During the early window of Sunday's wild-card action, the Buffalo Bills defended their home turf at Highmark Stadium and sent the Denver Broncos packing with a 31–7 victory. Bo Nix and the Broncos got on the board early, taking a 7–0 lead before surrendering 31 straight points to the Josh Allen-led Bills offense.

The NFL is monitoring the deadly California wildfires that have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes across Los Angeles County.  The Los Angeles Rams are currently slated to host the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC wild-card round on Monday night inside SoFi Stadium,

Dan Campbell got his wish, at least in the sense of knowing who the Detroit Lions will face in the divisional round when they return from the first-round bye on Monday.