The Buffalo Bills will be without key player Rapp as they look to reach their first Super Bowl in more than 30 years.

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.

Buffalo Bills starting safety Taylor Rapp has been ruled out for the AFC Championship Game on Sunday against the host Kansas City Chiefs.

The Buffalo Bills ruled out starting safety Taylor Rapp from playing against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC conference championship game on Sunday and starting cornerback Christian Benford is listed as questionable.

Benford was listed on injury reports all week with a concussion. He was able to play, but that same injury had him removed from the game. Benford was carted off the field because of the issue. The Bills announced that Benford is out for the remainder of the evening right away.

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.

In a concerning scene at Arrowhead Stadium, Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford left the field on a cart on Sunday after suffering his second concussion in two games.

SportsLine's Larry Hartstein revealed his Kansas City vs. Buffalo expert picks for Sunday's AFC Championship Game during the 2025 NFL Playoffs

The Buffalo Bills elevated a safety and an offensive lineman for the January 26 battle against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Buffalo Bills rookie safety Cole Bishop will start in place of the injured Taylor Rapp in Sunday's AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs