Bills playoff bracket: Wild Card win sends Buffalo back to Divisional Round

The Buffalo Bills were able to hold off a very game Jacksonville Jaguars team on Sunday in the Wild Card round and secure passage to the AFC Divisional playoff game. It’s not going to get any easier for them, as quarterback Josh Allen was dinged up during the game and multiple players left with injury designations.

Still, it’s Josh Allen and head coach Sean McDermott’s first road playoff win and they move on.

Updated 2026 AFC playoff bracket

The AFC leader Denver Broncos were on a bye this weekend, and Buffalo vs Jacksonville was the first AFC game of the weekend. The rest of the conference will be decided on Sunday and Monday nights.

Wild Card results

Jan. 10, 2026, 4:30 p.m. ET
Rams 34, Panthers 31

Jan. 10, 2026, 8 p.m. ET
Bears 31, Packer 27

Jan. 11, 2026, 1 p.m. ET
Bills 27, Jaguars 24

Jan. 11, 2026, 4:30 p.m. ET
49ers vs. Eagles

Jan. 11, 2026, 8:15 p.m. ET
Texans vs. Steelers

Divisional Round bracket

The Bills are the six seed, so if the Los Angeles Chargers win on Sunday night, L.A. will play the Denver Broncos for the first time this season.

If the Patriots defeat L.A., Buffalo would travel to Mile High and play the Denver Broncos.