Buffalo Bills starting safety Taylor Rapp was ruled out for the AFC Championship Game on Sunday against the host Kansas City Chiefs.
Rapp is listed with hip and back injuries. After taking a hit that was feared could have left him with a broken him, Rapp was carted off the field and taken to be x-rayed. His examination did not reveal any broken bones, but he was not ready to return to practice on Wednesday or Thursday.
Without Taylor Rapp, the Bills will have to limit the Chiefs' eccentric offense without their full defensive arsenal for the second consecutive season. In addition to Rapp's injury, Buffalo faced Kansas City without star linebackers Matt Milano and Baylon Spector in 2024.
The Bills have suffered a huge blow to their secondary ahead of Sunday’s AFC Championship game against the Chiefs.
Safety Taylor Rapp will miss the AFC title game, while Matt Milano, Taron Johnson look to be set to go. Christian Benford is still in concussion protocol.
The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs are set to kickoff in less than two hours.
The Bills and Chiefs enter the AFC Championship Game in pretty good health. Here is the list of inactive players for both teams.
The Buffalo Bills will be without starting safety Taylor Rapp for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs, coach Sean McDermott said Friday. Rapp, who is dealing with back and hip injuries,
We welcome Matt Byham of Buffalo Rumblings — our sister SB Nation site covering the Bills — for Five Questions with the Enemy. As of publishing, Rapp has been downgraded to “out” for Sunday. That’s not ideal for the Bills,
Ahead of facing Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, being down two starting defensive backs is not ideal for Buffalo. The Bills intercepted Mahomes twice in their 30-21 win over Kansas City during the regular season. One of those two came via Rapp on Mahomes’ first pass attempt.
The Bills will be missing starting safety Taylor Rapp, who is out with a hip injury. Rapp came up with an interception of Lamar Jackson and added a pass breakup in last week’s AFC Divisional Round victory. Rookie Cole Bishop, a second-round pick from Utah, will get the start.