The Buffalo Bills return to the Divisional Round for the sixth consecutive season. The Bills won a back-and-forth contest 27-24 after Josh Allen led them on a game-winning drive in the final three minutes. The game had seven lead changes and came down to the final minute. The Bills converted a fourth-and-one with one of the most impressive QB plays we’ve ever seen before Allen scored from the one-yard line. Buffalo heads to the Divisional Round to face one of a handful of teams depending on the outcome of the remaining wild card games.
The Buffalo Bills’ next opponent in the playoffs
sunday result: The Patriots beat the Chargers on Sunday night, meaning the Bills are the lowest seed remaining in the AFC playoff standings. They will travel to face the Broncos in the Divisional Round.
The Bills will find out their Divisional Round opponent either tonight after Chargers-Patriots or Monday after Texans-Steelers closes out wild card weekend. The NFL is seeded again and, as the No. 6 seed, could face one of four different opponents. If the Patriots beat the Chargers on Sunday night, Buffalo would travel to Denver next week. If the Chargers beat the Patriots, the Bills would travel to face the winner of Monday’s Texans-Steelers game.
History vs. Denver Broncos
Record: 22-17-1 in regular season, 2-0 in postseason all-time
The Bills and Broncos last played a year ago in the AFC Wild Card Round. The Bills defeated the Bo Nix-led Broncos 31-7 en route to an appearance in the AFC Championship.
Starting odds for Bills-Broncos
Spread: Bills -1.5
Total: 47.5
money line: Bills -126, Broncos +108
Buffalo Bills Playoff History
The Bills are back in the Divisional Round for the sixth straight year. Even with five consecutive division titles, Buffalo has been able to secure a berth to the Divisional Round during that streak. They advanced to the AFC Championship last year and in 2020, while losing in the Divisional Round the other three years. This is his 16th appearance in the Divisional Round.