Jan. 10, 2026, 4:43 p.m. ET
The Jacksonville Jaguars are set to kick off at home against the Buffalo Bills at 1:00 p.m. Sunday for a wild-card matchup, their first playoff game in three years.
Here’s a look at how game-time weather conditions could affect the game.
According to weather forecasts, brief showers are possible around 9 a.m., several hours before kickoff, but rain is not expected during the game.
Skies will remain overcast, and temperatures will hover around 65 degrees. More significant, however, is the wind.
The forecast predicts sustained winds of 10 miles per hour out of the northwest, with gusts up to 21 miles per hour.
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With NFL experts predicting a tight contest, the kicking game might play a critical role.
The Bills have had their struggles at the kicker position this season. Tyler Bass was placed on IR at the start of the season, prompting Buffalo to bring on 41-year-old Matt Prater to handle kicking duties.
Prater has also struggled with injury this season, missing the Bills’ matchup with the Eagles with a quadriceps injury. His replacement, Michael Badgley, missed a key extra point in the 13-12 loss.
Prater is expected to play Sunday against Jacksonville, but the Bills have brought on journeyman kicker Matthew Wright as insurance.
Wright served as the Jaguars’ kicker for part of the 2021 season.On the season, Prater is 18 for 20 on field goals and 46 for 49 on extra points.
For his part, Jaguars’ kicker Cam Little finished the regular season on a heater. After starting 10 for 14 on field goals on the season, Little has been perfect on his last 20 attempts, including an NFL record 68 and 67-yarders.