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3 keys to a Bills victory against the Broncos in the divisional round

Story byKam Towle, Bills WireFri, January 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM UTC·3 min readThe Buffalo Bills have now won six of their last seven contests and they are looking to carry that momentum into the divisional round at the Denver Broncos on Saturday. Although the Bills (12-5) are the sixth seed, they're favored in the game by 1.5 points over the first-seed Broncos (14-3), who have won 13 of their last 14. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith that, here are Bills Wire's three keys to victory against the Broncos:Keep Josh Allen uprightUSATThe Bills only allowed one sack in last week's win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, but this week their offensive line will face a tougher challenge. The Broncos defense led the NFL in sacks this year with 68, 11 more than the second-best (Atlanta). The Broncos have four players with at least seven sacks: Nick Bonitto (14); Jonathon Cooper (8); John Franklin-Myers (7.5); Zach Allen (7). For comparison, the Bills only had two players record five or more sacks. On top of that, Denver blitzed at the fifth-highest rate in the NFL this year.

3 keys to a Bills victory against the Broncos in the divisional round

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Key Highlights

  • QB Josh Allen was decisive in the wild-card round, and he'll have to get the ball out quickly again against the Broncos. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGet the run game goingUSATBills running back James Cook was held to just 46 yards on 15 carries in the win over the Jags, and he and the offensive line will be looking to get back on track against Denver.
  • He's only produced less than 80 rushing yards five times this season. The Broncos defense, although one of the league's best, has dipped in production recently.
  • In Weeks 13-16, they allowed 339 total yards per game, which would rank 20th in the NFL. The last time Cook was held under 50 rush yards (Week 11), he followed it up with a 116-yard rushing performance and added a touchdown on 6.8 yards per carry. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPlayers stepping in and stepping upUSATThe Bills' secondary and wide receiving corps is banged up.
  • At wide receiver, they were without Joshua Palmer (IR), and then both Gabe Davis (IR) and Tyrell Shavers (IR) both left last week with torn ACLs.
  • At safety, already down Taylor rapp for the year, Jordan Poyer left last week's game with a hamstring and has been ruled out for the game at Denver.
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