James Cook

The Bills' James Cook was among the NFL's top first-half running backs in 2025.

Conference championship weekend has arrived in the NFL. Four teams from the AFC and NFC will battle for a spot in Super Bowl LX. Which former Dawg will be the latest to win a ring this reason? The first divisional round game last Saturday saw James Cook and the Buffalo Bills visit the Denver Broncos. [ ]

Cook rushed 24 times for 117 yards and brought in two of three targets for 24 yards in the Bills' 33-30 overtime loss to the Broncos on Saturday. He also lost a fumble.

Josh Allen, James Cook III were contributing factors to latest playoff loss, but obviously not focus of team-building season.

Cook also added 24 receiving yards on two carries. He looked tremendous for much of the game against the second-best run defense in the NFL. Unfortunately, he was held in check for much of the fourth quarter, and he lost a crucial fumble in the first quarter as the Bills were driving to go up 14-3 and take a stranglehold on the game. The Broncos then drove down the field for a go-ahead score, and the dynamic of the game changed drastically. It was a tremendous season for Cook, who led the NFL with 1,621 rushing yards on 5.2 yards per carry. He also had 12 rushing touchdowns and 291 receiving yards with another two touchdowns. He was clearly the second most important player on the Bills offense and is an RB1 for fantasy next season.