Story bySharif Phillips-Keaton, Bills WireSun, January 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM UTC·4 min readThe Buffalo Bills were able to escape a close game last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but they knew they had to bring the best version of themselves if they were going to beat the Denver Broncos at Mile High. Buffalo was a slight underdog on the road, but with Josh Allen lead the way, the Bills had a good chance of winning the game, but mistakes cost them in the end. The Bills lost to the Broncos on Saturday 33-30 in the AFC Divisional Playoffs after some plays didn't go their way, including what could have been an incompletion for wide receiver Brandin Cooks instead of an interception. Allen tried his best to make the necessary plays to keep Buffalo in the game, but that also led to him during the ball over way too many times for a high-stakes postseason matchup. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDespite Buffalo essentially stuffing the Broncos on every rushing attempt, Denver quarterback Bo Nix had his way with the Bills' pass defense as he threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns while lofting just one interception and not getting sacked once.