Bengals vs Bills

John LanFranca of Action Network previews the AFC Divisional Round playoff game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills.

I am picking Cincinnati to upset Buffalo and advance to an AFC Championship rematch with the Chiefs. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. Furthermore, the Bengals have thrived as underdogs since drafting Joe Burrow. The liability Buffalo has at cornerback is another factor that should keep its defensive playbook rather vanilla and quite predictable against a Bengals offense well-equipped to attack their weaknesses. The Bills have a slight edge in rush defense DVOA, placing 11th while the Bengals are 13th. Williams did not rank inside the top 60 tackles in either pass blocking or run blocking grade, according to PFF. There is no cornerback on the Bills roster that has even the slightest glimmer of hope against Chase. The Bengals are ninth in pass offense DVOA over this span, scoring 26.7 points per game, and have yet to lose a game. He graded out as the 32nd-best coverage corner — though he does not often face the caliber of Chase on the inside. It was his most efficient outing versus Baltimore of the three games he played against them this season. Get up-to-the-minute [NFL odds here.](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nfl/odds) Three starters with a combined 3,000 snaps played on the season will be absent from the Bengals’ lineup on Sunday.

Bengals have won nine-straight. The Bills have won their last eight. What streak will end on Sunday? Check out what the national experts are predicting.

What to watch for: The Bills and Bengals will meet in Orchard Park, New York, after the regular-season meeting between the two teams in Cincinnati was initially postponed and then canceled due to Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffering a cardiac arrest on the field in the first quarter. Both teams come into this game riding long win streaks (nine for the Bengals and eight for the Bills), making this the seventh-ever playoff meeting between teams on winning streaks of at least eight games, and the first before the conference championship round. And the Bills are 3-7-1 ATS in their past 11 games. Burrow delivers in the clutch to set up a rematch with Kansas City in the AFC championship game. This game will not disappoint – and it feels like the last one with the ball wins. The Bills like to be a passing team, despite having a strong traditional rushing attack at times. Buffalo's defense hasn't been as strong in the last half of the season, especially since losing Von Miller to a knee injury in November, and they've been forced to blitz more than they probably want to. Hamlin reportedly will be in attendance on the Bills' sideline for the first time, and that could give a major morale boost. MDS's take: Both the Bengals and the Bills struggled to beat overmatched opponents last weekend, but I'm expecting a well-played game between them on Sunday. The offensive line's injury woes continued last week when Jonah Williams went down with a knee injury in the wild-card win over the Ravens. In the end, I think it's Allen and the Bills who will win it in the fourth quarter. That was the right thing to do, but that's also why this game is in Buffalo.

The Cincinnati Bengals face the Buffalo Bills today in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, so come join the fun in our pregame thread. Who Dey!

The NFL's playoff format had to be tweaked a bit for the 2023 edition in response to the cancellation of the Bills vs. Bengals Week 17 game.

So, for example, if the Chiefs play the Bengals, that game would be at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Only one of the potential AFC Championship Game matchups will be played at a neutral site. As such, the NFL felt that it was unfair to, essentially, penalize the Bills for having a win-loss disparity solely based on a canceled game. The Bills owned the tiebreaker over the Chiefs thanks to a head-to-head victory over them so it's entirely plausible that they could have won the conference's No. The Bengals and the Bills were both in the thick of the AFC playoff race and were in the running for the No. It's because the Bills (13-3) could have potentially tied the Chiefs (14-3) for the AFC's No. But even still, that would only apply to a couple of teams within the conference. Obviously, that both teams were unable to play one game resulted in some complications for the AFC playoff picture. But when it comes to Buffalo and Cincinnati playing each other potentially in the divisional round of the playoffs, they have played the same number of games — they've both played 16 games. The higher-seeded team — in this case, Buffalo — will still be able to host the contest as it normally would even despite the minor changes to the playoff structure. Bengals game and why there is only one possible neutral-site playoff game that could be played before Super Bowl 57. However, Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during the first quarter and had to be resuscitated on the field as players watched in horror.

Imagine if Joe Burrow and Josh Allen were told they couldn't run a no-huddle offense. That actually happened in a previous Bengals-Bills playoff matchup.

"We admired it,” Levy told The Athletic. Buffalo rode the "K-Gun” offense to four Super Bowl appearances in the 1990s. The Athletic revisited that game The next year, of course, they're running it. "If they're going to announce that, do it Monday, before the Bengals practice it all week," Wyche said. 1 offense in football, that's all we practiced all week long, that's how we got to the AFC championship," Wyche said in the interview. Woods scored his second touchdown in the fourth quarter, but he Buffalo finished 12-4, but the Bengals beat the Bills 35-21 in Week 13. Levy had petitioned the NFL to outlaw the no-huddle offense that week. The other meeting was in the 1988 AFC championship game. Burrow vs. Breaking down the Mahomes vs.

The Cincinnati Bengals will be down three starting offensive linemen, including Jonah Williams, when they take on the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round ...

The Bills have two players with injury designations entering Sunday's game, and they both play on the defensive line. Cornerback Tre Flowers is also listed as doubtful with a hamstring injury after failing to practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Unfortunately, they'll take on their AFC opponents with a shorthanded roster.

NFL picks and Divisional Round predictions for Buffalo vs. Cincinnati in the NFL playoffs 2023.

[See which team to pick here](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2023-nfl-playoffs-bengals-vs-bills-line-odds-prediction-and-pick-for-the-divisional-round-matchup-from-cincinnati-expert/#ttag=01182023_agg_cbssports_picks_football_nfl_rjwhite_BillsBengalsExpert). [Dawson Knox](/nfl/players/2186345/dawson-knox/) has been an athletic weapon in the middle of the field. [Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Bills vs. Here are the [NFL odds](https://www.sportsline.com/nfl/odds/) and betting lines for Bills vs. Bills](https://www.sportsline.com/nfl/game-forecast/NFL_20230122_CIN@BUF/) and released his confident NFL Divisional Round picks. Bengals in the NFL playoffs 2023? Cincinnati has been stout against the run throughout the year, ranking seventh in rushing yards allowed (106.6). You can [head to SportsLine now to see his picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2023-nfl-playoffs-bengals-vs-bills-line-odds-prediction-and-pick-for-the-divisional-round-matchup-from-cincinnati-expert/#ttag=01182023_agg_cbssports_picks_football_nfl_rjwhite_BillsBengalsExpert). [Joe Burrow](/nfl/players/2179798/joe-burrow/) and the [Cincinnati Bengals](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/CIN/cincinnati-bengals/) will visit [Josh Allen](/nfl/players/2181054/josh-allen/) and the [Buffalo Bills](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/BUF/buffalo-bills/) on Sunday in the divisional round of the 2023 [NFL playoffs](/nfl/standings/playoffrace/). Rookie receiver [Khalil Shakir](/nfl/players/2969119/khalil-shakir/) is another YAC option for Buffalo. The UCF product has reeled in 48 receptions for 836 yards and seven touchdowns this season and kicked off the postseason with a superb start. The winner advances to next Sunday's AFC Championship Game with a trip to the [Super Bowl](/nfl/superbowl/) on the line.