It's the first playoff appearance for this Denver Broncos ownership, and head coach Sean Payton explains why he gave the group tonight's game balls. The Broncos take on the Buffalo Bills in the wild card round of their first playoffs since the 2015 season. The Broncos at Bills wild card game is scheduled for 11 a.m. Mountain Time Sunday, Jan. 12 in Buffalo. Heading into Week 18, the Bills (13-4) had already secured the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs. The Broncos (10-7) took until the final week of the regular season to clinch a playoff spot, claiming the AFC's No. 7 seed with a decisive 38-0 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday in Denver. The Broncos are back in the playoffs for the first time since winning Super Bowl 50 after the 2015 season. That’s the longest playoff drought for a team after raising the Lombardi Trophy. The Broncos' clincher came 3,255 days after Von Miller led them to a 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, 2016. Their reward as the AFC's seventh and final seed is a trip to Buffalo next weekend to face Miller in the first round of the playoffs. The Bills were the only other team to beat Kansas City this season, 30-21 in Week 11. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/sports/nfl/denver-broncos/broncos-first-playoff-game/73-0ac78949-e009-499f-a67e-b378a757ce18 More local videos here: https://bit.ly/2Pa0d1l Subscribe to NEXT: http://bit.ly/2eP1GwI Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: http://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.