The American Conference starts the first of its two division games this Saturday, with an attractive confrontation that will star the Buffalo Bills against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile Highwhere Josh Allen and Bo Nix meet again in the playoffs.
That confrontation left a crushing 31-7 for Buffalo, which is why now, Denver will seek revenge with Bo Nix who in his second year will seek to make the leap to the Conference final and dream of reaching Levi’s Stadium in the Super Bowl, leading the Broncos into the playoffs at home for the first time in almost 10 years.
Nix enters this playoff series with the mission of achieving a feat that only Tim Tebow can boast And so far, he is the only quarterback drafted by the Broncos to win a Playoff game, so the young second-year QB will try to imitate this feat and join that list as the second.
Buffalo will have the advantage of having been tested during Wild Card week against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a duel that was more difficult than expected, however, Josh Allen ended the curse of the Bills and his own, and managed to win a playoff game on the road for the first time in more than three decades.
Josh Allen will seek to continue taking advantage of the momentum he has in his favor in the Playoffs and the absence of quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrowwho were a nightmare in the past. Recently the Bills QB left Trevor Lawrence behind, now putting Bo Nix in his sights.
Why can Buffalo win?
One of the keys that Buffalo will have in its sights against the Denver Broncos this Saturday is undoubtedly Josh Allen’s experience in games with pressure and in the playoffs. something that, on the contrary, will be only the second time for Bo Nix, who hopes to have learned from what happened in Wild Card last year.
Likewise, thehe Bills can hold on to James Cook, who has been another of the key men for Buffalo this season, being the team that runs the best in the NFLalthough now the test will be against one of the most solid defenses with an average of 18.3 points allowed, being the third best in the league.
Buffalo’s defensive line allowed Allen to have more freedom against Jacksonvillewhich translates into only one sack of their QB, which gives the Bills the confidence they need to face a defense like Denver’s.
Why can Denver win?
The key factor for the Denver Broncos is called Bo Nixwho does come out connected and appeals to what he knows how to do best, which is ccatching the ball and taking advantage of his receivers’ spaces will have chances As long as I have time to throw to take Denver to the AFC finals.
Bo Nix enters this playoff series as the first quarterback in NFL history to have more than 10 wins and more than 30 touchdowns in his first two years in the NFL.
Besides, The young Denver sensation has a positive track record against winning teams that average 17 or more points. Which bodes well, as Buffalo scored more than 17 points in 14 of its 17 regular season games.
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Denver’s defense is known for being a sack specialist, something they threaten Allen and Buffalo with. Only Nick Bonitto and Jonathon Copper have 22 catches between them, Cal will look to take advantage of this aspect when putting pressure on the line and Josh Allen.
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