Bills 31, Steelers 17
Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and scored on a franchise playoff-record 52-yard touchdown run as Buffalo beat Pittsburgh 31-17 in a game that was postponed by 27 1/2 hours.
The second-seeded Bills (12-6), advance to host Patrick Mahomes and the No. 3 seed Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round on Sunday night.
Allen finished 21 of 30 for 203 yards and ran for 74 yards on eight carries, becoming the first quarterback in NFL playoff history to throw three or more TD passes while rushing for 70 or more yards and a score. He didn’t have a turnover for just the fourth time this season.
Mason Rudolph threw two touchdown passes with an interception in his first playoff start for the Steelers (10-8), but Pittsburgh was too inconsistent on either side of the ball to keep up with Allen and the Bills. The Steelers lost their fifth straight playoff game; the franchise’s most recent postseason victory was exactly seven years ago.
Buccaneers 32, Eagles 9
Baker Mayfield threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 32-9 wild-card playoff victory over Jalen Hurts and the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles.
The Bucs (10-8) won for the sixth time in seven games to advance to a NFC divisional round matchup on the road next Sunday against the Detroit Lions (13-5).
David Moore scored on a 44-yard reception in the first quarter. Rookie Trey Palmer broke the game open with a 56-yard catch-and-run for a TD that put the Bucs up 25-9 late in the third quarter.
Mayfield completed 22 of 36 passes without an interception. He capped his first playoff appearance since the 2020 season with a 23-yard TD pass to Chris Godwin.
The Eagles played without leading receiver A.J. Brown, who injured a knee in the regular-season finale. Hurts started despite dislocating the middle finger on his throwing hand the previous week, and was 25 of 35 for 250 yards and one TD before being replaced by backup Marcus Mariota in the final minute.
NFL Divisional Playoffs Schedule, Times:
Saturday, Jan. 20
Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens
4:30 p.m. ET | ESPN/ABC
BetMGM Line: Ravens -8.5
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
8 p.m. ET | Fox
BetMGM Line: 49ers -10
Sunday, Jan. 21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions
3 p.m. ET | NBC
BetMGM Line: Lions -6
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
6:30 p.m. ET | CBS
BetMGM Line: Bills -2.5
