The latest update on who is healthy and practicing as the Bills prepare to travel to Kansas City for a January AFC Championship matchup of the top AFC seeds
Safety Taylor Rapp will miss the AFC title game, while Matt Milano, Taron Johnson look to be set to go. Christian Benford is still in concussion protocol.
Ahead of facing Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, being down two starting defensive backs is not ideal for Buffalo. The Bills intercepted Mahomes twice in their 30-21 win over Kansas City during the regular season. One of those two came via Rapp on Mahomes’ first pass attempt.
Before two of the top teams in the AFC go head-to-head for the conference title game, the Bills announced that starting safety Taylor Rapp has been ruled out. Rapp has been dealing with a back/hip injury and was listed as "did not practice" (DNP) in the week leading up to the game.
The Bills will not have one of their leading tacklers for the AFC Championship Game against the Chiefs. Here's the Bills injury update.
Over the past month, Hurts has dealt with a concussion that forced him to miss the final two regular-season games and then a knee injury during last week's Divisional Round win over the Los Angeles Rams. But playing banged up in the playoffs is something that he's used to.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Friday that Rapp (hip/back) is ruled out for Sunday's road AFC Championship Game at Kansas City, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News reports. Rapp's absence will be a notable blow for Buffalo's secondary,
Buffalo Bills starting safety Taylor Rapp has been ruled out for the AFC Championship Game on Sunday against the host Kansas City Chiefs.
The winner advances to the Super Bowl on February 9 in New Orleans, and will face either Philadelphia Eagles or Washington Commanders.
Head coach Sean McDermott said on WGR 550 on Friday morning that Rapp will miss the game against the Chiefs because of a hip injury. Rapp has not taken part in practice at all this week.
After being a limited participant in practice on Wednesday, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was fully involved on Thursday, putting him in line to start Sunday's NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders.