NFL, Buffalo Bills and Wild Card Playoff
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The Bills locked up a slightly better seed by winning on Sunday in comfortable fashion over the New York Jets. The Bills will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in a wild card round matchup. Buffalo got the 6-seed in the AFC by winning while the Chargers lost. The Chargers will travel to the 2-seed Patriots.
Angry football fans already think the refs have "rigged" the Jacksonville Jaguars-Buffalo Bills Wild Card Round game.
Buffalo rested several key players to preserve them for the playoffs, but kicker Matt Prater re-aggravated his right quadriceps injury and did not play in the second half, and cornerback Maxwell Hairston left with a right ankle injury in the fourth quarter.
Buffalo has clinched a playoff spot but their Week 18 matchup against the Jets and two other games will determine if they remain the No. 7 seed or climb to No. 5 or No. 6.
The Bills don't have a ton to play for in Week 18 as far as the playoff picture is concerned, with just some potential wild card seed maneuvering in play. Buffalo is currently the No. 7 and final seed in the AFC, behind the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers in the other wild card spots.
ORCHARD PARK - The New York Jets had the distinction of playing the first regular-season game at what was then Rich Stadium, and they were the opponent for the Buffalo Bills in the final game 53 years later at the now-named Highmark Stadium.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott offered a significant update on veteran kicker Matt Prater ahead of Saturday's AFC Wild Card game.
The New York Jets (3-13) will visit the Buffalo Bills (11-5) at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., in Week 18. Let's take a deeper look at what to expect from the Jets final opponent of the 2025 season.
My Jets vs. Bills predictions and NFL picks expect Buffalo to steamroll New York in Week 18. The Buffalo Bills land the perfect opponent to get back on track offensively and post a convincing Week 18 win. It’s been a bad season for the New York Jets, and it’s only gotten worse over the past four weeks.
Here are three potential X-factors on the Bills (11-5) defense against the Jets (3-13) in Week 18: Bills CB Christian Benford will be a key in coverage along with the rest of Buffalo's secondary against WR Garrett Wilsno and the Jets receiving corps.
After being scratched last week, both Keon Coleman and Dalton Kincaid are dressed for the Buffalo Bills in Week 18 while key veterans rest