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

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,

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.

Bills starting safety Taylor Rapp will miss Sunday's AFC Championship Game due to back and hip injuries. Rookie Cole Bishop is expected to start in Rapp's place.

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.

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 Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs are set to kickoff in less than two hours.

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

This year's AFC Championship Game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs is more than just a battle for a coveted Super Bowl berth. It’s a defining mo