Josh Allen and the Bills are playing to keep their playoff hope afloat. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
For the Buffalo Bills, every remaining game is virtually a playoff game. The 8-6 Bills are playing like it, with some of their best football down the stretch of the regular season. Will the Los Angeles Chargers be rejuvenated after firing head coach Brandon Staley? Buffalo can’t afford to take its opponents lightly considering the jumbled playoff picture in the AFC.
Buffalo got good news earlier Saturday when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Bengals to drop Cincinnati to 8-7 and below the Bills in the AFC playoff picture. Saturday’s game against the Chargers will go a long way in determining Buffalo’s postseason standing.
Follow along as Yahoo Sports provides the latest news, scores and injuries during the Saturday slate in Week 16.
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The Easton Stick-led Chargers continue to keep this one close. A long drive ends with another field goal.
Bills lead 21-16 with 12:36 to play.
Josh Allen punches in the TD from the 1 to extend Buffalo’s lead to 21-13. Late 3rd.
Gabe Davis is having himself a day. He snags a 36-yard dime down the sideline to set up another Bills touchdown!
Chargers get inside the Bills’ 20 off the turnover but settle for a 40-yard field goal from Cameron Dicker.
Bills’ lead is cut to 14-13.
Josh Allen has thrown an NFL-high 15 interceptions this year, matching Washington’s Sam Howell.
Josh Allen takes a deep shot and is INTERCEPTED by LA’s Alohi Gilman near midfield!
Chargers didn’t get far on their first drive of the half. Bills take over at their own 10 after the punt.
The 2nd half has begun in Los Angeles. Chargers start with the ball.
Remember, the Bills remain in control of their own playoff destiny. But they have to win tonight to keep that control.
The Chargers let the final 38 seconds run off the clock, and the Bills go into halftime with a 14-10 lead. A nice turnaround for Buffalo after an ominous start.
Josh Allen caps a run-heavy 63-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown run around the right end. After digging a 10-0 hole, the Bill lead 14-10 with 38 seconds before halftime.
Leonard Fournette — elevated from the practice squad for Saturday’s game — is pounding the ball in the red zone for Buffalo.
The Bills force a punt and have a chance to tie or take the lead before halftime. 10-7, Chargers with 4:29 remaining. Buffalo will start with the ball at its own 37.
That’s a game changer. Gabe Davis breaks free down the right sideline, and Josh Allen scrambles to keep the play alive before throwing a deep ball for 57-yard touchdown. One play, and the Bills have cut their deficit to 10-7.
Big stop for the Bills. Chargers go 3 and out after starting inside their own 10. Good field position for the Bills, who start their fourth possession at their own 43. Can they capitalize?
The Bills punt again after gaining 15 yards on five plays. Three possessions, three punts and a 10-0 deficit for Buffalo early in the second quarter.
The Chargers capitalize on the turnover. Easton Stick runs it in for a 1-yard touchdown to cap a 27-yard drive. 10-0 Chargers in the second quarter, and alarms are sounding in Buffalo.
Welp. There will be no Bills score after the sack. Bills returner Deonte Harty was stripped on the punt return, and the Chargers recovered deep in Buffalo territory. Big early trouble here for the Bills. Chargers lead 3-0 at the end of the first quarter with a chance to add on more.
Cam Lewis comes up with a sack of Easton Stick on third down to get the ball back for Buffalo. The Bills are under pressure to come up with a score.
