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,

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

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

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.

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.

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

For the first time since Von Miller won Super Bowl 50 MVP, the Broncos are back in the playoffs … and set to face Von Miller.

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

Buffalo Bills defensive end Von Miller's sack of New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye unlocks $1.5 million contract-incentive bonus