The Buffalo Bills are heading into the playoffs as one of the top Super Bowl contenders in the NFL. At 13-4, they ended up earning the No. 2 seed in the AFC. On Sunday afternoon, they will begin their postseason journey with a wild-card matchup against the Denver Broncos.

The Bills open the playoffs Sunday by hosting the Broncos in a wild-card game. Here is Sal Maiorana's in-depth preview.

Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Ed Oliver discussed the team's mindset for Sunday's AFC wild-card game against the Denver Broncos.

Denver is 17-22-1 in 40 regular-season games, and 0-1 in the postseason dating back to 1960; the Broncos won 24-22 in the last meeting, on Nov. 13, 2023, in Buffalo, and have lost three of the last four games against Buffalo.

Not much happening on the injury front for the Denver Broncos. The main change was cornerback Damarri Mathis suffering a bit of a setback and was a non-participant on Thursday after being limited in the hypothetical practice on Wednesday.

Bills wide receivers Mack Hollins, Amari Cooper and Khalil Shakir run off the field during first half action of their home game against the San Francisco 49ers in Orchard Park on Dec. 1, 2024. / Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

This game was not a serious contest for the Kansas City Chiefs, and while the Denver Broncos took it seriously, that was only because the stakes were high for them early. The officials on the other hand had really high stakes,