Overview
- Buffalo ruled out DT DaQuan Jones, WR Joshua Palmer and LB Shaq Thompson for the matchup, according to the team’s injury report.
- Analyst Greg Cosell warned the Bills have allowed too many free rushers and said Steve Spagnuolo’s situational blitzes could exploit that weakness.
- Oddsmakers list Buffalo as a slight favorite at around minus-2.5, and national predictions portray the contest as a toss-up.
- Patrick Mahomes is 3-0 against Josh Allen in the playoffs, and their 2021 divisional classic helped spur a postseason overtime rule guaranteeing both teams a possession.
- Former Bills player Ross Tucker said the series will not feel like a true rivalry until Allen beats Mahomes in the postseason, capturing the pregame narrative.