During the early window of Sunday's wild-card action, the Buffalo Bills defended their home turf at Highmark Stadium and sent the Denver Broncos packing with a 31–7 victory. Bo Nix and the Broncos got on the board early, taking a 7–0 lead before surrendering 31 straight points to the Josh Allen-led Bills offense.

The divisional round of the NFL playoffs is now set. In the NFC, the second-seeded Philadelphia Eagles will host the third-seeded Los Angeles Rams, while the sixth-seeded Washington Commanders will travel to Detroit to face the top-seeded Lions.