Overview
- Jacksonville (13-4) hosts Buffalo (12-5) in Sunday’s AFC wild-card game at EverBank Stadium, with the Jaguars entering as winners of eight straight.
- Allen publicly downplayed past playoff shortcomings and warned that the Duval crowd and Jacksonville’s pass rush could disrupt Buffalo’s timing.
- The Bills led the NFL in rushing this season and fielded the league’s top pass defense in yards allowed, underscoring a run-first identity paired with tight coverage.
- Under first-year coach Liam Coen, the Jaguars became the first team to go from four-or-fewer wins to at least 12 in a coach’s debut season as Trevor Lawrence set a franchise mark with 38 total touchdowns after a late-season surge.
- Buffalo carries a nine-game road playoff losing streak dating to its last such win in the 1992 season, and Allen was a full participant in practice this week.