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.
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.
It’s hard to forget how easily the Ravens handled the Bills in the first game, a 35-10 blowout in Baltimore, but one thing to keep in mind is that in that game, the Bills’ defense did not have injured Matt Milano, Terrel Bernard and Taron Johnson.
Bills cornerback Christian Benford cleared the concussion protocol and was active for Sunday’s AFC championship game.
After being a limited participant in practice on Wednesday, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was fully involved on Thursday, putting him in line to start Sunday's NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders without an injury concern.
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.
As the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills prepare to clash in the AFC Championship Game, both teams will have key players available who missed their earlier matchup this season. The Chiefs are expected to have five players back in the lineup who missed the previous game in Buffalo.
Buffalo Bills' head coach Sean McDermott provided injury updates on CB, LB and safety on Wednesday in Orchard Park.
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.