Bills earn first road playoff win in 33 years with 27-24 victory over Jaguars

VIDEO SHOWS: SOUNDBITES FROM BILLS HEAD COACH SEAN MCDERMOTT AND QUARTERBACK JOSH ALLEN, JAGUARS QUARTERBACK TREVOR LAWRENCE (RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SHOTLIST) SHOWS: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 11, 2026) (NFL NETWORK – Editorial use only. Must courtesy 'NFL Network'. No resales. No monetisation) 1. BILLS HEAD COACH SEAN MCDERMOTT SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER 27-24 WIN OVER THE JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT EVERBANK STADIUM 2. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BILLS HEAD COACH SEAN MCDERMOTT, SAYING: "Oh man great win, great team win on the road. Glory to God and just an incredible team effort, great win for the organization, great win for everybody back home, and for all those that came down here and supported us, Bills Mafia, we heard you, we really appreciate it, really do. Just tough, tough, tough football team. Some of the guys went down, guys stepped in, did a phenomenal job. Nobody blinked. Kept our composure all the way through the game which we knew was gonna be a challenge coming down here against a really good football team that's talented and well coached and we saw it through so, guys stood firm and, you know they made the plays, we made the plays we needed to make and it was a great, great way to end the game there. So good to see Tre (Tre'Davious White) 2017 and what he's now doing for us and then Cole (Bishop), kind of the other end of the youth movement here so phenomenal, phenomenal play." 3. BILLS QUARTERBACK JOSH ALLEN SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER WIN 4. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BILLS QUARTERBACK JOSH ALLEN AFTER BEING ASKED HOW IT FEELS TO FINALLY COME THROUGH WITH A PLAYOFF WIN, SAYING: "Feels good, feels good. Same time that just means we get another game and we gotta find a way to put our best foot forward this week in practice, put together a good game plan, go out there execute again next Saturday or Sunday, whenever we play." 5. WHITE FLASH 6. (SOUNDBITE)(English) BILLS QUARTERBACK JOSH ALLEN AFTER BEING ASKED ABOUT THE TEAM GOING THROUGH ADVERSITY AND HOW THAT MANIFESTED ITSELF DURING THE GAME, SAYING: "Yeah, to have the wherewithal to not blink and I think that's just the mantra that we've adopted this year of, if we've got time left and we got the ball, we got a shot and you saw that there today." 7. JAGUARS QUARTERBACK TREVOR LAWRENCE SPEAKING AT POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER LOSS 8. (SOUNDBITE)(English) JAGUARS QUARTERBACK TREVOR LAWRENCE AFTER BEING ASKED TO SUM UP THE GAME AND IF THE LOSS CHANGES HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT SUCH A GOOD REGULAR SEASON, SAYING: "Yeah it was a tough way to end this year, it's been a fun year and, you know, it's hard to kind of put, describe it I guess, put the words, the right words to it just because there's so much work that's put into it, into any season, and then you look at the year we've had and some of the adversity and just the way we finished the year and the confidence we were playing with and for it to end, it's just ends so suddenly, you know, when you have a game like that and obviously you think you're gonna keep rolling and you're planning on playing next week and that's playoff football, you gotta close out those games and we weren't able to do it today and they made a few more plays than us. So that part's disappointing, you know, but just the group, the feelings toward this team, I mean the coaching staff is, it's been a lot of fun. It's been awesome working with everyone. So much work and time has been put into it and I'm proud of that, you know there's a lot of plays today that I'd love to have back, that I wish would've gone a little differently but there's no question that the work put in and the preparation and all the stuff that goes into it, you know we were ready to go and just didn't make quite enough plays." STORY: Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass and ran for two more scores to lead the Buffalo Bills to their first road playoff victory in 33 years in a 27-24 win over the host Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday (January 11) in an AFC wild-card round matchup. Allen, who went to the injury tent twice in the first half after sustaining head, hand and knee injuries, led a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown drives, scoring the game-winner on a 1-yard keeper with 1:04 left. On the first play of the ensuing drive, Trevor Lawrence's pass was intercepted by Cole Bishop off a deflection to secure the victory with 54 seconds remaining. Allen completed 28 of 35 passes for 273 yards and ran for 33 yards, leading the Bills to their sixth straight win in a playoff opener. Khalil Shakir caught 12 passes for 82 yards, and Brandin Cooks had three receptions for 58 yards, including a 36-yard grab on the game-winning drive. NFL rushing leader James Cook III was held to 46 yards on 15 carries. Lawrence threw three touchdowns, two of which gave the Jaguars a lead in the fourth quarter, along with two interceptions on 18-of-30 passing for 207 yards. Parker Washington had a game-high 107 receiving yards and a TD on seven receptions despite missing much of the first half while being evaluated for a concussion. Travis Etienne Jr. had 67 rushing yards, 49 receiving yards and a touchdown catch for Jacksonville. Buffalo struck first after taking over at the Jaguars' 33 on a Shaq Thompson interception. However, the Bills were unable to pick up a first down and forced to settle for Matt Prater's 50-yard field goal. Jacksonville did not waste its first scoring chance, converting on a 3-yard pass from Lawrence to Brian Thomas Jr. to give Jacksonville a 7-3 lead with 14:14 left in the first half. The Jaguars had a prime chance to extend that lead when they forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff but came up just short on Lawrence's fourth-down keeper in the red zone. Buffalo delivered a 10-play, 92-yard drive finished with a 2-yard Allen TD run to take a 10-7 lead with 5:37 left in the half. Jacksonville's Cam Little missed a field goal just before halftime. The teams traded field goals to begin the second half before Jacksonville forced a punt and reclaimed the lead at 17-13 with 12:55 left on Washington's 6-yard touchdown catch. Buffalo responded with a touchdown drive of its own, with Allen finding Dalton Kincaid for a 15-yard score to take a 20-17 lead with 8:56 left. Jacksonville moved back in front on a 14-yard catch by Etienne with 4:03 left. (Production: David Grip)

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