Unlike last year's playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills have their defensive leader available for the AFC Championship Game.
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The Buffalo Bills signed future Hall-of-Fame edge rusher Von Miller and drafted Baylor linebacker Terrel Bernard during the same offseason. As a result, Miller has had a front row seat to his fellow Texan's development into Buffalo's defensive leader.
Bills’ defensive back Damar Hamlin pressured Jackson and because of the snowy conditions, the QB dropped the ball. Not far behind Hamlin was pass rusher Von Miller. He scooped up the ball and nearly ran it in for a score.
Coming into the game, Broncos' star cornerback Patrick Surtain II had some trash talk to send to Miller. He had told the veteran pass rusher that it was "our time to shine," suggesting that Denver was going to knock Miller and Buffalo out of the playoffs.
The Buffalo Bills take on the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL playoffs this weekend, the marquee matchup of the Divisional round.
Von Miller was a menace against his former team. Buffalo had limited Miller’s snaps all season long, but he saw an uptick in snaps on Wild Card Weekend. Miller created five pressures on just 16 pass-rush snaps (20 total) in the win earning him an 81.2 pass rush grade. Buffalo needs this from Miller throughout the entirety of the playoffs.
The stage is set for an electrifying showdown as the Baltimore Ravens take on the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round. While MVP quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen natura
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.
Allen and Mahomes get a lot of the shine in this rivalry, but Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and Bills head coach Sean McDermott have a history, too. McDermott was an assistant under Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles for ten years before Reid fired him in 2010 as the team’s defensive coordinator.
Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller may need another contract restructure if he is to remain in Buffalo next season.