We have an official kickoff time for the Denver Broncos game against the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Kickoff is set for Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:30 pm MT! Officially official. #BUFvsDEN will kick off this Saturday at 2:30pm MT on CBS! pic.twitter.com/WTfCOY13bt

A year ago, the Denver Broncos went on the road to take on the Buffalo Bills in the Wildcard Round of the playoffs. Denver got stampeded from start to finish, as the Bills ran the ball at will and walked out with a 31-7 win.

Following a first-round bye, the top-seeded Broncos will host the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round on Saturday, Jan. 17. The NFL will announce the kickoff time — 2:30 p.m. MT or 6 p.m. MT — and TV network on Monday.

The Denver Broncos now know their kickoff time and TV details for their AFC Divisional Round game against the Buffalo Bills.

The Bills played the Broncos in the 2024 playoffs. The fell behind 7-0 on a Bo Nix long touchdown pass on the first drive of the game, but then dominated in a 31-7 win at Highmark Stadium. That game surely plays a factor in Buffalo being favored, as does the experience factor at quarterback.

The Buffalo Bills got the better of the Jacksonville Jaguars and won their first road playoff game since 1992. Josh Allen played a superhero again, and while it worked on the box score, the quarterback was evaluated multiple times after taking so many hits.

Quarterback analyst Tim Jenkins believes the Broncos' offensive strategy in Week 18, consisting of a few chunk plays and long, sustained drives (two drives with 10 or more plays) and not turning the ball over, were part of a 'vanilla' game plan by design.