In the opening game on Sunday, the Buffalo Bills visit the AFC South champion Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars flipped their record from 3-14 last season to 13-4 in head coach Liam Coen’s first year. Buffalo is in an unfamiliar position as it finished second in the AFC East and will be on the road in the wild-card round for the first time since Josh Allen’s second NFL season.
The AFC East has a new champion this year in New England, which won the division title for the first time since 2019 … which means Buffalo will need to win multiple road games to get over the hump and make it to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1990s.
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Allen had another big year with 39 total touchdowns (25 passing, 14 rushing) and 3,668 yards through the air. Buffalo fell to Kansas City in a thriller last postseason and won’t have an easy road this year.
Jacksonville won its first AFC South title since 2022 this season, finishing with the second-most wins in the conference. The Jaguars won the second-most games in franchise history and earned the franchise’s first double-digit win campaign since they won 10 games in 2017 and made it to the AFC championship game. Coen may have unlocked something in Trevor Lawrence that could carry the Jaguars through the postseason.
Bills-Jaguars start time: 1 p.m. ET
Location: EverBank Stadium | Jacksonville, Fla.
TV channel, live stream: CBS
Follow along with Yahoo Sports for live updates, highlights and more as the Buffalo Bills travel to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild-card round:
Live34 updatesSun, January 11, 2026 at 11:37 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM PST
Ian Casselberry
Following their field goal, the Jaguars force the Bills into a three-and-out. Josh Hines-Allen’s sack of Josh Allen was the big play, resulting in a 12-yard loss. A pass to Dalton Kincaid on third-and-20 went incomplete and Buffalo had to punt.
Mitch Wishowsky’s kick goes 41 yards and Jacksonville takes over at its 38-yard line.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 12:04 PM PST
Ian Casselberry
The Jaguars’ drive stalls after Travis Etienne’s 26-yard rush. Trevor Lawrence sandwiches two incomplete passes around a 1-yard run and Jacksonville has to settle for a field goal.
Cam Little hits from 43 yards to pull the Jags to within three points.
To be fair, Lawrence nearly had a touchdown on third-and-9, but his deep throw to Brenton Strange was broken up by Tre’Davious White.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM PST
Ian Casselberry
The Jaguars begin their first drive of the second half with two big plays. Trevor Lawrence hits Parker Washington for a 13-yard pass, then Travis Etienne surges for a 26-yard gain on a toss to the left.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:54 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Buffalo’s opening drive of the second half goes 45 yards in 11 plays, taking 6:48 off the clock.
It ends with Matt Prater kicking a 47-yard field goal to give the Bills a 6-point lead.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:50 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Josh Allen hits Khalil Shakir for an 18-yard gain on first-and-10, advancing to the Jacksonville 41-yard line. Allen was hit by the Jaguars’ Josh Hines-Allen on the throw.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:44 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
After winning the opening coin toss and deferring, Buffalo will get the ball to open the second half. Ray Davis returns the kick 26 yards to the Bills’ 25-yard line.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:36 AM PST
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Bills – 172 yards total offense
Josh Allen: 14-of-17, 129 yards
James Cook: 9 rushes, 31 yards
Keon Coleman: 1 catch, 36 yards
Khalil Shakir: 5 catches, 31 yards
Jaguars – 185 yards total offense
Trevor Lawrence: 9-of-15, 88 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Bhayshul Tuten: 4 carries, 51 yards
Parker Washington: 1 catch, 34 yards
Brian Thomas; 1 catch, 3 yards, 1 TD
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Trevor Lawrence connects with Parker Washington on a 34-yard pass to the Buffalo 41-yard line. But with no timeouts remaining, Lawrence runs up to the line and Jacksonville apparently did not get the snap off before time expires.
However, the officials ruled that Joey Bosa jumped offsides, giving the Jaguars one second left for a field goal attempt. But Cam Little’s 54-yard attempt goes wide left as the clock hit 0:00.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:26 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Following a 4-yard catch by Dawson Knox, the Bills acted as if they’d go for it on fourth-and-4 from the Jaguars’ 45-yard line.
But Buffalo couldn’t draw Jacksonville offsides and took a 5-yard delay of game penalty. Mitch Wishnowsky kicks an outstanding 47-yard punt which rolls out of bounds and pins the Jaguars at the 3-yard line.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:22 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Replay review showed that the ball went through Brandin Cooks’ arms and hit the ground as he slid to the turf. The 26-yard catch is overturned and the Bills have a third-and-8 at the Jaguars’ 49-yard line.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:19 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
On second-and-7 from the Jacksonville 48-yard line, Josh Allen hits Brandin Cooks over the middle for a 26-yard gain.
However, the play is under review as the ball may have gotten out of Cooks’ grasp and hit the ground.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:16 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
A 5-yard James Cook run brings Buffalo to its 49-yard line at the 2-minute warning.
Despite some pain, Josh Allen has completed two passes on this drive, a 9-yard throw to Gabe Davis and 6-yard toss to Dalton Kincaid.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:10 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Jaguars receiver Parker Washington is back on the field after being evaluated for a concussion.
Trevor Lawrence threw his way on third-and-6, but the pass went incomplete. Logan Cooke punts 42 yards on fourth down and the Bills take over at their 28-yard line.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Josh Allen is at his usual seat on the sideline and appears to be fine. He has completed 11 of 12 passes for 110 yards, with 12 yards rushing and a touchdown.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Josh Allen is getting beat up, getting his hand and knee hurt. But he scores a touchdown for the Bills on a 2-yard run up the middle.
Allen grabbed his knee in the pile-up after the score. But his run completed a 92-yard, 10-play touchdown drive to give the Bills the lead.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 10:59 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
After James Cook is tackled for no gain on an excellent play by Travon Walker, Josh Allen finds a wide-open Keon Coleman for a 36-yard gain to the Jacksonville 8-yard line.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 10:52 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Upon replay review. Trevor Lawrence was ruled short of the 8-yard line for the first down. His knee was down before the ball crossed the line to gain. Bills coach Greg McDermott challenged the call and it was overturned on replay.
Buffalo takes over on its 8-yard line with 11:19 remaining in the second quarter.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 10:48 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Trevor Lawrence rushed up the middle on fourth-and-2 and looked as if his knee was down before crossing the line to gain at the 8-yard line. A first down was ruled on the field, but the Bills are calling for a review.
Sun, January 11, 2026 at 10:46 AM PST
Ian Casselberry
Trevor Lawrence scrambled for 10 yards on third-and-12 from the Buffalo 19-yard line. That puts the Jaguars at fourth-and-2 and Liam Coen decides to go for it after a timeout.