JACKSONVILLE \u2013 The AFC South champion Jaguars know their Round 1 playoff opponent.<\/p>\n
The Jaguars (13-4), who clinched the AFC South title Sunday with a 41-7 home victory over the Tennessee Titans (3-14)<\/a>, will play host to the Buffalo Bills (12-5) in an AFC Wild Card Playoff at EverBank Stadium next weekend.<\/p>\n “We’ve got a big opportunity this week,” Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence<\/a> said Sunday. “The fans were awesome today. Expect the same next week.”<\/p>\n “It’s going to be rocking, and it will be exciting.”<\/p>\n The date and time for the first playoff game are expected to be announced late Sunday evening, with Round 1 games scheduled Saturday, Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n “I love our fans, man,” defensive end Josh Hines-Allen<\/a> said. “I love when I hear Duval in the crowd, chanting as loud as they can. I think that’s an intimidating factor for us that we can hold onto a little bit more. In the playoff game, let’s get a little bit more of that, a little bit more juice in the stands, and then go get the next one.”<\/p>\n The Jaguars, winners of eight consecutive games, enter the postseason as the No. 3 seed in the AFC behind No. 1 AFC West Champion Denver (14-3) and No. 2 AFC East Champion New England (14-3). The Bills enter as the No. 6 seed.<\/p>\n The Bills, a postseason team the last six seasons and the AFC East Champions from 2020-2024, finished two games behind New England in the East. The Jaguars finished a game ahead of the Houston Texans (12-5) in the AFC South.<\/p>\n The Jaguars and Bills have played twice in the postseason. The Jaguars beat the Bills, 30-27, in an AFC Wild Card Playoff following the 1996 seasons. They beat the Bills, 10-7, in an AFC Wild Card Playoff following the 2017 season.<\/p>\n The Jaguars’ last home playoff game came following the 2022 season, when they rallied from a 27-0 first-half deficit for a 31-30 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n