Christian Benford was ruled out with a concussion after his helmet collided with another helmet during the first quarter of the AFC Championship game.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford was placed in concussion protocol, putting the team at risk of losing a top defensive player.

Kaiir Elam’s struggles following Christian Benford exiting the game with a concussion was just one example of how Buffalo’s corner play needs to improve in 2025

Buffalo's offense is at full bore but two Bills defenders are injured, head coach Sean McDermott said during his media availability Monday. Safety Taylor Rapp is day-to-day with a hip injury and cornerback Christian Benford is in the NFL concussion protocol.

The Bills’ last four top draft picks were underwhelming in the AFC title game. Greg Rousseau, Kaiir Elam, Dalton Kincaid, and Keon Coleman. These are players with plenty of talent, but in Sunday’s loss, they weren’t up to par with what teams typically want to see in their top draft investments.

The Bills cannot get by the Chiefs in the playoffs. It happened again Sunday in a 32-29 loss to Kansas City in the AFC Championship game. The last three defeats have been by a grand total of nine points -- all separate three-point losses.

Bills cornerback Christian Benford cleared the concussion protocol and was active for Sunday’s AFC championship game.

The Bills will have cornerback Christian Benford for today's AFC Championship Game. Benford was questionable with a concussion. He was injured on the onside kick late in the Bills' win over the Ravens in the divisional round.

For fourth time in five years, the Bills got tense, got conservative in the clutch moments, and let Patrick Mahomes run all over them.

The Eagles and Chiefs will face off for the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in three years on Feb. 9 in New Orleans. Kansas City aims to become the first team to win three Super Bowls in a row.

The two-time defending Super Bowl champions had earned a chance at an unprecedented three-peat. And once again, they had brushed aside the Buffalo Bills on the way.