Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano closes in on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes with a clutch third-down sack. Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano closes in on Kansas City Chiefs ...

The Chiefs got the key fourth-down stop at midfield, and they did it by fooling Bills quarterback Josh Allen. They brought five rushers, three of whom found the backfield, because Spagnuolo decided to drop defensive lineman Mike Danna into coverage.

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.

The preparations are underway for the Buffalo Bills ahead of the AFC championship game. The Bills (13-4) have had their eye on Super Bowl 59 all year… and realistically, right next to that in the back of the team’s mind has been a meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs (15-2) in the postseason. That’s on deck.

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Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Friday that Milano (hamstring/elbow) will practice in full Friday, Maddy Glab of the team's official site reports. McDermott said the team will still have to see how things go regarding Milano's status for Sunday's AFC Championship Game in Kansas City,

Buffalo Bills linebacker Matt Milano (biceps, hamstring) and cornerback Taron Johnson (neck, shoulder) have both been cleared from the final injury report on Friday and will be active against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday for the AFC Championship tilt.

Bills cornerback Christian Benford cleared the concussion protocol and was active for Sunday’s AFC championship game.

The hamstring issue comes at a horrible time for the Bills and Milano, who has played excellent football in the past two playoff games. He made several important plays against the Ravens, including a pass breakup on Lamar Jackson’s two-point conversion attempt in the third quarter of Buffalo’s 27-25 victory.

ORCHARD PARK - A season-long trend, one in which the Buffalo Bills had been given a reprieve from in the last few weeks, has returned at quite an inopportune time: Injuries on the defensive side of the ball.

The Bills will not have one of their leading tacklers for the AFC Championship Game against the Chiefs. Here's the Bills injury update.