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 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,

Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp exited Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens with a hip injury. Rapp was injured in the second quarter and initially termed questionable to return.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was not on the team's injury report Friday and said that his left knee is "progressing" as he prepares to play in Sunday's NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders.

Before two of the top teams in the AFC go head-to-head for the conference title game, the Bills announced that starting safety Taylor Rapp has been ruled out. Rapp has been dealing with a back/hip injury and was listed as "did not practice" (DNP) in the week leading up to the game.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson's errant launch lands in Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp's hands for an early interception.

After being a limited participant in practice on Wednesday, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was fully involved on Thursday, putting him in line to start Sunday's NFC championship game against the Washington Commanders.

This weekend's sports news highlights include the Buffalo Bills losing safety Taylor Rapp to injury, Madison Keys' Grand Slam triumph, Cole Perfetti's hat trick for the Winnipeg Jets, Shedeur Sanders making a strong impression at the NFL Shrine Bowl,

Here's the latest injury update on Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp heading into the AFC championship game vs. the Kansas City Chiefs

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.

The Bills have suffered a huge blow to their secondary ahead of Sunday’s AFC Championship game against the Chiefs.