Houston Chronicle Sunday

About the game

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Who: Buffalo (9-7) at Jacksonvil­le (10-6). When/where: 12:05 p.m. today; EverBank Field, Jacksonvil­le, Fla. TV/radio: CBS; 610 AM. Line: Jaguars by 7½. Last meeting: Bills won 28-21 on Nov. 27, 2016. Bills’ NFL rankings: Offense 29th overall, rushing sixth, passing 31st; defense 26th overall, rushing 29th, passing 19th. Jaguars’ NFL rankings: Offense sixth overall, rushing first, passing 17th; defense second overall, rushing 21st, passing first. Noteworthy: Both franchises partying like it’s 1999: Bills in playoffs for first time since then, and Jaguars hosting first postseason game since same season. … Bills snapped longest playoff drought in North America’s four major profession­al sports. Buffalo’s 17-year playoff drought is tied for fifth longest in NFL history and longest since NFL-AFL merger in 1970. … Bills’ last playoff game was Music City Miracle, in which Tennessee scored go-ahead touchdown on kickoff return lateral in final seconds to win 22-16 . ... Bills RB LeSean McCoy uncertain to play because of sprained right ankle. He accounts for 32.7 percent of team’s yards. … Jaguars’ Doug Marrone facing former team in first playoff game as head coach. Marrone opted out of contract with Buffalo in December 2014 and walked away with $4 million. … Jaguars DT Marcell Dareus also faces former team. Bills traded 340-pound run stopper to Jacksonvil­le in late October for sixth-round draft pick that improved to fifth when Jags made playoffs.

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