The Denver Broncos are heading to the AFC Championship by way of a frantic finish at Mile High. Will Lutz netted a game-winning 23-yard field goal in overtime to secure the 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills, whose season comes to a close after being unable to overcome an array of turnovers. 

Initially, it looked as if the turnovers wouldn’t matter for Josh Allen’s club as he led Buffalo on a 10-0 run in the early stages of the fourth quarter to put his team up 24-23 with just over four minutes to play in regulation. However, Bo Nix then answered with a touchdown drive, finding Marvin Mims Jr. for a 26-yard touchdown inside of a minute to play to put Denver ahead 30-27. 

With 50 seconds and all three timeouts in his pocket, however, Allen led a field goal drive to force overtime. 

In the extra period, Buffalo’s defense did its job out of the gate and forced a Denver punt, but, trying a deep shot for Brandin Cooks, Allen was picked off for the second time on the evening and committed his four turnover of the game with Ja’Quan McMillian pulling off the interception. The Broncos then took possession and, thanks to a couple of DPI penalties on the Buffalo secondary, got well into field goal range for Lutz to chip shot them to the AFC Championship and one step closer to Super Bowl LX. 

Nix completed 26 of his 46 pass attempts in the win for 279 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. Mims proved to be his top weapon, catching all eight of his targets for 93 yards and a score. As for Allen, he was 25-of-39 for 283 yards, three touchdowns, two interceptions, and two fumbles.Â