Follow live: Josh Allen, Bills in tight battle with upstart Broncos

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The Buffalo Bills’ current window for making deep playoff runs opened in 2020 with a dash to the AFC championship game. They lost that game to the Kansas City Chiefs — and have been knocked out of the playoffs by K.C. in three of the last four seasons — but the window is still wide open, thanks in large part to Josh Allen’s continued ascent to the top of the NFL quarterback mountain. With a host of highlight-reel plays, a 13-win campaign and handing the Chiefs their only meaningful loss of the year, Allen is an MVP front-runner and looking to get Buffalo back to a place it hasn’t been since the 1993 season: the Super Bowl.

Standing in their way in the wild-card round are the Denver Broncos, whose current playoff window is just opening up with rookie quarterback Bo Nix leading the team to the playoffs for the first time since Peyton Manning hoisted the Lombardi Trophy after Super Bowl 50. Denver’s defense has been excellent this season, ranking third in the league in points allowed and seventh in yards allowed.

Because it’s a January game in Buffalo, weather may be a factor, with temperatures expected to be in the upper 20s at kickoff with a chance of snow throughout the afternoon.

Time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: Highmark Stadium | Orchard Park, N.Y.
Channel: CBS
Streaming: Paramount+, Fubo

Live24 updates

  • Broncos limit Bills to field goal after huge 3rd down stop

    The Broncos once again stopped the Bills inside the 10-yard line, robbing them of a touchdown and limiting them to a field goal. Time of that possession? 4:57.

  • Bills looking explosive to start 2nd half

    After just a handful of plays, the Bills are already in the red zone. They know they won’t win if they score only field goals on every six-minute possession.

  • Time of possession at halftime: Bills ahead by huge margin, but is that wise?

    Though the first two quarters, the Bills have the edge in time of possession, but not in number of possessions.

    Buffalo is ahead by almost 2-to-1, but all they have to show for it is a three-point lead. Their second-longest possession of the half, 6:36, resulted in a punt. That’s no better than the Broncos’ 1:35 possession that ended in a punt.

    Could the Bills be hurting themselves by holding onto the ball for so long? They’re leaving themselves less time and fewer chances to pull out more points if they need it. And if they don’t get points on every single one of those long possessions, they could quite possibly need it.

  • Broncos DOINK

    It looked like this game-tying Broncos field goal was good… until the very loud DOINK off the right upright. Bills hang on to their three-point lead going into halftime.

  • Bo Nix slingin’ it as time runs out in 2nd quarter

    The Broncos are trying to make something happen as time quickly ticks down in the first half. Nix has made a few great throws and ran for a first down, and now Denver is attempting a 50-yard field goal with five seconds left.

  • Both teams got a little chippy after this.

  • Josh Allen finally takes a sack!

    Josh Allen finally got sacked, which doesn’t happen much. Even rarer? He was sacked by another Allen, Kyle Allen. Allen on Allen crime!

  • Broncos steal a possession with fake punt

    The Broncos needed another possession after a quick three-and-out, and they got one with a fake punt.

  • Bills have held the ball for nearly a quarter of game time. The Broncos? Not so much.

    On their first two possessions, both which resulted in points, the Bills held the ball for a total of 13:04.

    The Broncos, on their first two possessions (one of which resulted in points), held the ball for a total of 3:59.

    More time doesn’t always equal more points, but the Broncos definitely need more time with the ball.

  • Bills snatch the lead with TD

    There we go. The Bills score their first TD of the day and take a 10-7 lead over the Broncos.

  • Taron Johnson clears concussion protocol

    That helmet-to-helmet hit on CB Taron Johnson looked rough, but he’s cleared concussion protocol and there’s a chance he could return to the game.

  • Spontaneous mid-play tush push?

    The Bills get quite a few extra yards on this mid-play “tush push” type thing. No TD for them yet, but you can smell one close at hand. The Bills have been quick and are handling the Broncos’ D very well.

  • Bad news for the Bills…

  • The Bills are moving. Not as quickly as the Broncos moved for their first TD, but the Bills are close to the end zone and trying to navigate a tough 3rd and 7.

    Josh Allen’s throw on 3rd and 7 sailed high over end zone and the Bills settled for a field goal.

    Denver gets the ball back next. Will they be able to continue their fast start?

  • Touchdown Broncos!

    It took the Broncos and Bo Nix just over two minutes of game time to score their first touchdown. This is not the Broncos team you remember.

  • Bo Nix makes franchise history

  • Let’s go!

    The teams are on the field. The anthem has been sung. Broncos vs. Bills. Let’s do this.





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