ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills are well aware of the noise outside.

Ahead of the Bills' divisional round game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, there were some question marks and discussion online and on TV about how this defense would fare against quarterback Lamar Jackson, running back Derrick Henry and the Ravens. How it performs against other offensive players.

The Bills' defense took advantage of this to help improve their performance. While the Ravens' offense found its groove in the second half, the Bills, aided by some Ravens turnovers, prevailed 27-25 to advance to the AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs. This will be the team's second time in the past 30 seasons competing for the AFC Champions League.

"Our guys heard it all - they heard it all week long. We're not big enough, we're not strong enough, we're not talented enough. Whatever it is, they heard it," coach Sean McDermott said. "I don't do the social media thing, but I think most people do. Look, I thought we did a really good job in the first half. In the second half, (Henry) kind of rolled and he was going to make some runs, I mean Yes, when he gets that momentum, it's hard for him to stop, but even there, we can do better, I think fundamentally, so when we look at this game, it comes down to fundamentals "We talk a lot about football."

The Bills held Henry to 84 rushing yards, while the Ravens held 199 yards in a 35-10 win in Week 4 with linebackers Terrell Bernard and Matt Milano and the availability of nickel cornerback Talon Johnson will be important to this team as all three missed the first game. The Ravens offense rushed for 176 yards on 20 carries, and the Ravens did have nine rushes of 10 yards or more.

The Bills were aided by multiple turnovers and turnovers by Baltimore's offense, most notably a missed two-point conversion attempt by tight end Mark Andrews, but the defense also took full advantage. , three lessons learned on a team that had 11 turnovers in the regular season. The Bills offense scored touchdowns on three of four first-half possessions and didn't turn the ball over.

The Bills have gone 21 consecutive games (including the playoffs) without losing a turnover battle, tying the longest streak in NFL history (the Rams also did it in 1952-53).

"We don't listen to the noise from the outside, but everyone is saying this and that to us, saying we're not talented enough, not good enough to play these positions, and our players just continue to work hard and we're internally driven," Four shooting guard Josh Allen said. "We love each other and I think you see how much we work for each other."

In the first half, even though the Ravens outscored the Bills in many ways, the Bills only allowed Baltimore 10 points. Turnovers were key, including safety Tyler Rapp (who left the game with a hip injury) intercepting Jackson, safety Damar Hamlin sacking Jackson and defensive end Von Miller picking up the ensuing fumble.

The Bills defense successfully blitzed Jackson 13 times on 31 dropbacks (42%) and pressured him on eight of those dropbacks (62% of pressures when the Bills blitzed).

"We take a lot of pride in our defense," defensive end AJ Epenesa said. "As a defense, we've been told all week how they're going to do this, how they're going to do this, and I would say that gives us a little bit of momentum. We started off this game a little bit Hotter than we've been in the past, that's what we've been emphasizing, and now we need to do that in the second half, do some things at the beginning of the second half, but bring that fire and do that I think a little bit like we did. It started well.”

The Ravens scored three points on four second-half possessions -- Bernard said the team has been motivated all week, forcing turnovers on offense -- and pulled within two from an 11-point halftime deficit. Just short of tying the score. But Bill ended up with just enough money.

"Some were ugly, some looked good, but at the end of the day we got the win and I think there was a little extra motivation," tight end Dawson Knox said. "Especially, I think the Bills being at a home disadvantage for the first time in the playoffs ... has a little extra worm in it, or whatever you want to call it."

What’s next for the Bills: Defeating their most familiar foe. They'll get a chance to avenge a past loss again, this time at Arrowhead Stadium against the No. 1-seeded Chiefs, a team that has played all three games in the postseason with Allen and Patrick Mahomes at quarterback. Beat Buffalo in both games, including the 2020 AFC Championship at quarterback. Allen and Mahomes are now tied for the second-most faceoffs between any two starting quarterbacks in NFL playoff history (Tom Brady and Peyton Manning lead the way with five ).

Earlier this season, the Bills defeated the Chiefs 30-21 in Orchard Park.

"Yeah, man, it's exciting," Hamlin said. "Playing for the AFC championship is like, crazy to think about, I feel like it's the right thing to go out there and play them. They're two-time defending Super Bowl champions. Back-to-back. No. . Best record in the NFL this year, so You have to pass one of my favorite places to play.”