TV: CBS – Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One – John Sadak, Derek Rackley
All-Time Series History Regular Season: BUF leads series, 22-17-1 (won 3 of past 4) Postseason: BUF leads series, 1-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/13/23: DEN 24 at BUF 22 Postseason: AFC-C 1/12/92: DEN 7 at BUF 10
HEAD COACHES
Sean Payton vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-1 Reg. Season: 170-105 (.618) Postseason: 9-8
Sean McDermott vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-1 Reg. Season: 86-45 (.656) Postseason: 5-6 (.455)
BRONCOS NOTES
Championships: 3 [1997 (SB XXXII), 1998 (SB XXXIII), 2015 (SB 50)] Playoff Record: 23-19 Last Postseason Game: SB 50 2/7/16: CAR 10 vs. DEN 2
• BRONCOS clinched playoffs for 1st time since 2015, when team won SB 50. • HC SEAN PAYTON can become 19th head coach all-time with 10+ playoff wins. • QB BO NIX led rookies with 376 completions, 29 TD passes & 3,775 pass yards this season, 3rd-most completions & 2nd-most TD passes by rookie in NFL history. Became 1st rookie ever with 2+ TD passes & 0 INTs in 7 games. Has 2+ TD passes in 7 of past 8, incl. each of past 4. Aims for 5th in row on road with 90+ rating. Can become 1st Den. rookie QB to start playoff game. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS had 3rd-career season with 850+ scrimmage yards (859). Ranked tied-6th among RBs with career-high 52 catches in 2024. Had 110 scrimmage yards (79 rush, 31 rec.) & TD catch in last meeting. • RB AUDRIC ESTIME (rookie) has rush TD in 2 of past 3. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON led team with 81 catches for 1,081 yards & 8 TDs this season, 2nd-career 1,000-yard season & 1st since 2019. Has rec. TD in 3 of past 4. Has 50+ rec. yards in 7 of past 8 on road. Had TD catch in last meeting. • WR MARVIN MIMS aims for 4th in row with 50+ rec. yards & 3rd in row with 2 rec. TDs. • LB NIK BONITTO ranked 3rd in NFL with career-high 13.5 sacks, 5th Den. player since 1982 with 13.5+ sacks in a season. Had 2 sacks in Week 18. • LB JONATHON COOPER had career-best 10.5 sacks in 2024 & he & Bonitto were 1 of 4 pair of teammates each with 10+ sacks. Aims for 3rd in row with sack. • LB CODY BARTON had 3rd-straight season with 100+ tackles (104). • DE JOHN FRANKLIN-MYERS had 7 sacks in 2024 & has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of past 4. • CB PAT SURTAIN II led team with 11 PD & 4 INTs in 2024 & is 1 of 2 in NFL (Denzel Ward) with 10+ PD in each of past 4 seasons. • S BRANDON JONES led team & ranked 5th among all DBs with career-high 115 tackles this season. Has 9+ tackles in 3 of past 4.
BILLS NOTES
Championships: 2 (1964, 1965) Playoff Record: 19-21 Last Postseason Game: AFC-D 1/21/24: KC 27 at BUF 24
• BILLS clinched AFC East division title for 5th-straight year & aiming for playoff win in 5th-straight season. Went 8-0 at home for 3rd time ever. • QB JOSH ALLEN made 3rd-career Pro Bowl & had 40 combined pass & rush TDs in 2024 (28 pass, 12 rush), joining Aaron Rodgers as only players ever with 40+ combined TDs in 5+ seasons. Had 22 TDs (17 pass, 5 rush) vs. 3 INTs in 8 home starts this season. Is 5-2 with 20 TDs (15 pass, 5 rush) vs. 3 INTs & 104 rating in 7 career home playoff starts, with rush TD in each of past 3. • RB JAMES COOK tied for NFL lead with 16 rush TDs this season, tied with HOFer O.J. Simpson (1975) for most in a season in franchise history. Has rush TD in 7 of past 8, incl. each of past 4. Rushed for 109 yards in the last meeting. Had 80+ scrimmage yards in each of 2 playoff games last season. • WR KHALIL SHAKIR led team with career highs in catches (76) & rec. yards (821) this season. Had TD catch in each of 2 playoff games last season. • WR AMARI COOPER is 1 of 5 in NFL with 500+ rec. yards in each of past 10 seasons. Aims for his 5th in row in playoffs with 55+ rec. yards. • TE DAWSON KNOX ranks tied-5th all-time among TEs with 6 career playoff rec. TDs. • DE GREG ROUSSEAU led the team with career-high 16 TFL & 8 sacks this season. Has 0.5+ sacks in 2 of his past 3. Had sack in last meeting. • DT ED OLIVER has sack & FF in 2 of his past 3. Has sack in 2 of 3 career games vs. Den. Led all DTs with career-high 3 FFs in 2024. • LB VON MILLER had 12th-career season with 5+ sacks (6). Has 10.5 career playoff sacks. • LB TERREL BERNARD had 6+ tackles in each of his 7 home games this season. Had 13 tackles & a sack in last meeting. • LB DORIAN WILLIAMS led team with career-best 113 tackles in 2024. • CB CHRISTIAN BENFORD had team-high 10 PD this season & has PD in 5 of his past 6.
