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Follow all the action as the Cincinnati Bengals travel to Orchard Park to face the Buffalo Bills in the most highly anticipated matchup of the NFL playoffs, just three weeks after their pivotal Week 17 clash was halted following Damar Hamlin‘s on-field cardiac arrest.
Cincy calls its second timeout on 2nd and 5
Ball on the Cincinnati 25 yard line here.
Perine catches the screen for a first
Ball at the 20 now…
Cincinnati has the ball on the 9 with 40 seconds left
Buffalo gets the ball back to start the second half, so let’s see if the Bengals can put something together here
4th and 10 after a holding call and an incomplete pass
Allen misses Diggs, but a holding call would have pulled them back anyways
55 seconds left… 3rd and 10
These aren’t the best conditions for kicking…
ANOTHER big completion to Davis
Ball on the Cincy 42 with 1:05 to go
Allen finds Dawson Knox for the 1st down
1:11 left with the ball on the 33 of Buffalo
KICK IS GOOD! CIN 17-7 BUF
After that questionable and scrutinized decision, they trot out McPherson for the field goal
21:07
TOUCHDOWN CINCINNATI!!!… but they’re reviewing it… and it’s OVERTURNED
Burrow finds Chase in the back of the end zone for seven more points
The booth reviews it after seeing some movement in the ball… and they overturn the call
3rd and Goal after an incomplete pass
Five yards until six more points for the Bengals. Will they get there?
A false start now makes it 10 yards until the end zone…
Five yards to go until the end zone for Cincinnati…
Burrow finds Chase for the 1st down and it’s now 1st and Goal
Cincinnati can extend their lead here and put serious pressure on Buffalo.
Cincinnati calls a timeout as they stare down a 3rd and 4
Less than three minutes to go…
Samaje Perine for the first down
Cincy is doing well to keep the ball moving, now in the red zone
Hurst again over the middle and the Bengals are past midfield
Ball on the 35 yard line
And they grab another first with Mixon
Cincinnati is using the running game well here
Hurst catches it for the first down
Things move to the Cincinnati 35 now…
TOUCHDOWN BUFFALO!!! CIN 14-7 BUF
The Patented, Proven, Josh Allen Quarterback Sneak Technique™ strikes once again from a yard out.
That caps off a 15 play, 75 yard drive that burned 7:41 off the clock.
A great run from Allen gets him to around the 1 or 2 yard line
It’s now 3rd and goal…
Allen finds Khalil Shakir in the red zone for the first and goal
Can they get the response?
The Patented, Proven, Josh Allen Quarterback Sneak Technique™ gets a first for Buffalo on a 4th and 1
3rd and 2 coming up
Buffalo is in field goal range if they miss it here
Allen finds his rhythm with two first downs in three plays
First it’s to Gabe Davis, then a screen pass to Cole Beasley for the first. They’re inside the Cincinnati 35…
Buffalo gets its first 1st down of the day
He finds Diggs open over the middle
Josh Allen gets sacked to end the first quarter
It’ll be 2nd and about 12 when we come back for the second quarter
Burrow gets sacked by Matt Milano and the punt team comes out
It’s the first stop of the day for the Bills defense and Cincy will punt it away with under 10 seconds left in the quarter
Another incompletion, followed by a run brings us to 3rd and 7
The ball is around midfield here..
Caught by Trenton Irwin for the 1st down!
Excellent awareness from Burrow
20:33
Burrow throws his first two incompletions of the day
Allen’s pass is incomplete and Buffalo has to punt it away
Not an ideal situation as Allen just throws out of a sack
Back-to-back run plays sets up 3rd and 5
Buffalo needs a response this drive
TOUCHDOWN CINCINNATI!!! CIN 14-0 BUF
Burrow finds Hayden Hurst wide open in the end zone for the second touchdown of the day!
20:22
Mixon gets dropped for the first loss of the day for the Bengals
The Bengals make the Bills jump offside and it’s a first
Cincy’s now in the Buffalo red zone
It’s the first 3rd down Cincinnati has faced today
It’s 3rd and 3 in a manageable position for Cincy
Joe Cool is still keeping things moving
This time he finds Tee Higgins for a 1st and they’re back around the Buffalo 30
Now it’s Samaje Perine for a first
Cincinnati already has over 100 yards of offense and we aren’t even 7:00 in yet…
Mixon rumbles for a first down
Back-to-back runs from Mixon gets Cincy close to the 50
20:13
Pressure forces Allen to throw it high and there’s a punt coming up
Allen feels the pocket collapse around him and he just misses a streaking Stefon Diggs
The first 3rd down of the day goes to the Bills
It’s 3rd and 4 after quick passes to Isaiah McKenzie and Stefon Diggs…
Buffalo will start their first offensive drive on the 23
Out comes Josh Allen, let’s see if he can respond here
TOUCHDOWN CINCINNATI!!! CIN 7-0 BUF
Joe Burrow finds Ja’Marr Chase WIDE open in the middle of the field and he walks his way into the end zone
20:05
Burrow finds Tyler Boyd for a first right away!
Now Cincinnati is over midfield
Two plays is all it takes for the first 1st down of the game
A quick pass over the middle to Ja’Marr Chase is followed up by a run by Joe Mixon
KICKOFF: And we are underway from Orchard Park
Joe Burrow starts from the 21
Buffalo wins the coin toss and defers to the second half
Cincinnati will get the ball to start the game
An epic quarterback battle takes center stage in a snowy game
It’s Joe vs. Josh in a game that should be entertaining for more than just the weather
Bills fans are braving the elements for this one
It should be a full building in Orchard Park for this one
It’s snowing in Orchard Park…
What else would you expect in January in Western New York?
Bills confirm Hamlin is in Orchard Park
Whether or not he’ll be on the field with the team – out of uniform – or if he’ll be recognized is yet to be seen
Damar Hamlin is in the building
After staying home recovering the past two weeks, there appears to be video of Hamlin riding up to the Bills locker room in a security vehicle
Just been informed that @HamlinIsland is, in fact, in the building right now in Orchard Park
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen)
Damar Hamlin is with the team right now in the locker room. I was told
he’s not going to be coming out on the field .
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN)
I’m told Damar Hamlin is currently in the Bills
locker room #Bills #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/F48cr5916R
— Tracy Wolfson (@tracywolfson)
It was just three weeks ago that the Damar Hamlin incident bonded these teams forever
Hamlin has since recovered from cardiac arrest and could be in the building today
19:06
Hello and Welcome to today’s coverage of the AFC Divisional round
Today’s matchup should be an interesting re-match of one of the darkest days of the NFL season
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