The Buffalo Bills survived a road game to open their playoff run and beat the three-seed Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Wild Card round.
Down 24-20 late in the fourth quarter, the Bills marched down the field for their final offensive drive of the game – getting deep into Jacksonville territory.
The Bills gave Josh Allen the honor of punching in the go-ahead touchdown to make it 27-24, but left a dangerous amount of time on the board for Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence to be a hero.
All that hope died on the first play. The first pass of what could have been the game-winning drive for the Jaguars tipped off the hands of wide receiver Jakobi Meyers and into the hands of safety Cole Bishop.
It’s redemption for a Bills secondary that looked leaky throughout the afternoon, but managed to take two interceptions off Lawrence.
Now, Buffalo awaits other results to determine their fate. They will either be off to the Rocky Mountains to face the No. 1 seed Denver Broncos – or they will face the winner of Monday night’s Wild Card between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans.
This victory marks the first road playoff win for the Bills since the 1992 AFC Championship game, when they defeated the Miami Dolphins to book a trip to their third of what would be four-straight Super Bowl appearances.
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