And there was another thing that gnawed at the defense’s collective craw. The Ravens protected the football better that any team all season. The Bills were the best at taking it away. The challenge was obvious. “That was our motto all week: Let’s see who’s better,” Phillips said.
The Buffalo Bills’ goal-line stand to force a field goal late in the second quarter turned out to be a huge moment in the team’s AFC divisional round victory over the Baltimore Ravens.
Rashod Bateman and Tylan Wallace were Baltimore's starting wide receivers for their 28-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. No Ravens' receiver played more than 53 percent of snaps in the game. The Bills and the Ravens will kick off on January 19 at 6:30 pm ET in Orchard Park.
Baltimore Ravens legend Ray Lewis is no stranger to big playoff moments. In his 17-year NFL career, where every season was spent with the same franchise, Lewis played in 21 playoff games over nine seasons. He was the Super Bowl 35 MVP, and in his final season, Lewis went out on top with a win in Super Bowl 47.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — With every Ravens turnover, every field goal forced instead of surrendering a touchdown, and every failed two-point conversion that kept the opponents just out of reach, it marched the Bills closer and closer to what they’ve been yearning to get back to for years.
The Buffalo Bills ruled out starting safety Taylor Rapp from playing against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC conference championship game on Sunday and starting cornerback Christian Benford is listed as questionable.
Rapp suffered a hip injury during last week's 27-25 win against the Baltimore Ravens. He was carted off the sideline and did not practice at all this week, leaving Cam Lewis and rookie Cole Bishop as the team's remaining safeties.
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The Baltimore Ravens had destroyed the Buffalo Bills at home in the 2024 regular season, highlighted by a dominant performance by Derrick Henry that at one point saw him flatten multiple defenders for