PLAYOFF CAPSULES
Indianapolis Colts (11-5) at Buffalo Bills (13-3)
■ When: 10:05 a.m. Saturday
■ Where: Bills Stadium, Buffalo
■ TV: KLAS-8
■ Radio: KRLV-AM (920), KOMP-FM (92.3)
■ Line: Bills -6 ½ ; total 51 ½
■ Record vs. spread: Colts 8-8; Bills 11-5
■ Series record: Bills lead 37-32-1
■ Colts notes: Colts coach Frank Reich spent nine years playing for the Bills, the final eight backing up
Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly. … Indy is one of four teams to finish ranked in the top 10 in offense and defense this season. … The Colts have combined to score 66 points on their opening possession, which ranks second behind Green Bay’s 73. … Colts QB Philip Rivers has started 251 consecutive games including the playoffs, but is 5-6 in the postseason. The 17-year veteran has never reached the Super Bowl. … Indy allowed only 21 sacks, tied for second fewest in the NFL. … RB Jonathan Taylor set a franchise record with 253 yards rushing in last week’s victory over Jacksonville. He’s the first Indianapolis rookie to hit the 1,000-yard mark since Joseph Addai in 2006 when Indy won the Super Bowl. … The Colts’ defense has allowed four rushing plays of 20 or more yards and has 25 takeaways. … Though Deforest Buckner didn’t make the Pro Bowl, he finished with a franchise record 9 ½ sacks for a defensive tackle. … K Rodrigo Blankenship broke the Colts’ rookie records for field goals (32) and extra points (43).
■ Bills notes: Buffalo is hosting its first playoff game since a 30-27 loss to Jacksonville on Dec. 28, 1996, which marked Jim Kelly’s final game. … The Bills have lost six straight playoff games since a 37-22 win over Miami on Dec. 30, 1995. The 25-year drought is the NFL’S fourth longest behind Cleveland (26 years), Detroit (29) and Cincinnati (30). … Buffalo closed the season winning six straight to match its longest streak since 2004. …
The Bills became the NFL’S first team to close a season winning three straight by 25 points or more since the 1996 Green Bay Packers, who went on to win the Super Bowl. … QB Josh Allen set single-season team records with 396 completions, 4,544 yards passing and 37 TDS passing and 46 combined TDS, including one receiving. … WR Stefon Diggs, acquired in a trade with Minnesota in March, became Buffalo’s first player to lead the NFL in catches (127) and yards receiving (1,535), both team records. … Jordan Poyer finished tied for the NFL league among safeties with a career-best 118 tackles.