Shocking everyone, the Bills made it out of September undefeated after stunning the Patriots last week. This week, the Bills travel to Cincy to play the Bengals, who haven't beaten them since the 1988 AFC Championship Game, a span of 10 games.
The game is blacked out in Cincinnati, and there may end up being more Bills fans in the stands than Bengals fans. The Bengals are starting a rookie QB, and are only 1-2. However, both of their losses have been really close, and their defense is currently ranked 3rd in the league. This is the definition of "trap game", and if the Bills want to show the league that they are for real, they need to take care of business today.
Too many people are picking the Bills today, and it's making me nervous.
FIRST QUARTER
-Bengals take the Bills' strategy of deferring after winning the coin toss.
-12:46: Bills drive stalls after two straight incompletions. Bengals are applying pressure early.
-12:10: Horrifically shitty tackling turns a loss on a WR screen into a 25 yard gain.
-10:40: Bills get lucky when Andre Caldwell drops a sure first down on 3rd-and-6.
-10:32: Punt pins Buffalo to their own 6. Offense needs to get something going before the Bengals do.
-9:05: Fitz goes long on 3rd-and-5 and misses Freddy. Another slow start by the offense.
-8:35: Bills force a three-and-out, as Andy Dalton is throwing high.
-7:14: Smith can't hang on to another long pass on 3rd down. I am not liking this strategy.
-5:42: Bengals starting to run the ball, get to the Buffalo 30.
-2:06: Dalton overthrows AJ Green in the end zone. Bills get lucky.
-2:02: Mike Nugent hits a 31 yard FG to make it 3-0 BENGALS.
-1:17: Two Bengals for the pick, and pass deflects to Naaman Roosevelt, who takes it into Bengals' territory.
-:00: Bills go deep again on 2nd down, but Donald Jones can't hold on. Bad first quarter for the offense.
SECOND QUARTER:
-14:53: Bills convert a HUGE 3rd-and-10 with a 16 yard screen to Brad Smith.
-13:37: Drive stalls at the Bengals' 25, setting up a 43 yard FG...
-13:32: ... which Lindell makes to make it a 3-3 TIE.
-12:10: YES! Andy Dalton is sacked on 3rd-and-6. He fumbles the ball, and Bryan Scott is the only person for the Bills who seems to notice. He takes it in, pending a review. He was touched, but I think he was touched before he got the ball.
-12:10: Nevermind, the FUCKING TUCK RULE negates everything.
-10:54: Fitz with another bad throw misses Donald Jones. Bills need to start going for first downs instead of big plays.
-9:17: McKelvin not even close to AJ Green. Bengals get another first down.
-6:28: Andy Dalton, meet Marcell Dareus! First sack of hopefully many for Dareus in his NFL career.
-5:46: Bills force another punt. Hopefully they can get something going on offense now.
-5:39: Punt goes out of bounds at the Buffalo 22, but Drayton Florence is called for a hold. *sigh*
-5:33: David Nelson gets called for offensive pass interference to make it worse.
-4:15: Bills are forced to punt again. Bengals should get good field position.
-3:20: Merriman gets blatantly held...and no call, which has been par for the course so far.
-3:10: Caldwell can't come down with a pass, and Bryan Scott takes it off Caldwell's legs and runs it back for a TD! PAT makes it 10-3 BILLS.
-2:33: AJ Green burns McKelvin for a 58 yard gain to the Buffalo 25. I FUCKING HATE YOU LEODIS MCKELVIN.
-2:13: George Wilson comes up HUGE with a pick! Bills are lucky Andy Dalton isn't any good.
-1:56: FREDDY breaks a 21 yard run into Bengals' territory.
-1:00: Bills' offense wakes up just before halftime. Big catch-and-run by Stevie Johnson sets them up 1st-and-goal at the Cincy 2.
-:40: FREDDY waltzes into the end zone. Seriously, he held his hands out and danced in. Trust me. PAT makes it 17-3 BILLS.
-:00: Bengals don't try to score before halftime and get booed off the field.
THIRD QUARTER:
-14:22: Cedric Benson runs for 28 to the Buffalo 47. Not a good way to start the half.
-13:38: McKelvin gets burned AGAIN by AJ Green for 40 yards. NOT GOOD.
-11:27: Bills get lucky as Bengals stop pounding the ball and throw on 3rd-and-goal from the two, but can't make the connection.
-11:23: Chip shot field goal by Nugent makes it 17-6 BILLS, and draws more boos from the Bengals fans.
-10:01: Bills go three-and-out. Fitz is sacked and the front of his jersey gets ripped. Momentum is all with the Bengals right now.
-9:21: Huge punt by Moorman keeps the Bengals from getting really good field position. They will start at their own 27.
-7:14: Benson runs for 10, and the Bengals are moving again.
-5:26: Dalton finds Jermain Gresham for a 26 yard TD. All Bengals this quarter. PAT makes it 17-13 BILLS.
-2:48: Freddy makes a nice run to get the Bills to the Buffalo 46. Offense needs this drive.
-0:25: 3rd-and-7, this is HUGE...
-0:00: Fitz hits Spiller for an 8 yard gain to convert. Buffalo is at the Bengals' 29. They really need points on this drive to put the pressure back on Cincy.
FOURTH QUARTER:
-13:40: Freddy is shaken up, but Spiller converts a 3rd-and-2, and he gets shaken up. Freddy is back in, fortunately.
-12:00: Bengals stops Freddy short of a first down on a screen. Lindell comes in for a chip shot.
-11:22: Which he makes to make it 20-13 BILLS.
-10:02: Bills force a MASSIVE three-and-out. If offense can get a drive like the last one, they could put this away.
-8:39: Bills get FUCKED on 3rd down. Stevie makes a catch for a first down, but even though the ball doesn't appear to touch the ground, it's ruled incomplete, and upheld on replay.
-7:47: Bills get pressure on Dalton, but he manages to make a long completion to Germaine Grasham.
-6:09: Bills give up 18 on 3rd-and-8, and Bengals are in the red zone.
-4:10: Dalton runs it in from 3 yards out. FUCK! PAT makes it a 20-20 TIE.
-1:59: Bills' offense stalls AGAIN, and they will have to punt. NOT GOOD NOT GOOD NOT GOOD
-:45: Bengals get a fortunate spot on a Dalton scramble to give them a first down.
-:26: Bengals get inside the Buffalo 30, and now they have to hope for a miss on the FG...
-:00: DAMN IT. 23-20 BENGALS
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