Bills roll past Broncos, move to divisional round of AFC playoffs - ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Denver Broncos got on the board quickly in their AFC wild-card matchup versus the Buffalo Bills. Denver scored in the first three minutes with a deep pass from rookie quarterback Bo Nix to wide receiver Troy Franklin.

The Broncos never scored again, as the Bills went on to take a commanding 31-7 win. Quarterback Josh Allen led the rout, going only one drive without scoring.

Allen went 20-of-26 for 272 yards and two touchdowns, in addition to eight carries for 46 yards. In the final three quarters, he completed 14 of 17 passes (82%) for 227 yards and the two touchdowns.

Allen passed Jim Kelly's mark for the most postseason passing touchdowns in Bills history (23).

James Cook had 23 carries for 120 yards and one touchdown. The Bills rushed for more than 200 yards in a playoff game for the fifth time in franchise history and the first since the 1995 wild-card game vs. the Miami Dolphins.

The Bills are the first team to record at least 250 passing yards and 200 rushing yards in a playoff game since the 2012 San Francisco 49ers, who pulled it off against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional playoffs.

On the other side, the Broncos' rushing attack was limited to 79 yards, with quarterback Bo Nix finishing as Denver's leading rusher (43 yards). His receivers dropped three passes, their most in a game this season.

Here are the most important things to know from Sunday for both teams:

Eye-popping stat: Allen's touchdown pass to running back Ty Johnson — on fourth-and-1 in the third quarter — had a completion probability of 15.6%, the most unlikely touchdown pass of Allen's career (regular season or postseason) and of any player in the past five postseasons.

Promising trend: Third-down defense.