Buffalo Bills pass rusher Von Miller earned a $1.5 million bonus after recording a sack just 52 seconds into Sunday's game against the host New England Patriots.
The sack was Miller's sixth of the season, and that total allowed the Super Bowl 50 MVP to reach the incentive in his contract.
Miller reached that sack total despite playing just over 12 games this season. He served a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy.
Miller, 35, celebrated wildly after carrying Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye onto the lawn at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
However, it may not be over. He needed 1.5 more sacks on Sunday to pocket another $2 million.
Miller is a three-time All-Pro and eight-time Pro Bowl selection. He was also part of Super Bowl winning teams with both the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams.
Buffalo Bills pass rusher Von Miller earned a $1.5 million bonus after recording a sack on Sunday.
Miller reached that sack total despite playing just over 12 games this season.
Buffalo wide receiver Amari Cooper was ruled out of the game and did not travel with the team after being excused due to a personal family matter.
Cooper, 30, has started four of the eight games he has played with Buffalo since being traded from Cleveland on Oct. 15 along with a 2025 sixth-round pick for a 2025 third-round pick and a pick. of the seventh round of 2026.
He has 20 receptions on 32 targets for 297 yards and two touchdowns with the Bills. Cooper started six games for the Browns and had 24 receptions for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
The Bills already clinched the AFC East title and a home game in the first round of the playoffs, while the Patriots are wrapping up their season.