Bills vs Bengals

The Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals will settle scores this evening from Orchard Park with a spot in the AFC Championship on the line.

These two teams expected to be fighting for a spot in the AFC Championship at the beginning of the season, and here they are. The Buffalo Bills rise and fall on the quarterback play of Josh Allen. Buffalo jumped out to an early 17-0 lead early in the second quarter, but the Fins came charging back to take the lead right after the halftime break thanks to a couple of costly mistakes from Josh Allen. Huntley and the Ravens would take the lead before halftime with a long TD drive followed by a forced fumble that put Baltimore up 10-9. 3rd and 7 coming up for the Bengals. It was one of the most anticipated matchups of the regular season, as the Bengals and Bills played a late season Monday Night game that had top seed implications on the line. He has since been discharged from the hospital but a family spokesman told reporters that there is still a long way to go for the Bills defender. It was review after being called a TD, and the refs overturn their decision! Jalen Hurts, who looked back to his best after suffering a late season shoulder injury, as Philly cruised to a 38-7 win and will host either the Niners or Cowboys at Lincoln Financial next weekend. The Bengals jumped all over the Bills out of the gate, They were up 14-0 before the Bills snapped their 4th offensive play. BUF take their last timeout with 7:08 to go in the final quarter. After taking a look, the refs ruled it was an incomplete pass.

The Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights as the Bills hosted the Bengals in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

— The Bills won the toss and deferred, so Joe Burrow will start with the ball at snowy Highmark Stadium. — 3rd & 7 coming for the Bengals after a short run by Mixon. FIELD GOAL — McPherson drills the 28-yard field goal attempt, but that ending will sting for the Bengals. The Bengals will start at their own 9-yard line and have 40 seconds to work with. The Bengals go to halftime with a 17-7 lead. The Bengals are knocking on the door. — The Bengals force a really quick punt. — The Bengals are getting anything they want on the ground right now. — Burrow throws to Higgins in the end zone and misses, but the Bengals pick up a big pass interference call on Tre'Davious White. The Bengals are knocking on the door here, in search of another touchdown. 3 Instead of the Bills finding their way into the AFC championship game, it will be the Chiefs and Bengals for the second consecutive year.

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[Ja’Marr Chase opened the scoring with a 28-yard TD catch 3:20](https://twitter.com/Bengals/status/1617252910806585347?s=20&t=18QH3zm3bTix1--KnPNUrxw) into the game, followed by Burrow’s [15-yard TD throw to ](https://twitter.com/nflnetwork/status/1617257117697839105?s=20&t=liEttyb7LNpX3UDEpvmqcg) [Hayden Hurst](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3924365/hayden-hurst) eight minutes later. “It’s going to be a fun one,” said Burrow, who went 23 of 36 for 242 yards Sunday. Cincinnati has won the past three meetings against Kansas City, including a 27-24 victory last month. They walk on the field ready to attack.” [Hamlin’s inspirational presence](https://apnews.com/article/buffalo-bills-cincinnati-bengals-nfl-sports-football-ae41d5baace672bd347e6e146400f11d) while watching the game from an end-zone suite was not enough to spark the Bills. The Bengals defeated [Patrick Mahomes](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3139477/patrick-mahomes) and the Chiefs 27-24 to advance to last year’s Super Bowl, which they lost to the [Los Angeles Rams](http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/lar/los-angeles-rams). [Joe Mixon](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116385/joe-mixon) scored on a 1-yard run, and [Evan McPherson](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360234/evan-mcpherson) made field goals from 20 and 28 yards in a game the Bengals never trailed. 2 when Bills safety [Josh Allen](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/17102/josh-allen) on a snow-slicked field in a 27-10 win Sunday to send the Bengals to the AFC championship game for the second straight year. [Joe Burrow](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3915511/joe-burrow) and the [Cincinnati Bengals](http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-bengals) threw a big wrench into the highly anticipated travel plans of the [Buffalo Bills](http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/buf/buffalo-bills), their fans and perhaps even the NFL offices. [Damar Hamlin](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4036060/damar-hamlin) went into cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the field.

