Taylor Rapp injury: Bills safety carted off to locker room after hip injury

Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp had to be carted off into the locker room Sunday in a Divisional Round playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens after suffered a hip injury.

Rapp suffered the injury near the end of the second quarter after colliding with teammate Damar Hamlin on a play. CBS sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson offered an update on his status during the broadcast.

“We saw Bills safety Taylor Rapp be carted off into the locker room,” Wolfson reported. “He was in significant pain. He suffered a hip injury on that fumble and he’s going in for X-Rays.”

Rapp is in his second season with the Bills after spending the previous four years of his career with the Los Angeles Rams. He has 82 total tackles this season along with six passes defended and a fumble recovery.

Taylor Rapp was not on the field the begin the second half, casting further doubt on his status for the remainder of the game.

AFC Championship odds: Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs betting lines released

The Buffalo Bills will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game, and the betting lines have been released. Per DraftKings, the Chiefs enter the game as a 1.5-point favorite over the Bills. The over/under is set at 49.5, and the moneylines are set for both teams (Bills at -105, Chiefs at -115).

The Kansas City Chiefs are playing in their seventh consecutive AFC Championship game and looking to be the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls. On Saturday night, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 177 yards and one touchdown to lead Kansas City over the Houston Texans 23-14 in the Divisional Round playoff game. His favorite target was tight end Travis Kelce who caught seven passes for 117 yards and one TD.

“Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games. . . . This is Playoff Trav,” Mahomes said of Kelce after the game, per Pro Football Talk. “He’s a leader, man. This is what he lives for, is playing in these moments, having the chance to make big-time plays. He goes out there and does that, and it seems like he does it in every single playoff game.”

One of the reasons the Chiefs are having another successful season is the play of the defense. Kansas City finished the 2024 regular season ninth in total defense (320.6 yards allowed per game) and fourth in scoring defense (19.2 points allowed per game).