It was widely understood that the Denver Broncos were not legitimate competition for the Buffalo Bills. Led by the cyborg known as Josh Allen, this year’s possible MVP winner, Buffalo is a seasoned fixture of postseason experience. It is a mainstay of the greater Super Bowl contender conversation.

The Bills’ first-round win over the Broncos set up an MVP showdown between Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, the game that “everyone’s been waiting for.”

In the cases of both MVP candidates, next week’s divisional round game is not only massive in the obvious sense, but for the prism in which they’re viewed.