Unlike last year's playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills have their defensive leader available for the AFC Championship Game.

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The Buffalo Bills signed future Hall-of-Fame edge rusher Von Miller and drafted Baylor linebacker Terrel Bernard during the same offseason. As a result, Miller has had a front row seat to his fellow Texan's development into Buffalo's defensive leader.

Coming into the game, Broncos' star cornerback Patrick Surtain II had some trash talk to send to Miller. He had told the veteran pass rusher that it was "our time to shine," suggesting that Denver was going to knock Miller and Buffalo out of the playoffs.

The Buffalo Bills demolished the Denver Broncos in the wild-card round on Sunday, coasting to a 31-7 victory to advance to the divisional round. And after the game, star pass rusher Von Miller kept it real when discussing how the team handled this game with a strong message.

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.

Buffalo Bills pass rusher Von Miller recovered a fumble in the second quarter of Sunday’s playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens and returned it 39 yards to the 24-yard line. Buffalo went on to later score a touchdown. Here’s a sampling of how fans and pundits reacted to the play on Twitter/X.

The stage is set for an electrifying showdown as the Baltimore Ravens take on the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round. While MVP quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen natura

The Buffalo Bills defense is healthy and it showed on Sunday. After allowing a touchdown on the opening drive of the game, Buffalo’s defense swarmed the Denver Broncos. Von Miller turned back ...

From winning the turnover battle to having key players step up, the 2 On Your Side sports team gives its keys to the AFC championship between Buffalo and KC.

When Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs face Josh Allen and the Bills in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium, it’ll be the fourth time the quarterbacks will meet. There have been only four other instances in NFL history of quarterbacks playing four times in the postseason.