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‘The two-time All-Pro has approached being a franchise quarterback by making an effort to become more consistent and vocal as the team around him has evolved. He now heads to his second AFC Championship Game on Sunday (6:30 p.m. EST, CBS) with a chance to play in his first Super Bowl.’

‘One Bills fan, Nicholas Howard, set up a GoFundMe to support Breakthrough T1D, a global Type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization that Andrews has been connected to in the past. Andrews was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a child.’

‘The Buffalo Bills have some defensive question marks going into Sunday’s AFC Championship rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs.’

‘Rapp came out of the game in the second quarter following a fumble recovery by defensive end Von Miller. Rapp did not go down on the field but went into the medical tent and eventually was taken to the locker room on a cart.’

‘”Our guys heard it all — they heard it all week long. We’re not big enough, we’re not strong enough. Not talented enough. Whatever it is, they heard it,” coach Sean McDermott said. “I don’t do the social media things, but I think most of those guys do. And look, we did, I think, in the first half a pretty darn good job. Second half, [Henry] got rolling a little bit. And he’s going to pop some runs, I mean, when he gets that momentum, he’s hard to stop. So, but even there, we could have done some things better, and I think fundamentally, so when we just look at this game, it came down to fundamentalism in football. And we talked a lot about that.”‘

‘The 4-yard score was aided by center Connor McGovern, who helped push Allen into the end zone as Ravens defenders tried to bring him down. The score came at the end of a nine-play, 70-yard drive that left less than 20 seconds on the clock for Baltimore’s offense.’

‘The Buffalo Bills quarterback followed center Connor McGovern in for the touchdown, which stretched the Bills’ lead to 11 points over the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round Sunday. Though the Ravens rallied late, the Bills ultimately held on for a 27-25 win to advance to the AFC Championship Game. A dropped, would-be 2-point conversion by Mark Andrews and a subsequent onside kick recovery helped seal the win for Buffalo.’

‘”The skill set was there for both,” ESPN senior draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said. “They were unique and I get that. That’s why people were misevaluating what they could be in the NFL, because they weren’t what the NFL was used to seeing.”‘

‘”It was the body of work during the season,” Smiley said of giving Joe the job. “Stay plugged in, keep getting better, great energy, great, obviously, performance on the field, but great questions in the meeting room … It’s hard for rookies, this is a long season and for him, just every week it’s a little better, a little better, a little better. So, yeah, he was very deserving and we were all excited that he got to do it.”‘

‘The video, which has since gone viral, captures a moment from Olivia Doiron and Sean Smith’s wedding ceremony last month. The couple, who live in Nova Scotia, share a memorable moment as Smith takes an unexpected turn in the middle of his vows.’

‘The matchup that now awaits the Bills has been much anticipated as a possibility since the playoff seeding was finalized, with the game featuring the two favorites for MVP — Allen led the odds over Lamar Jackson in the regular season — and the quarterbacks on the All-Pro first team (Jackson) and second team (Allen). The showdown will be a rematch of the Week 4 meeting that the Ravens won 35-10.’

‘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.’

‘It took a bit of time for the Buffalo Bills to get going, but after falling behind 7-0 in the first quarter, the Buffalo Bills scored 10 straight points, taking the lead on a 5-yard rushing touchdown by James Cook.’

‘”Coop just got here, so the amount of trust that goes into that shows the type of program that we have here,” left tackle Dion Dawkins said. “That the guys can come in, in the middle of the season and build the trust that they can do things like that and feel confident in doing it. So, a lot of people see what Josh did, but Coop was the one who really had to trust it.”‘

‘The sack was Miller’s sixth of the season, earning him a $1.5 million bonus. (He reached a $1 million bonus earlier this season when he achieved two sacks.)’