UNDATED (AP) — The Buffalo Bills were able to celebrate their first playoff win in a quarter-century. The Los Angeles Rams advanced by knocking off a division rival on the road. And the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won a playoff game for the first time since winning the Super Bowl 18 years ago.
Josh Allen threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Bills held off the Colts, 27-24. Allen hit Stephon Diggs in the end zone with a 35-yard pass that put Buffalo ahead 24-10 early in the fourth quarter.
Allen ran for 54 yards on 11 carries and was 26 of 35 passing for 324 and no interceptions.
Indianapolis didn’t roll over after falling behind by two touchdowns in the final period. Philip Rivers hit Pascal and Doyle for touchdowns to draw the Colts closer, and the game wasn’t decided until the final play. Micah Hyde secured the win by batting down a Rivers pass in the end zone.
Buffalo is 14-3 overall following its seventh straight win.
In Seattle, Cam Akers rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown in the Rams’ 30-20 win over the Seahawks.
Darious Williams returned Russell Wilson’s interception 42 yards for a score while Los Angeles hounded the Seattle quarterback most of the afternoon. The best defense in the league during the regular season carried its dominance into the playoffs despite missing unanimous All-Pro tackle Aaron Donald for much of the second half.
Donald and Leonard Floyd each had two sacks for the Rams, who allowed just 278 total yards and 11 first downs.
Jared Goff returned from a broken thumb and was 9 of 19 for 155 yards. He capped the victory with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Robert Woods with 4:46 left after Seattle’s D.J. Reed fumbled a punt.
Wilson had one of his worst playoff performances, completing just 11 of 27 for 174 yards and a pair of touchdowns to DK Metcalf.
Tom Brady threw for 381 yards in leading the Buccaneers to their first playoff victory since winning the Super Bowl in 2003, 31-23 at Washington.
Brady misfired on six of his first nine passes before finishing 22 of 40 with two touchdowns. He became the oldest quarterback to throw a playoff TD when he hit Antonio Brown from 36 yards out.
Brady engineered a 69-yard scoring drive capped by a 3-yard run by Leonard Fournette.
Washington’s Taylor Heinicke ran for 46 yards and a touchdown and threw for 306 yards and a score. Heinicke was signed to Washington’s practice squad just a month ago.
