The Bills are rolling their way into the AFC Divisional Round, winning six consecutive games after picking up a victory over the Steelers in the wild-card round.
Star quarterback Josh Allen put on his Superman cape to keep Buffalo's Super Bowl hopes alive, throwing for 203 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 74 yards and one touchdown. He had already thrown for a pair of TDs to get the Bills out to a 14-0 lead over Pittsburgh, then his 56-yard rushing touchdown — which was the second-longest by a QB in NFL playoff history — broke the game open.
Now, Buffalo is set to host the defending champion Chiefs at Highmark Stadium in what will be Patrick Mahomes' first career road playoff game.
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Allen enters the contest with a clean bill of health, but who is his backup if anything were to happen to the franchise QB?
Bills QB depth chart
1. Josh Allen
2. Kyle Allen
Kyle Allen — who is not related to Josh — is in his first season as the Bills' backup quarterback.
He has appeared in seven games in 2023 but has not attempted a pass. In fact, his only stats this season are 13 rushing attempts for -13 yards, all of which came on QB kneels.
This is Allen's sixth season in the NFL after going undrafted out of Houston in 2018. He filled in as the Panthers' interim starter for 12 games back in 2019, throwing for 3,322 yards, 17 touchdowns and 16 interceptions while completing 62 percent of his passes. Carolina went 5-7 with Allen under center.
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3. Emergency QB: None
The Bills do not currently have an emergency QB signed to their roster or practice squad. So, if both Josh and Kyle Allen go down with injuries in the same game, the team will be forced to use another player under center.
