The Jaguars hammered the Titans 41-7 in the regular season finale to wrap up the AFC South title. (Christian Schultz, News4JAX)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Buffalo Bills are heading the Jacksonville for the wild-card playoffs. The teams will face each other Sunday at 1 p.m. at EverBank Stadium.
The Jaguars (13-4) won the AFC South earlier Sunday with a 41-7 blowout win over the Titans. They were locked into the No. 3 seed after both Denver and New England won their late afternoon games Sunday.
The Broncos (14-3), whom the Jaguars beat several weeks ago, wrapped up the No. 1 seed with a 19-3 win over the Chargers. The Patriots crushed the Dolphins 38-10 to take the No. 2 seed. Jacksonville needed both to lose to have a chance at the top seed.
The Bills (12-5) are the No. 6 seed for the playoffs. They’ve faced the Jaguars twice in the playoffs (1996 and 2017) and lost both times.
The Patriots are the No. 2 seed and will host the No. 7 Chargers. The Ravens or Steelers will host the fifth-seeded Texans.
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