2023-11-06 05:34:02
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow had a season-high 348 yards and two touchdown passes as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills 24-18 in a key AFC game on Sunday. night for his fourth consecutive victory.
Burrow completed 31 of 44 passes to eight different receivers, with tight ends Irv Smith Jr. and Drew Sample both posting touchdown catches. Tee Higgins had his best record of the year with 110 yards on eight receptions for the Bengals (5-3).
Meanwhile, Cincinnati’s defense contained Josh Allen and the Bills (5-4) by playing from behind at all times.
Cam Taylor-Britt intercepted Allen to stifle a second-quarter drive. Nick Scott tackled Buffalo tight end Dalton Kincaid and recovered a fumble at the Cincinnati 13-yard line in the third quarter.
On the Bengals’ next drive, Cincinnati ate up 5:20 minutes and extended their lead with Evan McPherson’s 20-yard field goal attempt to make the score 24-10.
Allen threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs and the two connected once more on the two-point conversion to cut the lead to 24-18 with just over three and a half minutes left, but the Bengals got two first downs to run out the game clock.
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