After their first round bye, the Bills played host to the The Bills won their first AFC Championship with one of the most dominating performances ever displayed in a title game. Buffalo set the tone for the day by driving 75 yards after the opening KO and scored the initial TD when QB Jim Kelly picked up a bad shotgun snap and scrambled to find WR James Lofton for a 13-yard pass. Kelly was 6-6 for completions in the 9-play 75- yard drive. After Raiders K Jeff Jaeger cut the lead to 7-3, the Buffalo onslaught began. Kelly took the Bills the length of the field again, this time set up with a 41 yard pass to Lofton to the raider 23. Two plays later, Thurman Thomas ran for a 12-yard TD. Later in the first, the Bills LB Darryl Talley returned an INT 27 yards to extend the early lead to 21-3.

After their first round bye, the Bills played host to the The Bills' no-huddle offense showcased its power by scoring 20 more points in the 2nd quarter on 2 TD runs by RB Kenneth Davis and an 8-yard TD pass from Kelly to Lofton. Buffalo posted an impressive 41-3 halftime advantage, establishing an NFL postseason record for most points in a first half. Davis added his 3rd TD in the 4th quarter, tying an NFL playoff record for the most TDs in a game, while K Scott Norwood hit a 39-yard FG to provide the final margin. Thomas rushed for a Bills playoff record 138 yards as Buffalo gained a total of 502 yards compared to L.A.'s 320. When the smoke cleared, the two teams combined for 18 Championship game records, including 30 Buffalo first downs in the game, as well as Kelly's incredible 73.9% completion rate. The party was just beginning, as the Buffalo Bills earned a trip to their first Super Bowl.
-1990 AFC championship- Bills Backers United recap