The Bills have returned to the playoffs breaking the longest streak of not doing so of any team in the four major US sports. Their reward is a matchup against the AFC South winning Jaguars who far exceeded expectations this season.
Few expected Buffalo (9-7) or Jacksonville (10-6) to make the playoffs when the season began so a matchup of these two Cinderella teams is certainly a surprise.
Coverage of this game airs on CBS beginning at 1:05 pm ET from EverBank Field in Jacksonville, FL.
Blake Bortles is back in the high praises of the NFL, armed with rookie rusher Leonard Fournette the Jaguars amassed 5,855 total yards, fifth in the NFL and averaged 26.1 points per game, also fifth.
The situation on offense is not so rosy in Buffalo where quarerback Tyrod Taylor has seemingly always been under fire on a Bills team that was 22nd in points per game with 18.9. The Bills are hoping LeSean McCoy is healthy enough to provide them with a spark in the backfield.
The Bills were sixth in rushing this season but could probably take some notes from Jacksonville who topped the league.
The Odds: The Jaguars are 8.5 point favorites against the Bills in this one. The over/under is the lowest of any game of the weekend at just 39 total points.
Will it be the Bills or Jaguars who are still wearing the glass slippers at the end of this one?
