Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford cleared the concussion protocol and was active Sunday for the AFC championship game, where he was expected to play a big role in helping to slow Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs' passing game.

The ball sailed over the head of tight end Noah Gray and into the arms of Bills safety Taylor Rapp. “It hurt the team with the momentum of the game,” Mahomes said. “(Gray) was open.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford was ruled out of the AFC title game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night with a con

Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford cleared the concussion protocol and was active Sunday for the AFC championship game, where he was expected to play a big role in helping to slow Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs’ passing game.

The Bills already were thin in the secondary without safety Taylor Rapp, who was inactive ... covering Chiefs tight ends Travis Kelce and Noah Gray.

Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford was carted from the field after a helmet-to-helmet hit with teammate Damar Hamlin while trying to make a tackle in the first quarter of the AFC title game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.