1. Broncos 33, Bills 30 (OT)
This wasn’t just the best game of the Broncos’ season; it was arguably the best game of the entire NFL postseason. In a back-and-forth shootout with the reigning MVP in Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, the Broncos forced five turnovers and saw their second-year quarterback lead a game-winning drive to earn their first playoff win since Super Bowl 50. This game featured a touchdown pass to an offensive lineman in Frank Crum, a deep touchdown pass in the moments before halftime, an unexpected fumble recovery on a late first-half Allen scramble and a strip-sack by Nik Bonitto. And that was all before we reached the fourth quarter. The Bills, who once trailed 23-10, retook the lead — and then added to it — on the shoulders of 17 unanswered points. Denver took over, trailing by four, with 4:11 to play — and Nix turned in the defining drive of his young career. Nix converted a pair of third downs and then threw an absolute dime to Mims for a 26-yard go-ahead touchdown with 61 seconds to play. Allen, though, wasn’t finished. He moved the Bills in position for a game-tying field goal, and the two teams headed for overtime. After a Broncos punt on the first possession, the Bills faced a third-and-11 at their own 36-yard line when Allen looked deep for Brandin Cooks. With a catch, the Bills would have been in position to attempt a game-winning field goal — and Cooks appeared to initially have the ball in his grasp. That’s when McMillian made the play of his life, ripping the ball away from Cooks before he completed the catch to record an interception. The play gave the Broncos new life, and they drove 75 yards to set up the game-winning field goal. The euphoria, to some degree, was short lived after the game, as Head Coach Sean Payton announced Nix suffered an ankle injury and would miss the remainder of the season. A week later, Denver’s season ended in a three-point loss to New England. But despite the loss of Nix and the eventual ending to the year, there’s no doubting the importance and impressiveness of the win over the Bills.