDermott said. “It’s a shame that they can’t play due to the number counts.”