The Buffalo Bills will be without key player Rapp as they look to reach their first Super Bowl in more than 30 years.

The Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs are set to face off in an epic AFC Championship Game showdown this evening. With the Chiefs in hot pursuit of a third consecutive Super Bowl victory, it will take every ounce of the Bills’ might to stop them.

Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp exited Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens with a hip injury.

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.

Bills starting safety Taylor Rapp sustained a hip injury in the first half against the Ravens and was ruled out for Sunday's game.

Bills safety Taylor Rapp intercepted Lamar Jackson in the first quarter but was carted to the locker room in the second quarter.

There’s a football game in Kansas City in late January. Shocking, isn’t it? For the seventh consecutive season, the Chiefs are playing in the AFC Championship Game. They are hosting the game for the sixth time in that span.

In a snowy affair, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson chucked the ball up under pressure. The only one that could, and did, get to the ball was Rapp. That play ended the Ravens’ second drive on offense and kept the score at a 7-7 tie in the first quarter.

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.

Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp and offensive tackle Dion Dawkins (illness) were both non-participants in the team's walkthrough on Wednesday while linebacker Matt Milano (biceps/hamstring) was limited.

Bills starting safety Taylor Rapp will miss Sunday's AFC Championship Game due to back and hip injuries. Rookie Cole Bishop is expected to start in Rapp's place.