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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 advance to the divisional round.
Bills will now be passed Baltimore Ravens next week to see who will have a spot in the AFC Championship.
The Bills were heavy favorites going into this game, considering rookie quarterback Beau Nix was about to play his first playoff game on the road against a veteran Buffalo team when it came to January football.
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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Curtis Samuel celebrates with fans after scoring a touchdown against the Denver Broncos in a wild-card game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Orchard Park, New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
But like all season, this game started with Knicks trusting his talent and throwing a 43-yard field goal to his old Oregon teammate Troy Franklin to put Denver 7-0.
However, even though the Bills Mafia wasn’t too happy with this start to the contest, they knew that Allen, their MVP leader, wasn’t going to let them down.
In the end, Buffalo scored 31 unanswered points that started with a field goal and a touchdown on the team’s first two offensive drives.
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The first touchdown for the Bills was scored by none other than James Cook, who led the NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns on the season. He capped a 13-play drive with a five-yard plunge into the end zone to make it 10-7.
Cook finished the game with 120 yards on 23 carries against a Denver defense that was one of the league’s best all season.
Thanks to the Bills’ continued methodical drives, the first half ended with Broncos kicker Will Lutz hitting the goal post to tie the game at 10 apiece, and that was as close as the Broncos would get the rest of the way. games.
Denver Broncos tight end Dalton Kincaid tackles Justin Strnad during the AFC wild card game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York on January 12, 2025. (Mark Konezny-Imagn Images)
Buffalo scored in each of the second half except for a late game kneel that included a touchdown from Allen to Ty Johnson on a 24-yard fumble and a 24-yard catch and a 55-yard burst by Curtis Samuel. to really seal a 28-7 victory early in the fourth quarter.
In the end, Allen was an efficient 20-for-26 for 272 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 46 yards on eight carries.
Samuel was his top receiver in terms of yards thanks to that huge gain. He finished with 68 and Khalil Shakir caught six times for 61 yards.
Meanwhile, Nix was 13-for-22 for 144 yards with one touchdown while also rushing for 43 yards. The scoring was stingy as the Broncos tried to set up the running game, holding the Broncos to a total of 79 yards.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen celebrates with wide receiver Curtis Samuel after he scores a field goal in a wild-card playoff game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Orchard Park, New York. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
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Courtland Sutton was usually Denver’s top receiver with five catches for 75 yards.
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