Divisional Round: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills, with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sun January 22, 2023. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills
Pregame
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Cincinnati Bengals traveling to Buffalo Bills, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in this round shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Cincinnati Bengals versus Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Cincinnati Bengals-Buffalo Bills cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
League standings entering Week 19
Standings as of kickoff, Week 19 (no future-game spoilers)
Around the league
- Tied atop the league at 14-3: Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles.
AFC
AFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 13-3 | -- |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-8 | -- |
| New England Patriots | 8-9 | -- |
| New York Jets | 7-10 | -- |
AFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 12-4 | -- |
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-7 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-8 | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-10 | -- |
AFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-8 | -- |
| Tennessee Titans | 7-10 | -- |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-12-1 | -- |
| Houston Texans | 3-13-1 | -- |
AFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 14-3 | -- |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 10-7 | -- |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 6-11 | -- |
| Denver Broncos | 5-12 | -- |
NFC
NFC West
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 13-4 | -- |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9-8 | -- |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-12 | -- |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-13 | -- |
NFC East
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 14-3 | -- |
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-5 | -- |
| New York Giants | 9-7-1 | -- |
| Washington Commanders | 8-8-1 | -- |
NFC North
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 13-4 | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 9-8 | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 8-9 | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 3-14 | -- |
NFC South
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-9 | -- |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-10 | -- |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-10 | -- |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-10 | -- |
Game video
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| Cincinnati Bengals | 000027 | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | 000010 |
Scoring plays
Q1
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q2
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q3
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Q4
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
Recap
Divisional Round at the venue: Cincinnati Bengals defeated Buffalo Bills.[1][2]
Cincinnati Bengals defeated Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round. Cincinnati Bengals move on to a conference championship.
Cincinnati Bengals defeated Buffalo Bills. Round: Divisional Round.
Divisional Round. Cincinnati Bengals over Buffalo Bills.
Box score
| Bengals | Bills |
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
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Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
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Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
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