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Hill to find Shakir for a 17-yard gain. Buffalo was in desperate need of a big play and almost had it when Allen launched it deep to Davis on a 3rd-and-2, only for Cam Taylor-Britt to break up the play and force a punt. This was supposed to be the year they ended their Super Bowl curse. In the end though the Bills could only manage a field goal, later falling further behind as the Bengals punched it in through running back Mixon to go up 24-10. The Bengals made a perfect start, carving up the Bills defence with a quick first down after a Ja’Marr Chase reception and Joe Mixon run. Instead, a flat start from the Bills defence saw the Bengals race out to a 14-0 lead behind quarterback Joe Burrow and have now booked a date with the Chiefs at Arrowhead.

The Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights as the Bills hosted the Bengals in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

— The Bills won the toss and deferred, so Joe Burrow will start with the ball at snowy Highmark Stadium. — 3rd & 7 coming for the Bengals after a short run by Mixon. FIELD GOAL — McPherson drills the 28-yard field goal attempt, but that ending will sting for the Bengals. The Bengals will start at their own 9-yard line and have 40 seconds to work with. The Bengals go to halftime with a 17-7 lead. The Bengals are knocking on the door. — The Bengals force a really quick punt. — The Bengals are getting anything they want on the ground right now. — Burrow throws to Higgins in the end zone and misses, but the Bengals pick up a big pass interference call on Tre'Davious White. The Bengals are knocking on the door here, in search of another touchdown. 3 Instead of the Bills finding their way into the AFC championship game, it will be the Chiefs and Bengals for the second consecutive year.

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I thought we moved the ball when we had some of our possessions but the two early three and outs and just stalling throughout the game. Allen went 2 of 4 passing in the first quarter for 6 yards — a season-low through a game's first 15 minutes. The QB tried to establish WR Stefon Diggs early in the game. The Bengals continued to cut and dice Buffalo's defense as Burrow completed 23 of 36 passes (64%) for two touchdowns on the day. Diggs' 10 targets tied for the most he'd had in the Bills' last seven games, though the results just weren't there. "They did really good as far as keeping the tempo at their pace and just being able to control everything," DT Tim Settle said, who played a larger role on defense in the absence of DaQuan Jones. Burrow went 10 of 13 passing for 118 yards and two TDs in the first quarter as Cincinnati jumped out to its 14-0 lead. On the ensuing play, Burrow faked a screen to Chase then threw down the sideline to a wide open Hayden Hurst for a touchdown. It took all of six plays for Joe Burrow and the Bengals to establish the early lead as Ja'Marr Chase was wide open for a 28-yard TD. One of the biggest storylines coming into the matchup was the Bills D-line vs. Their lone touchdown of the game came on an Allen 1-yard TD rush in the second quarter. "Offensively when you're not on the field and extending drives, it can affect the energy a little bit.

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We have to make the adjustments, the proper adjustments we need to make to move this organization to continue to move forward. At 17-7, the Bills had a chance, and they scored a field goal on the opening drive of the third quarter to make it a one-possession game. All season long, Allen was the Bills' best player, covering up some of their flaws with his rare and freaky playmaking ability. Allen wasn't about to bail on his best weapon now, calling him after the game "a fiery competitor" who just wants the ball. After the first quarter, the Bengals had 10 first downs … "They had a good game plan," Allen said. They had surpassed that point total in the first half of their four previous playoff games. Neither turned the tide of the game. And the Bills would be blanked the rest of the game, scoreless for the final 23-plus minutes as the Bengals will move on to face the Chiefs next Sunday, while the Bills will be home for the winter. After each team had two possessions, Cincinnati generated 146 yards of offense and the Bills had 11. Even with the reprieve, though, Allen's expression said it all: He knew he and the Bills were in dire straits. "Disappointment," Allen said, on what he felt following the loss.