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.
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Bills safety Taylor Rapp intercepted Lamar Jackson in the first quarter but was carted to the locker room in the second quarter.
The Bills defense will be without at least one starter for the AFC championship game Sunday at Kansas City. Safety Taylor Rapp has been ruled out with a hip injury sustained in the divisional playoff win against the Ravens,
Bills' Taylor Rapp missed his second consecutive practice on Thursday, calling his availability for Sunday's AFC Championship into question.
The Bills will be missing starting safety Taylor Rapp, who is out with a hip injury. Rapp came up with an interception of Lamar Jackson and added a pass breakup in last week’s AFC Divisional Round victory. Rookie Cole Bishop, a second-round pick from Utah, will get the start.
Buffalo Bills' head coach Sean McDermott provided injury updates on CB, LB and safety on Wednesday in Orchard Park.