NFL divisional round playoffs: Baltimore Ravens 25-27 Buffalo Bills – as it happened | NFL

Postgame

“We’ve just put our head down and worked hard,” says Josh Allen, who guided his Bills to a win in their last home game of the season, which is always what you want to do. Now they have an undefeated record at home this year and need one more win to get to the Super Bowl.

So our championship games are set:

Washington @ Philadelphia in the NFC title game

Buffalo @ Kansas City in the AFC title game.

Condolences to Ravens fans, who suffer another crushing end to a season. Will Jayden Daniels make it to a Super Bowl before Jackson? Chew on that.

We’ll be back next week with more live coverage. That’s all for now – thanks for reading, and wherever you are, good morning, good afternoon or goodnight.

The Bills are in victory formation – the Bills run out the clock and the ball game is over!

The Buffalo Bills are heading to Kansas City to take on the Kansas City Chiefs and they defeat the favored Ravens!

Bills fans can thank Mark Andrews, who had a key fumble and then dropped a wide open two-point conversion! Absolutely stunning!

Ravens 25-27 Bills, 1:18 4th quarter

Johnson takes a hand off and he’s on his way to space! Johnson slides, which is smart and the Ravens call their final timeout!

Douglas falls on it for Buffalo! The Ravens have just one timeout! Only folly can keep Buffalo out of KC now.

Mark Andrews was wide open in the endzone and he just dropped it. A ball your sprightly grandmother could have caught! Really! Straight up disaster for Baltimore! Andrews is the villain! I can’t believe that!

Onside kick coming up.

Unreal!

Jackson has all day, really. I mean forever. Then he hits liokely for the TD! Amazing! They’re going for tow to tie it!

Ravens 19-27 Bills, 1:44 4th quarter

Jackson in the shotgun, loads of time. He flings it to Hill for three yards. Now he has Andrews for a healthy gain! to the Buffalo 25! That’s an 18-yard gain!

Ravens 19-27 Bills, 2:00 4th quarter

Jackson is on the run again! He throws a wobbly ball across his body! He hits Wallace for a big gain! It’s a 27 yard pass reception as we hit the warning! What a play! I thought that ball was going to wobble out of the sky, but it made it to its destination.

First down at the Buffalo 47!

The Ravens have one timeout, the Bills two.

Ravens 19-27 Bills, 2:34 4th quarter

Johnson is back for the Bills. But now Bateman is down after a three yard reception. Rousseau made the hit.

It’s 2nd & 7 and the snow is back. Someone is on Buffalo’s side.

Ravens 19-27 Bills, 2:47 4th quarter

Quick pass over the middle to Hill, first down. Ball on the 22.

Ravens 19-27 Bills, 3:10 4th quarter

Jackson in the shotgun, trots in reverse, scoots to his right and runs out of trouble and gets eight yards! Wow! It’s 3rd & 2.

Ravens 19-27 Bills, 3:18 4th quarter

Jackson chucks it downfield looking for Likely – incomplete.

A bill is down in their secondary. Already down Rapp from injury tonight, now Taron Johnson is shaken up. So their defensive backfield keeps taking hits. Injury timeout.

It’s 2nd & 10 from the 12.

Ravens 19-27 Bills, 3:23 4th quarter

There can only be one…great QB to face another great QB in Kansas City next week. Who will it be?

Mitchell returns it to the 31. But there’s a flag! Bad start, holding. Ravens start on their 12! A long way to go!

Bass kicks it in from 21. Now it’s up to Jackson and company. I don’t like their odds with three turnovers in the books already. Am I right?

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 3:31 4th quarter

The Bills call timeout to talk it over, and the field goal unit comes on. Smart. With all the turnovers by Baltimore, make the Ravens score a TD and get the two.

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 3:31 4th quarter

Keeper and Allen is stuffed! It’s fourth and goal! Do they kick it to try to put this game away with a touchdown? It’s the coaching decision of the season!

I kick it.

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 4:17 4th quarter

It’s second and goal from the eight. Allen is in the shotgun – and he’s off! Allen comes down a yard short of the endzone.

Timeout Ravens, that’s their second.

It’s third and goal from the two. Is it time to push the tush?

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 4:21 4th quarter

Cook down to the eight. The Ravens call their first timeout.

Baltimore’s defense needs to make a play here, obviously.

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 4:55 4th quarter

Cook wiggles through the Ravens defensive line and by the time he’s taken down, he’s gone for nine!

Now Allen sneaks for the first down. The clock ticks.

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 5:55 4th quarter

Under six minutes to go. Humphry is down for the Ravens and we have an injury timeout.

Baltimore took the momentum in the third quarter, but the Bills settled, got a key turnover and are in full control right now, driving and on the Ravens 20.

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 6:12 4th quarter

Little pass to Coleman for five and then a bigger pass to Johnson towards the far sideline for nine! That keeps the chains moving.

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 7:33 4th quarter

Allen finds Hollins for a 12-yard gain and Buffalo are in the drivers seat now. Especially after an illegal hands to the face penalty that puts the ball on the Ravens 34.

