Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 4:30 PM ET
Empower Field at Mile High | Referee: Carl Cheffers
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: BUF leads series, 22-17-1 (BUF won 3 of past 4)
Postseason: BUF leads series, 2-0
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/13/23: DEN 24 at BUF 22
Postseason: AFC-WC 1/12/25: DEN 7 at BUF 31
BILLS NOTES:
BILLS qualified for postseason for 7th consecutive season & can advance to 2nd consecutive Conf. Champ. game for 1st time since 1990-93 seasons. • QB JOSH ALLEN led all QBs in rush TDs (14) this season. Has most rush TDs by QB in NFL history (79) & most games with TD pass & rush TD (50). Has most combined pass & rush yards by player in 1st 8 seasons (34,823). Became 1st QB & 4th player ever with 6+ rush TDs in each of 1st 8 seasons. Has 3rd-most wins by starting QB all-time, incl. playoffs, in 1st 8 seasons (96). Has 3,632 pass yards (259.4 yards per game) & 36 TDs (26 pass, 9 rush, 1 rec.) in 14 starts in playoffs. Completed 20 of 26 atts. (76.9 pct.) for 272 yards & 2 TDs with 135.4 rating in 2024 AFC-WC meeting. Made 4th-career Pro Bowl in 2025. • RB JAMES COOK ranked 4th in scrimmage yards (career-high 1,912) & tied-5th in TDs (14) in 2025. Was 1 of 2 in NFL (Christian McCaffrey) with 100+ scrimmage yards in 12 games this season. Has 120 scrimmage yards in each of his 2 career games vs. Den. Made 3rd-career Pro Bowl in 2025. • WR KHALIL SHAKIR led team in receptions (72) & rec. yards (719) in 2025. Aims for his 6th in row in playoffs with 6+ receptions. Had 6 catches in 2024 AFC-WC meeting. • TE DALTON KINCAID had career-high 5 rec. TDs this season. • TE DAWSON KNOX ranks tied-5th all-time among TEs with 6 career playoff rec. TDs. • DE GREG ROUSSEAU led team with 7 sacks in 2025. Aims for his 5th in row, incl. playoffs, with 0.5+ sacks. Has sack in each of his 2 career games vs. Den. • DE JOEY BOSA led team with 9 TFL & 5 FF in 2025. Was only DL in NFL with 5+ FFs this season. • LB MATT MILANO tied career-high 3.5 sacks in 2025. Aims for his 6th in row on road, incl. playoffs, with TFL. • CB TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE led team with 10 PD & had career-high 6 TFL in 2025. Aims for his 6th in row on road, incl. playoffs, with PD. • CB MAXWELL HAIRSTON ranked tied-3rd among rookies with 2 INTs in 2025. • S COLE BISHOP led team with career-high 85 tackles in 2025 & set career highs in PD (7), TFL (4), INTs (3) & sacks (2). Was 1 of 2 DBs (Derwin James) to have 85+ tackles, 3+ INTs & 2+ sacks.
BRONCOS NOTES:
BRONCOS won AFC West & earned No. 1 seed for 1st time since 2015. Tied franchise record with 14 wins this season. Have advanced to Super Bowl 6 of previous 8 times as No. 1 seed. • QB BO NIX has 3rd-most TD passes by player in 1st 2 seasons (54). Became 4th player ever with 25+ TD passes in 1st 2 seasons & became 4th player all-time with 700+ comp. in each of 1st 2 seasons. Passed for 144 yards & TD & rushed for 43 yards in 2024 AFC-WC meeting. • RB RJ HARVEY led rookies with 12 scrimmage TDs in 2025. Was 1 of 2 rookie RBs (Alvin Kamara) since 2000 with 7+ rush TDs & 5+ rec. TDs. Has TD in 5 of his past 6. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON led team in receptions (74) & rec. yards (1,017) in 2025, 3rd season with 1,000+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 75 yards in 2024 AFC-WC meeting. Made 2nd-career Pro Bowl in 2025. • WR TROY FRANKLIN set career highs in receptions (65), rec. yards (709) & rec. TDs (6) in 2025. • TE EVAN ENGRAM is 1 of 3 TEs all-time with 40+ receptions in each of 1st 9 seasons. • T GARETT BOLLES & G QUINN MEINERZ made 1st-career Pro Bowl in 2025. • LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 135 tackles in 2025, 5th-career season with 100+ tackles. Aims for his 17th in row at home with 6+ tackles. Had 11 tackles & FR in 2024 AFC-WC meeting. • LB NIK BONITTO led team with career-high 14 sacks in 2025. Made 2nd-career Pro Bowl in 2025. • DL ZACH ALLEN had 5 tackles, 2 TFL & sack in 2024 AFC-WC meeting. Made 1stcareer Pro Bowl in 2025. • CB PAT SURTAIN II had 47 tackles & 12 PD in 2025. Is 1 of 5 since 2010 with 45+ tackles & 10+ PD in each of 1st 5 seasons. Made 4th-career Pro Bowl in 2025. • CB RILEY MOSS tied-most in NFL with career-high 19 PD this season. Has 2+ PD in 3 of his past 4. Had 7 tackles & PD in 2024 AFC-WC meeting. • S TALANOA HUFANGA set career highs in tackles (106), PD (11) & TFL (6) in 2025.
CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter) Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
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