Unlike last year's playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills have their defensive leader available for the AFC Championship Game.

The Chiefs, who are in the AFC Championship Game for the seventh year in a row, have directly ended the Bills' season three of the past four years, and Oliver hasn't forgotten. The franchise defensive tackle is hoping that Kansas City is not the final stop on Buffalo's Super Bowl run.

At the 8:46 mark of the second quarter, Jackson scrambled for 11 yards before Oliver dragged him down as they went out of bounds. Although no penalty was called, Oliver has now been fined $16,883 for his "unnecessary roughness (hip-drop tackle)."

Appearing on NFL Network prior to the Bills' divisional round matchup against the Baltimore Ravens, Crosby identified Oliver as a potential difference maker against Baltimore's hi

And there was another thing that gnawed at the defense’s collective craw. The Ravens protected the football better that any team all season. The Bills were the best at taking it away. The challenge was obvious. “That was our motto all week: Let’s see who’s better,” Phillips said.

While the Bills offense usually grabs headlines, their defense shined in the win. And they used the doubt and questioning heard in the outside noise of the media to motivate them. “What were they all saying?” defensive tackle Ed Oliver asked postgame, via The Athletic. “I know you know. So what were they all saying?”

Orchard Park, N.Y. — On the latest episode of “Shout! The Buffalo Football Podcast”, hosts Matt Parrino and Ryan Talbot share their final thoughts ahead of Sunday night’s AFC Championship.

Two players were fined following Buffalo's AFC divisional round victory last weekend against the Baltimore Ravens.

Here is the broadcast and betting information for Sunday's AFC Championship Game between the Bills and Chiefs.

Here are three keys to a Bills win vs. the Chiefs: Mahomes is good enough in the pocket that he can beat you even when everyone is covered. He’s great at buying an extra second or two and finding someone uncovered down the field, and in the playoffs, tight end Travis Kelce has often been that person.

From winning the turnover battle to having key players step up, the 2 On Your Side sports team gives its keys to the AFC championship between Buffalo and KC.

“You always remember the feeling of not pulling through. That really sticks with you,” Bills quarterback Josh Allen said of the loss four years ago. “I remember playing in that game and watching the confetti fall for the opposing team and how that felt. I don’t want to feel that again,” added defensive tackle Ed Oliver.