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The 6-0/311-pound Mahelona, a former star at Tennessee, is an odd fit for a mostly 3-4 defense and may not last long. Robinson played with coach Cam Cameron in San Diego and will add depth with Vonnie Holliday nicked up.

The one target that will stand out the most is Josh Allen missing Knox for what could have been a game-winning touchdown in the final seconds of regulation. It’s a pass the two have connected on multiple times throughout the years, but the ball simply sailed over Knox’s head and into the end zone. On the season, Knox played in all 17 games, five more than his tight end teammate Dalton Kincaid, totaling 417 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 36 catches. The 29-year-old is set to make $10.7 million next season, but the Bills could opt out of that deal and take $7.4 million in dead cap if they wanted to. It’s a situation to monitor this offseason, but that’s a large dead cap hit for a team to take.

Kincaid was the Bills’ most impactful receiver in this game and during the year as well. The team was far more efficient offensively when he was out there. Unfortunately, he battled injuries yet again and played in just 12 games. He had 39 catches for 571 yards and a career-high five touchdowns. The advanced metrics loved his game as well, highlighting tremendous separation scores and yards per attempt. Kincaid has all the talent to be a clear TE1 in fantasy football and the top receiving option in Buffalo, but the injuries have made it hard to rely on getting that production from him.

Davis was technically the Bills’ backup running back, handling the second-most carries and gaining 275 rushing yards on 4.7 yards per carry over the season. However, Ty Johnson was used far more often in the red zone and had 24 catches to Davis’ 10. Davis did emerge as an elite kick returner, leading the NFL in yards per return at 30.4. That just won’t provide much fantasy value heading into next season.

Cook also added 24 receiving yards on two carries. He looked tremendous for much of the game against the second-best run defense in the NFL. Unfortunately, he was held in check for much of the fourth quarter, and he lost a crucial fumble in the first quarter as the Bills were driving to go up 14-3 and take a stranglehold on the game. The Broncos then drove down the field for a go-ahead score, and the dynamic of the game changed drastically. It was a tremendous season for Cook, who led the NFL with 1,621 rushing yards on 5.2 yards per carry. He also had 12 rushing touchdowns and 291 receiving yards with another two touchdowns. He was clearly the second most important player on the Bills offense and is an RB1 for fantasy next season.

McLaughlin appeared to be the choice to attack the Bills’ weakness on the outside of their run defense. He gained over five yards per carry, but Sean Payton went away from him almost entirely in the second half. It remains to be seen how Payton will split the carries between McLaughlin and RJ Harvey next week, but McLaughlin appeared to be the more dynamic runner tonight.

Harvey’s biggest play of the game was a 24-yard reception in overtime, where he broke three tackles to gain key extra yardage. Had he gone down when he was first contacted, the Broncos would have faced a third down far outside of field goal range. Still, it’s a bit disconcerting that he was only given six carries against one of the weaker run defenses in football. The matchup won’t be any easier next week against either Houston or New England.

For the majority of the game, Allen was operating at a high level. The Bills drove the ball down the field against the Broncos with ease for much of the game, but crucial turnovers cost them. Four of them came from Allen himself. The most egregious mistake occurred at the end of the first half, when Allen scrambled with little time left on the clock and failed to slide, leading to a fumble that gave the Broncos a late field goal opportunity, which proved to be the deciding points in the game. Allen also missed Mecole Hardman and Dawson Knox on a late drive on what appeared to be easy catches, but he did connect with Brandin Cooks on a pass that could have won the Bills the game, only for Cooks to have the ball ripped away. It was certainly not Allen’s best season. Still, he made the most of a pretty weak supporting cast, finishing the regular season with 3,668 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 579 rushing yards, and another 14 rushing touchdowns. He did take the most sacks he’s ever taken in a season and clearly didn’t have confidence in his receivers, so the Bills will need to get him help in the offseason if they ever want to get him to a Super Bowl.

Nix got the Broncos out to a lead early in this game with clutch third-down conversions and some well-timed scrambles. The Bills were able to shut the Denver offense down for much of the second half, but Nix delivered a beautiful over-the-shoulder touchdown throw to Marvin Mims to put the Broncos up late. After the Bills sent the game to overtime, the Broncos’ offense went three-and-out, but the defense gave them another chance, and Nix was able to draw two long pass interference penalties to set up an easy game-winning field goal. Despite the three touchdowns, there were a lot of poorly thrown balls by Nix in this game, and it was certainly an inconsistent effort. Things will only get harder next week against either the Patriots or Texans with the AFC title on the line.

Oliver was returning to the field for the first time since Week 8 after undergoing biceps surgery. The Bills had used him sparingly early in the game, mostly as a pass rusher, but he is their most impactful interior defensive lineman, so losing him for the remainder of the game would be a big blow for this defense.

The owner of a .654 winning percentage since arriving in Green Bay in 2019, LaFleur never seemed to be on the way out, but the Pack’s Wild Card flameout definitely seemed to complicate the calculus. The Pack ultimately, unsurprisingly reached the unavoidable conclusion that LaFleur is a flawed coach, but not one worth firing. An elite play-caller, LaFleur could still afford to work on his sequencing and third- and fourth-down decision-making. He still seems like a coach who could one day win “the big one.”