Before drafting rookie quarterback Bo Nix, the Denver Broncos had been looking for a long-term quarterback for almost a decade. One of those quarterbacks could have been Josh Allen, who is now heading to the AFC Championship with the Buffalo Bills.
Turning point The Broncos got gutsy. Down 10-7 in the second quarter, Riley Dixon faked a punt and then threw a 15-yard pass to Marvin Mims Jr. for a first down. However, the play didn’t generate the momentum Denver had hoped for.
The Broncos came an ankle away from getting the ball back in a critical fourth-down spot Sunday against the Bills.
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Josh Allen leads balanced offense as Bills dominate Broncos for 31-7 wild-card winJosh Allen threw two touchdown passes, James Cook scored on a 5-yard run and finished with 120 yards rushing, and the Buffalo Bills leaned on a balanced offensive attack in a 31-7 win over the Denver Broncos in a wild-card playoff game.
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills took care of business in the wild-card round on Sunday afternoon, as they dominated the Denver Broncos, 31-7, to move on to the divisional round. The Bills will ...
Buffalo scored 31 unanswered points and totaled 471 yards of offense in 31-7 rout of Denver. The Bills will host the Ravens in the divisional round.
The Bills leaned on veteran safety Micah Hyde for years in the deep safety role. He famously tracked down a Mac Jones pass for a legendary interception in the Wild Card round in the 2021 season. Rapp’s inability to be in the right spot on the deep ball continues to bring concern about the safety position to the forefront.
In fact, Manning and Brady are the only quarterback duo in NFL history to meet more frequently in the playoffs than Mahomes and Allen. They faced each other five times in the postseason — a record Allen and Mahomes are on pace to shatter.
Former Maryland running back Ty Johnson made an incredible touchdown reception on Sunday, as the Buffalo Bills battled the Denver Broncos for a Wild Card matchu
"Just a little blood," he told CBS reporter Tracy Wolfson after the game. Allen finished the game by completing 20 of 26 passes for 272 yards and two touchdowns in the win.
The Buffalo Bills have won their previous four wild-card games, and this season has proven to be no different.
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