Josh Allen leads Bills to dominant playoff win over Broncos

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.

The Bills will now host Baltimore Ravens To see who will qualify for the AFC Championship next week.

The Bills were heavy favorites going into January football, considering Bo Nix would be playing his first playoff game on the road against a veteran Buffalo team.

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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 he has all season, this game started with Nix trusting his talent and hitting a 43-yard field goal to old Oregon teammate Troy Franklin. Wake up Denver 7-0.

However, while the Bills Mafia weren’t too happy with this start to the contest, they knew MVP front-runner Allen wasn’t going to let them down.

That was followed by 31 unanswered points by Buffalo, which 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 leads the NFL with 16 rushing touchdowns on the season. He capped a 13-play drive with a five-yard barrel into the end zone to make it 10-7.

Cook finished the game with 120 yards on 23 carries against a Denver defense that has been one of the best in the league all season.

Thanks to long, methodical Bills drives, the first half ended with Broncos kicker Wil Lutz hitting the post on an attempt to tie the game at 10 apiece, and that was as close to scoring as the Broncos would get the rest of the way. of the game.

Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid is tackled by Denver Broncos linebacker Justin Strnad during the AFC wild-card game on January 12, 2025 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. (Images by Mark Konezny-Imagn)

Buffalo scored in every second half except for a late game kneel, which included touchdown passes from Allen to Ty Johnson on a ridiculous throw and a 24-yard catch and a Curtis Samuel release for a 55-yard score. really sealing the 28-7 victory as the fourth quarter began.

Ultimately, Allen was an efficient 20-26 for 272 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, while also rushing for 46 yards on eight carries.

Samuel was his top receiver in terms of yards thanks to that big gain. He has 68 and Khalil Shakir has six catches for 61 yards.

Meanwhile, Nix was 13-for-22 for 144 yards with a touchdown, while also rushing for 43 yards. The Bills were stingy when the Broncos tried to set up a running game, holding the Broncos to just 79 yards.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen celebrates with wide receiver Curtis Samuel after scoring a touchdown during the wild card playoff game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Orchard Park, New York. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

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Courtland Sutton was Denver’s top receiver in regular season, with five catches for 75 yards.

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