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.
Matt Milano had a decent game against the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round. The veteran linebacker amassed a stat line of one solo tackle and two assisted tackles in the victory. The Bills' defense did a decent job subduing the Ravens, conceding just 25 points in the victory.
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.
Sunday's divisional round game between the Bills and Ravens is about as high stakes at it gets. Here's Sal Maiorana's preview.
Bills cornerback Christian Benford cleared the concussion protocol and was active for Sunday’s AFC championship game.
Unfortunately, the Buffalo Bills have a few names to watch on their injury report this week ahead of facing the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game.
Buffalo Bills' head coach Sean McDermott provided injury updates on CB, LB and safety on Wednesday in Orchard Park.
Fortunately, linebacker Terrel Bernard has calmed any concern. While partner-in-crime Matt Milano missed the last few plays of the divisional round win due to what was revealed as "hamstring soreness," Bernard reported that his teammate "looked good" during Thursday's practice in Orchard Park.
"On an ice-cold Sunday night at Highmark Stadium, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills launched a strategic, calculated attack at the favored Baltimore Ravens in the AFC divisional playoffs, and they executed their plan to perfection,
The preparations are underway for the Buffalo Bills ahead of the AFC championship game. The Bills (13-4) have had their eye on Super Bowl 59 all year… and realistically, right next to that in the back of the team’s mind has been a meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) in the postseason. That’s on deck.