The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs are set to face off in an epic AFC Championship Game showdown this evening. With the Chiefs in hot pursuit of a third consecutive Super Bowl victory, it will take every ounce of the Bills’ might to stop them.

The Buffalo Bills will be without key player Rapp as they look to reach their first Super Bowl in more than 30 years.

Rapp is listed with hip and back injuries. After taking a hit that was feared could have left him with a broken him, Rapp was carted off the field and taken to be x-rayed. His examination did not reveal any broken bones, but he was not ready to return to practice on Wednesday or Thursday.

Without Taylor Rapp, the Bills will have to limit the Chiefs' eccentric offense without their full defensive arsenal for the second consecutive season. In addition to Rapp's injury, Buffalo faced Kansas City without star linebackers Matt Milano and Baylon Spector in 2024.

Buffalo Bills starting safety Taylor Rapp has been ruled out for the AFC Championship Game on Sunday against the host Kansas City Chiefs.

Head coach Sean McDermott said on WGR 550 on Friday morning that Rapp will miss the game against the Chiefs because of a hip injury. Rapp has not taken part in practice at all this week.

The Bills defense will be without at least one starter for the AFC championship game Sunday at Kansas City. Safety Taylor Rapp has been ruled out with a hip injury sustained in the divisional playoff win against the Ravens,

The Buffalo Bills ruled out starting safety Taylor Rapp from playing against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC conference championship game on Sunday and starting cornerback Christian Benford is listed as questionable.

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The Bills will have cornerback Christian Benford for today’s AFC Championship Game. Benford was questionable with a concussion. He was injured on the onside kick late in the Bills’ win over the Ravens in the divisional round. He missed practice Friday for personal reasons.

Benford was listed on injury reports all week with a concussion. He was able to play, but that same injury had him removed from the game. Benford was carted off the field because of the issue. The Bills announced that Benford is out for the remainder of the evening right away.