Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos

atBills at Broncos

Week 16

December 25 · 4:30 PM EST

· BUF -1.5 · O/U 46.5

The read

There's a playoff line running through this one: Bills sit in a postseason spot, while Broncos are on the outside chasing a crossover, so it means a little more to the club playing from behind. Momentum cuts both ways: BUF arrive on a 2-game win streak, DEN coming off a loss.

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Buffalo Bills1st in the AFC EastWWLWWW20-0Away

Denver Broncos3rd in the AFC WestLWLWWL10-0Home

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Buffalo Bills5 listed

Khalil ShakirWR · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Keon ColemanWR · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Ty JohnsonRB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Terrel BernardLB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Jude BowryOT · is questionable. Back 2026-08-27.

Denver Broncos5 listed

Riley MossCB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Levelle BaileyLB · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Luke WattenbergCatcher · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Matt HenningsenDE · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Michael DeiterCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Projected starting lineups

Each club's published depth chart, top of the order at every spot. A chart is not a game plan, and coaches confirm the actual card closer to kickoff.

Buffalo BillsDepth chart

Offense11

Josh Allen#176' 5"9 yr

James Cook III#45' 11"5 yr

DJ Moore#26' 0"9 yr

Khalil Shakir#106' 0"5 yrQuestionable

Keon Coleman#06' 3"3 yrQuestionable

Dalton Kincaid#866' 3"4 yr

Dion Dawkins#736' 5"10 yr

Alec Anderson#706' 5"4 yr

Connor McGovern#666' 6"8 yrQuestionable

O'Cyrus Torrence#646' 5"4 yr

Spencer Brown#796' 8"6 yr

Defense11

LDE

T.J. Sanders#986' 4"2 yr

Deone Walker#966' 7"2 yr

RDE

Ed Oliver#916' 1"8 yr

WLB

Greg Rousseau#156' 6"6 yr

LILB

Dorian Williams#426' 1"4 yr

RILB

Terrel Bernard#86' 1"5 yrQuestionable

SLB

Bradley Chubb#96' 4"9 yr

LCB

Christian Benford#476' 1"5 yr

RCB

Maxwell Hairston#315' 11"2 yr

Cole Bishop#246' 2"2 yr

Geno Stone#255' 11"7 yr

Special teams5

Tyler Bass#165' 10"7 yr

Mitch Wishnowsky#196' 2"8 yr

Reid Ferguson#696' 2"10 yr

Ray Davis#75' 8"3 yr

Khalil Shakir#106' 0"5 yrQuestionable

Denver BroncosDepth chart

Offense11

Bo Nix#106' 2"3 yr

J.K. Dobbins#275' 10"7 yr

Courtland Sutton#146' 4"9 yr

Jaylen Waddle#175' 10"6 yr

Troy Franklin#116' 3"3 yr

Evan Engram#16' 3"10 yr

Garett Bolles#726' 5"10 yr

Ben Powers#746' 4"8 yr

Luke Wattenberg#606' 5"5 yrQuestionable

Quinn Meinerz#776' 3"6 yr

Mike McGlinchey#696' 8"9 yr

Defense11

LDE

Malcolm Roach#976' 3"7 yr

D.J. Jones#936' 0"10 yr

RDE

Zach Allen#996' 5"8 yr

WLB

Jonathon Cooper#06' 4"6 yr

LILB

Alex Singleton#496' 2"8 yr

RILB

Justin Strnad#406' 3"7 yr

SLB

Nik Bonitto#156' 3"5 yr

LCB

Pat Surtain II#26' 2"6 yr

RCB

Riley Moss#216' 0"4 yrQuestionable

Talanoa Hufanga#96' 0"6 yr

Brandon Jones#226' 0"7 yr

Special teams5

Wil Lutz#35' 11"11 yr

Jeremy Crawshaw#166' 3"2 yr

Mitchell Fraboni#486' 2"5 yr

Marvin Mims Jr.#195' 11"4 yr

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

Win probability

Buffalo Bills

54%

Denver Broncos

46%

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Week 16

December 25 · 4:30 PM EST

· BUF -1.5 · O/U 46.5

The read

What's at stake

Where a win or a loss leaves each side.

Where they standLast 5Last 5Record

Buffalo Bills1st in the AFC EastWWLWWW20-0Away

Denver Broncos3rd in the AFC WestLWLWWL10-0Home

Injury report

Who is unavailable, in each club’s own words to the league. A day-to-day designation still allows a start, so a name here is not always a scratch; an injured-list stint is.

Buffalo Bills5 listed

Khalil ShakirWR · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Keon ColemanWR · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Ty JohnsonRB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Terrel BernardLB · is questionable. Back 2026-09-13.

Jude BowryOT · is questionable. Back 2026-08-27.

Denver Broncos5 listed

Riley MossCB · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Levelle BaileyLB · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Luke WattenbergCatcher · is questionable. Back 2026-08-28.

