{"id":105969,"date":"2026-01-05T07:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/105969\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T07:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T07:02:08","slug":"when-do-the-jaguars-and-bills-play-in-afc-wild-card-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/105969\/","title":{"rendered":"When do the Jaguars and Bills play in AFC wild-card game?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated Jan. 4, 2026, 10:09 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

The NFL has set the date and time for the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> vs. Buffalo Bills<\/a> AFC wild-card matchup.<\/p>\n

The game will be played on Sunday, January 11th. Kickoff will be at 1:00 PM ET at EverBank Stadium, and the matchup will be aired on CBS.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville secured the AFC South title and the AFC’s No. 3 seed in Sunday’s win over Tennessee.<\/p>\n

Buffalo would defeat the New York Jets in Week 18 to improve to 12-5 on the season. The Bills are the sixth seed\u2014although they share the same record with Houston, the Texans<\/a> hold the tiebreaker<\/a> due to a higher head-to-head win percentage.<\/p>\n

The Jaguars<\/a> will enter the postseason on an eight game winning streak and with one of the most productive offenses in football over the second half of the season.<\/p>\n

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Led by quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the Jaguars are averaging almost 33 points per game over their last 10 contests.<\/p>\n

The defense, meanwhile, is giving up just 14.3 points per contest over the last six games and continues to generate turnovers at a high rate.<\/p>\n

The Josh Allen-led Bills’ offense ranks sixth<\/a>\u00a0in points per game and 13th in points per game allowed on defense.<\/p>\n

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