Overview
- The No. 1 seed Broncos host the Bills at 4:30 p.m. ET on CBS at Empower Field at Mile High after Denver’s first‑round bye.
- Buffalo activated WR Curtis Samuel and DT Ed Oliver and elevated WR Mecole Hardman Jr. and RB Frank Gore Jr., with Samuel and Oliver listed as questionable but expected to play.
- The Bills’ receiver depth is depleted after ACL tears to Gabe Davis and Tyrell Shavers and the continued absence of Joshua Palmer, increasing reliance on options such as Brandin Cooks.
- Sportsbooks list Denver by about 1.5 points and the Dimers model gives the Broncos roughly a 56% win chance behind a defense that led the NFL in sacks.
- Ex-Bills wideout Elijah Moore, now on Denver’s practice squad, said he provided information about Buffalo during Broncos meetings.