Cincinnati Bengals Defeat Buffalo Bills in Explosive Sunday Night Football Showdown

With an explosive start of two scores and 21 points at halftime, the Cincinnati Bengals they won their fourth game in a row by a score of 24 to 18 against the Buffalo Bills in it Sunday Night Football of Week 9 of the NFL.

Joe Burrow confirmed that he is fully recovered from his calf discomfort at the start of the season, completing 31 of 44 passes for 348 yards and two touchdowns, to make up for a poor running attack of Joe Mixon, who could barely run for 37 yards, although he contributed a rushing score, on 14 carries. While Tee Higgins He caught eight balls for 110 yards.

For their part, the Bills continue to have problems with their offensive balance, since Josh Allen He was intercepted once again, although he completed 26 of 38 passes for 258 yards and a score, as well as one on the ground. The Bills They don’t have much else around Allen and that causes him to risk his physicality too much or make mistakes.

This was evident because the Buffalo quarterback was also his team’s leading rusher, with just 44 yards.

A powerful performance from the Bengals

Joe Burrow He pitched his highest number of the season, in a key AFC matchup. Burrow He completed passes with eight different receivers, as well as tight ends Irv Smith Jr. and Drew Sample. Tee Higgins had eight receptions for a season-high 110 yards for the Bengals (5-3).

Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s defense kept Josh Allen under pressure: Cam Taylor-Britt intercepted Allen to stop a second-quarter drive. Nick Scott knocked down the tight end, Dalton Kincaidand recovered the fumble at the Cincinnati 13-yard line in the third quarter.

The later series of Bengals It took 5:20 and ended with a 20-yard field goal. Evan McPherson to extend the advantage of Cincinnati a 24-10.

Allen threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs and the two connected on a 2-point conversion pass to cut the lead to 24-18 with 3:30 remaining, but the Bengals They got two first downs and ran out of time. to seal it. Diggs he had six receptions for 86 yards.

Burrow He went 6 of 6 for 65 yards on the opening drive, which ended with a 7-yard pass to Smith, who had his first touchdown reception of the season. The Bills responded with a quick scoring drive, highlighted by a 34-yard catch and run by Diggs and capped by a 2-yard touchdown run from Allen.

2023-11-06 04:40:00
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