Matt HenningsenDE · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Michael DeiterCatcher · is listed injured reserve. Back 2027-02-15.

Projected starting lineups

Each club's published depth chart, top of the order at every spot. A chart is not a game plan, and coaches confirm the actual card closer to kickoff.

Buffalo BillsDepth chart

Offense11

Josh Allen#176' 5"9 yr

James Cook III#45' 11"5 yr

DJ Moore#26' 0"9 yr

Khalil Shakir#106' 0"5 yrQuestionable

Keon Coleman#06' 3"3 yrQuestionable

Dalton Kincaid#866' 3"4 yr

Dion Dawkins#736' 5"10 yr

Alec Anderson#706' 5"4 yr

Connor McGovern#666' 6"8 yrQuestionable

O'Cyrus Torrence#646' 5"4 yr

Spencer Brown#796' 8"6 yr

Defense11

LDE

T.J. Sanders#986' 4"2 yr

Deone Walker#966' 7"2 yr

RDE

Ed Oliver#916' 1"8 yr

WLB

Greg Rousseau#156' 6"6 yr

LILB

Dorian Williams#426' 1"4 yr

RILB

Terrel Bernard#86' 1"5 yrQuestionable

SLB

Bradley Chubb#96' 4"9 yr

LCB

Christian Benford#476' 1"5 yr

RCB

Maxwell Hairston#315' 11"2 yr

Cole Bishop#246' 2"2 yr

Geno Stone#255' 11"7 yr

Special teams5

Tyler Bass#165' 10"7 yr

Mitch Wishnowsky#196' 2"8 yr

Reid Ferguson#696' 2"10 yr

Ray Davis#75' 8"3 yr

Khalil Shakir#106' 0"5 yrQuestionable

Denver BroncosDepth chart

Offense11

Bo Nix#106' 2"3 yr

J.K. Dobbins#275' 10"7 yr

Courtland Sutton#146' 4"9 yr

Jaylen Waddle#175' 10"6 yr

Troy Franklin#116' 3"3 yr

Evan Engram#16' 3"10 yr

Garett Bolles#726' 5"10 yr

Ben Powers#746' 4"8 yr

Luke Wattenberg#606' 5"5 yrQuestionable

Quinn Meinerz#776' 3"6 yr

Mike McGlinchey#696' 8"9 yr

Defense11

LDE

Malcolm Roach#976' 3"7 yr

D.J. Jones#936' 0"10 yr

RDE

Zach Allen#996' 5"8 yr

WLB

Jonathon Cooper#06' 4"6 yr

LILB

Alex Singleton#496' 2"8 yr

RILB

Justin Strnad#406' 3"7 yr

SLB

Nik Bonitto#156' 3"5 yr

LCB

Pat Surtain II#26' 2"6 yr

RCB

Riley Moss#216' 0"4 yrQuestionable

Talanoa Hufanga#96' 0"6 yr

Brandon Jones#226' 0"7 yr

Special teams5

Wil Lutz#35' 11"11 yr

Jeremy Crawshaw#166' 3"2 yr

Mitchell Fraboni#486' 2"5 yr

Marvin Mims Jr.#195' 11"4 yr

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

AFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Buffalo Bills2-01.000W2

2New England Patriots1-0.750W1

3New York Jets1-1.500W1

4Miami Dolphins0-2.000L2

AFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Cincinnati Bengals2-01.000W2

2Baltimore Ravens2-01.000W2

3Pittsburgh Steelers1-1.500L1

4Cleveland Browns0-2.000L2

AFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tennessee Titans2-01.000W2

2Jacksonville Jaguars1-1.500L1

3Indianapolis Colts0-1.250L1

4Houston Texans0-2.000L2

AFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Chargers1-1.500L1

2Las Vegas Raiders1-1.500W1

3Denver Broncos1-1.500L1

4Kansas City Chiefs0-2.000L2

NFC East

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Dallas Cowboys2-01.000W2

2Washington Commanders1-1.500L1

3New York Giants1-1.500W1

4Philadelphia Eagles0-2.000L2

NFC North

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Detroit Lions1-1.500W1

2Minnesota Vikings1-1.500L1

3Green Bay Packers1-1.500W1

4Chicago Bears1-1.500L1

NFC South

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers2-01.000W2

2Carolina Panthers2-1.667W1

3Atlanta Falcons1-1.500W1

4New Orleans Saints0-2.000L2

NFC West

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Los Angeles Rams2-01.000W2

2San Francisco 49ers1-1.500W1

3Arizona Cardinals1-2.333L1

4Seattle Seahawks0-2.000L2

Win probability

Buffalo Bills

54%

Denver Broncos

46%

Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos — Dec 25, 2026

The read

What's at stake

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Win probability

Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos — Dec 25, 2026

The read

What's at stake

Injury report

Projected starting lineups

League standings

Win probability