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Bills beat Colts 27-24 for 1st playoff win in 25 years

‘The game wasn’t decided until the final play, when Rivers faced fourth-and-11 from Buffalo’s 47. Rivers heaved a deep pass for T.Y. Hilton, who was surrounded by defenders in the right side of the end zone. Hyde broke through the crowd of bodies, leaping up and batting the ball to the ground.’

Bills survived, but raised questions about their playoff future

‘The Bills might need to be great, too. Indianapolis is not in Buffalo’s realm when it comes to talent, but the Steelers, Ravens and Titans might be and the Chiefs certainly are. Micah Hyde has often said the playoffs are a different speed than the regular season. The hope for the Bills is that this tighter than expected win showed them they need to find another gear.’

Bills players felt fan energy in Wild Card win over Colts

‘“We’ve been in the game for so long, and it’s been so quiet that you kind of got used to it being quiet,” said Diggs. “Pregame you got a little bit of a crowd noise and then when the game started it gave you a little bit of extra juice.”’

Bills Mafia says they’ve been waiting their whole life for this win

‘“It’s an indescribable feeling. I was 5 years old when they last won a playoff game, so this is, this is great. It feels like a big monkey has just been lifted off. Everyone is just happy and relieved and it’s a beautiful thing when the bills win in western New York,” said Max Cohen, been a fan whole life.’

Diggs and Beasley both active and will play for Bills

‘Diggs, the NFL leader in catches and yards, has been dealing with an oblique injury that left him limited for practice this week. Beasley sat out last week’s game with the Dolphins due to an ankle injury and was listed as “week to week” by Sean McDermott during his media availability.’

10 Bills Red Hot Takeaways from playoff win over Colts

‘Josh Allen played a good part of this season like a superstar. Saturday he played like a leader. Yes his numbers were impressive and yes he made some Josh Allen experience plays. But this wasn’t some pad the stats blowout of the Broncos. This was an NFL playoff game and a massively important moment for the franchise. Allen put the team on his back, highlighted by the phenomenal end of the first half drive that gave them a lead they never lost. His fumble in the 4th was a Houston flashback from a year ago. But thanks to Daryl Williams he survived that and got to celebrate the first of what he hopes are a series of playoff wins.’

Bills win first playoff game in decades

‘This was also the first home playoff game for the Bills since 1996. Josh Allen threw for 324 yards and 2 touchdowns in the win, he also had a rushing touchdown. The game came down to a Hail Mary pass that was knocked down by the Bills. They will host another playoff game next week.’

Lucky few Bills fans cheer on team from stands for historic win

‘”It was strange seeing all the empty seats,” said Bills fan Paul Kraft, who was in attendance at Saturday’s winning game. “Oh my god, those are my family I call them, and there’s like 72,000 of my family that weren’t there today.”‘