Excuse the French

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 8:41 4th quarter

Why are the Ravens throwing the football? I do not understand! Someone help me understand!

Jackson finds Andrews for a big gain, but he fumbles! Bernard has it! Wow! I can’t believe that happened! What a huge turnover in this football game!

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 8:49 4th quarter

Hill takes a hand off and is wrapped up by Oliver! It’s 2nd & 11.

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 9:49 4th quarter

Did they stop Henry? Or was there a second effort? They stopped him. It’s 4th & 1!

Are they gonna go? They are! Direct snap to Andrews and he has it!

That was crazy in their own territory, but it worked.

Ravens 19-24 Bills, 11:02 4th quarter

From the 30: screen to Sims for three yards. Then Henry runs for six. Do the math, third & short.

It’s up and it is good! That’s a big three points right there. It could have been a lot worse for Baltimore that’s for sure.

Now, can the Bills stop Henry? That is the question everyone wants to know.

Ravens 19-21 Bills, 12:08 4th quarter

Allen stays in the pocket and throws over the middle looking for Shakir – incomplete! Stephens had a hand on his waist but no flag! Big stop! It’ll be a 51-yard field goal attempt!

Ravens 19-21 Bills, 12:12 4th quarter

Allen in the shotgun on 2nd & 8. He throws to the far sideline looking for Cooper – incomplete. It’s 3rd & 8.

Big play here.

Ravens 19-21 Bills, 12:52 4th quarter

On 2nd & 5, Cook runs to the Baltimore 35 – it’s a seven yard gain. The Bills have some build here.

Ravens 19-21 Bills, 13:38 4th quarter

The Ravens defense did a 180 in the third quarter, limiting the Bills to minuscule gains and punts. How will the fourth quarter begin on this key 3rd & 2?

Johnson runs up the middle and has the first down!

Now Allen runs a play action and passes to Cook for a five yard gain. The clock runs…

Ravens 19-21 Bills, end of 3rd quarter

From the Bills 41, on 2nd & 11, Allen is in the shotgun. He steps back, fires and hits Shakir, who keeps moving for an extra yard. It’s going to be 3rd & 2 at the Bills 49 as the quarter ends.

All this running has kept the clock moving, this game is fast!

Huge play for Buffalo when we resume.

Ravens 19-21 Bills, 1:28 3rd quarter

Now Buffalo gets their run game on – Cook runs to the near sideline for ten yards, up to the 40.

The drive

Seven plays, 80 yards in 3:44. Run, run, run, run. It works.

Ravens 19-21 Bills, 1:37 3rd quarter

Jackson in the shotgun and for some reason, passes. Why?

Why are they passing when their running game just destroyed the Buffalo defense? Why do coaches make this so hard?

The two-point conversion fails, and the Bills are still on top.

Now the home team needs to re-establish its offense and give their defense some rest!

Henry marches in, and the Ravens are going for two!

Ravens 13-21 Bills, 1:42 3rd quarter

Henry, chewing up real estate! Fifteen more yards! Ravens at the five, first and goal!

Ravens 13-21 Bills, 2:19 3rd quarter

Jackson connects with Andrews on the near sideline. There’s a flag, defensive holding. That’s declines. They’re down to the Bills 42.

Did I say 42? I meant the 20! Hill has acres to run and a 22-yard gain! Ravens slicing through the Bills defense right now.

Ravens 13-21 Bills, 3:28 3rd quarter

Henry springs loose! A trip away from the endzone! It’s a gain of 17 to the Baltimore 46!

Ravens 13-21 Bills, 4:14 3rd quarter

Henry again, he’s close to a first down. It’s going to be third and inches.

Ravens 13-21 Bills, 4:53 3rd quarter

Henry, ahead for seven yards. Here comes the boom.

Ravens 13-21 Bills, 5:21 3rd quarter

Allen hits Know but he is smothered and pushed back! Van Noy’s play forces the Bills to punt!

Martin kicks it 52 yards into the endzone. Baltimore will begin at the 20.

Baltimore defense doing exactly what they need to do, causing some discomfort, making some plays and getting off the field. It’s all there for Baltimore if they can convert this opportunity.

Ravens 13-21 Bills, 6:28 3rd quarter

On 2nd & 10, Allen hits Shakir over the middle for a five yard gain. So it’s another 3rd & 5. Can the Ravens defense get off the field?

Ravens 13-21 Bills, 7:38 3rd quarter

Samuel stumbles, cuts, springs loose and has a first down reception to keep this drive alive. The ball is at the Bills 43.

Ravens 13-21 Bills, 8:36 3rd quarter

Kickoff, touchback. Bills begin at the 30. Allen, play action and a dump to Cook, who is ahead for three yards. Then Allen finds Shakir on the near sideline, and there’s little room – a gain of just two.

So it’s a big 3rd & 5 coming up.

The drive

Nine plays, 40 yards in 4:01. They did actually run Henry once and it went well. Something to build on.

Tucker’s kick is true, so it’s now an eight point lead for the Bills. OK, good start for Baltimore, stopping Buffalo on their first drive and getting the scoreline to one possession. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh will take that.