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Bills advance to AFC championship with 17-3 win over Ravens

  • By John Wawrow/AP
Buffalo Bills' Taron Johnson (24) returns an interception for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Baltimore Ravens Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

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Buffalo Bills' Taron Johnson (24) returns an interception for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL divisional round football game against the Baltimore Ravens Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

(Orchard Park, N.Y.)  —  The Buffalo Bills advanced to their first AFC championship game in 27 years after Taron Johnson scored on a 101-yard interception return to seal a 17-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

The interception return came with Baltimore facing third-and-goal from Buffalo’s 9 where Johnson stepped in front of Lamar Jackson’s pass intended for tight end Mark Andrews with 41 seconds left in the third quarter.

Jackson did not return after sustaining a head injury on the final play of the third quarter when he was sacked while chasing down an errant snap.

Buffalo limited the NFL’s top running offense to 150 yards on 32 carries.

Earlier in the day Saturday, Aaron Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and also ran for a score as the Green Bay Packers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 32-18 in an NFC divisional playoff game.

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