Three things to watch for during the 2025 divisional round on Sunday

On By Littum

  • WHERE: Highmark Stadium (Orchard Park, NY)
  • WHEN: 6:30 p.m. ET | CBS, Paramount+, NFL+

Ravens-Bills has just about everything you could want in a divisional round.

Two championship-level teams battle each other. Two quarterbacks battling for MVP and seeking their first Super Bowl title. And yes, snow is expected this weekend in Western New York.

Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen on Sunday night in a milestone game in both their careers. Jackson led the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game last season, while Allen’s Bills have failed to get there in each of the past three campaigns, losing the past two divisional round games at Highmark Stadium to the Bengals and Chiefs, respectively.

The Ravens also sent a message to the Bills back in Week 4, tearing them apart, 35-10, in an early season game that helped Baltimore avoid a 1-3 start. It was the Bills’ biggest loss in three years, and the Ravens are the only team to beat them (when the Bills played their starters) by more than three points all season.

Both Jackson and Allen were in fine form in the Wild Card round. The Bills outgained the Broncos by 247 yards last week. The Ravens had a 464-280 yardage edge over the Steelers. Both defenses also excelled, and whichever unit can do its best to slow down a dangerous offense could ultimately decide who wins on Sunday.

Whoever comes out on top will face the winner of Saturday’s Texans-Chiefs game for a spot in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. It was the site of the Ravens’ last Super Bowl title in the 2012 season. The Bills are still seeking their first rings and their first Super Bowl appearance in 31 years.