Bills Vs. Broncos: Three Bold Predictions For Saturday’s Afc Playoff Matchup

After taking down nan Jaguars successful Duval County connected Sunday, nan Bills are headed to Denver to look nan Broncos successful nan divisional round.

This crippled marks nan Bills’ sixth consecutive travel to nan divisional information of nan playoffs while nan Broncos are hosting a postseason crippled for nan first clip since 2015. Saturday’s crippled will beryllium nan first astatine Mile High Stadium for nan Bills since 2020, erstwhile Josh Allen threw for 359 yards and 2 touchdowns successful a 48–19 win. Of course, overmuch has changed since then.

This matchup besides serves arsenic a rematch of past year’s wild-card information crippled which saw nan Bills hit nan Broncos 31–7 successful Bo Nix’s postseason debut. This clip around, nan Broncos are hosting nan crippled and will beryllium well-rested coming disconnected their first-round bye. Meanwhile, nan Bills will beryllium playing connected a short week.

Before nan crippled originates connected Saturday, present are 3 bold predictions for really Bills vs. Broncos will move out:

James Cook rushes for 120+ yards

The Broncos person not allowed a 100-yard rusher since Week 2, erstwhile Jonathan Taylor rushed for 165 yards successful a 29–28 Colts victory. Denver ranks No. 2 successful rushing yards allowed per game, giving up conscionable 91.1 yards connected nan crushed each game.

Though nan Jaguars defense—which ranks No. 1 successful rushing yards allowed per game—successfully held Cook to 46 yards connected 15 carries past week, look for Cook to break retired for a large capacity against Denver. Cook rushed for 120 yards successful nan playoff triumph complete Denver past year, and though this is not nan nonstop aforesaid Broncos defense, Cook will person his chances since nan Bills person been staying diligent pinch nan run.

Bo Nix tosses 2 interceptions

The Bills’ No. 1 classed passing defense came done successful nan team’s triumph complete nan Jaguars past weekend. While Trevor Lawrence threw 3 touchdowns successful nan games, nan Bills besides picked him disconnected twice, including Cole Bishop’s game-ending interception.

Buffalo’s occurrence against a antecedently red-hot Lawrence came successful portion because of their disguised coverages, which helped confuse him and keep him from operating astatine his anterior efficiency. Look for McDermott and nan knowledgeable Bills to use strategy to their advantage against Nix, and travel distant pinch a mates of picks successful nan process. Nix does not person nan weapons astatine his disposal that Lawrence does, which should springiness nan Bills different separator successful their walk defense efforts.

Josh Allen scores 2 rushing touchdowns successful Bills’ victory

Not only will nan Bills prime disconnected 2 passes for nan 2nd consecutive week, but Allen will unreserved for 2 touchdowns for nan 2nd crippled successful a row. Allen’s legs are nan champion limb nan squad has successful extremity statement situations, and nan Bills will people return advantage of that again. With nan Bills receiving halfway moreover thinner after season-ending injuries to Joshua Palmer, Gabe Davis and Tyrell Shavers, and a matchup pinch a beardown Broncos secondary, Allen’s expertise arsenic a runner will beryllium moreover much important for nan squad erstwhile they scope nan reddish zone.

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