In their Week 4 loss to the Ravens, the Bills defense was missing three key players. All are back for the rematch Sunday.
Fortunately, the Bills got a key update on linebacker Matt Milano, whose hamstring flared up during the 27-25 Divisional Round win over the Baltimore Ravens. The update came via his co-star, linebacker Terrel Bernard.
The hamstring issue comes at a horrible time for the Bills and Milano, who has played excellent football in the past two playoff games. He made several important plays against the Ravens, including a pass breakup on Lamar Jackson’s two-point conversion attempt in the third quarter of Buffalo’s 27-25 victory.
There are three defensive starters who can change the Buffalo Bills' fate against the Baltimore Ravens' vaunted rushing attack.
Harbaugh followed "the coaches book" and went for two points. But the Jackson pass attempt was batted down by Bills LB Matt Milano and the Ravens remained down by two. This decision to go for two rather than kick an extra point would come back to haunt the Ravens.
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 Buffalo Bills will host the Baltimore Ravens with a trip to the AFC Championship on the line. Read more for a preview and prediction of Sunday's game.
In a game that’ll be talked about for years, Josh Allen rushed for two touchdowns, Buffalo’s defense forced three Baltimore turnovers, and the Bills advanced to the AFC championship game with a 27-25 win over the Ravens in the divisional round on Sunday night.
It's Buffalo Bills vs Baltimore Ravens in divisional round of NFL playoffs. MVP candidates Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson go head-to-head.
That night in Baltimore, the Bills were 3-0 and playing with a little house money, while the Ravens, having lost their first two games including one in inexplicable fashion to the awful Raiders, were a somewhat desperate team looking to avoid falling into a 1-3 hole.
Sunday's divisional round game between the Bills and Ravens is about as high stakes at it gets. Here's Sal Maiorana's preview.
The Bills are set to face off against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium Sunday, a team that clobbered them 35-10 in week 4; but this time around, Buffalo will be at full strength on the defensive end.