The Buffalo Bills exercised one of their demons with the wild-card victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
With the playoff win over the Jaguars, quarterback Josh Allen and head coach Sean McDermott secured their first road playoff victory with the Bills. It also snapped an eight-game losing streak away from home in the postseason for the Bills.
The road win was also Buffalo's first since all the way back in 1992, when the Bills beat the Miami Dolphins in the AFC Championship Game.
If you believe in this sort of thing, the win is a great omen for the Bills' hopes of getting to the Super Bowl, as the last time Buffalo secured a road playoff victory they appeared in the Big Game.
Actually winning the Super Bowl is a different story, though.
The biggest knock on the Allen-McDermott era has been the lack of a Super Bowl. Not only have they failed to win one, but the quarterback and head coach haven't appeared in the game, either.
This year might be Buffalo's best opportunity, as Allen and Co. Don't have to worry about the likes of Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and Patrick Mahomes standing in the way since the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs all fell short of the postseason in 2025.
There are a lot of fan bases that deserve to see their team finally raise the Lombardi Trophy, but there's no doubt the Bills' is at the top of the list after all the heartbreak the franchise has seen during its existence.
But, first things first, the Bills must take care of business in the divisional round of the playoffs, and then in the AFC title game after that.
There's still a long way to go, but the Bills are at least one step closer.
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