That was Miller's sixth sack of the season and it earned him a fat performance bonus. Miller signed a six-year, $120 million deal with Buffalo in March of 2022 and has not lived u

In a 23-16 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday that ended the regular season, Buffalo's Von Miller secured his sixth sack, earning a $1.5 million roster bonus for the 35-year-old Bills veteran,

Buffalo is playing with house money but many Bills players are playing for extra cash and contract incentives.

The "Full Circle" caption is fitting, since Miller played in Denver for the first 10 years of his career, winning a Super Bowl in 2015 and being named the Super Bowl MVP. During that time, Miller was a three-time First-Team All-Pro, a four-time Second-Team All-Pro, and made it to eight Pro Bowls.

Broncos GM George Paton ripped John Elway’s Band-Aid off, trading Miller to the Rams in November 2021 for two draft picks. The Vonster won another ring a few months later in La La Land, then parlayed that into a six-year deal in Buffalo worth $20 million annually.

In finishing third in the AFC West behind the Chiefs and Chargers, the Broncos beat only two teams that are in the playoffs, Tampa Bay and Kansas City, and that win over the Chiefs last Sunday was obviously dubious because they were playing against a slew of backups in a game the Chiefs cared nothing about.

The Bills host the Broncos on Wild Card Weekend and Von Miller is the key to victory, not quarterback Josh Allen.

Bills' Von Miller tells DeMarcus Ware it will be 'bittersweet' and 'really emotional' facing former Broncos team in playoffs

New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) throws while pressured by Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller (40)cduring the first half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus) AP

The Buffalo Bills as a team may not have a lot to play for in Sunday's contest against the New England Patriots, but there are contract incentives for some play

The Buffalo Bills lost their final regular season game of the season, falling 23-16 to the bottom feeding New England Patriots, but failing to secure a win may end up helping the Bills in the long run.