BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — It was a big primetime matchup as the Buffalo Bills played the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium on Sunday Night Football.
The last time the teams faced off was in the divisional round of the playoffs last season, the Bengals ended the Bills season with a 27-10 victory at Highmark Stadium.
Sunday's game got off to a fast start and the Bills offense couldn't keep up with the Bengals offense. The Bills attempted a last-minute comeback that ultimately fell short and the Bengals came away with a 24-18 win.
On the opening drive of the game, the Bengals went 78 yards in nine plays and took a 7-0 lead.
The Bills answered right back and went 85 yards in seven plays to tie the game 7-7.
On The following drive, the Bengals came right back and took a 14-7 lead.
The game slowed down after that, but the Bengals took a 21-7 lead with under two minutes to go in the first half.
The Bills got the ball back and looked as if they were going to attempt a field goal until a questionable intentional grounding penalty took them out of field goal range and they punted the ball to end the half.
The second half started with a 34-yard field goal from Bills kicker Tyler Bass to cut the Bengals lead to 21-10
The teams traded punts, then a Bengals drive that ended on downs was followed up by a Bills fumble that was recovered by the Bengals. They capitalized on the turnover and added a field goal to make it 24-10 with under 10 minutes to play.
The Bills answered with a 12-play 75-yard drive that ended in a touchdown and 2-point conversion to cut the lead to 24-18 but the comeback could not be completed.
The Bengals received the following kickoff and were able to run out the clock for the 24-18 victory.
Matt Bove and Dom Tibbetts broke down where the Bills stand after the loss, you can watch that in full here.
