Game week thread - Bengals at Bills (flexed to 1pm ET)

[EmotionallyUnstable]

18 minutes ago, bills742 said:

 

McDermott is so coy with this. I don’t blame him, but it’s annoying 

[Ralonzo]

 

[Since1981]

22 hours ago, Drey said:

kids to their first Bills game on Sunday

Oh man. Youngsters from Florida in Dec have to dress like they’re going up Mt. Everest. Make sure they have warm boots wool socks. Feet are the worst and easiest to forget. 

6 hours ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

I want to see Burrow cold and pouting.

Um. Did you miss arguably the worst lopsided loss in Bills modern home playoff appearances? I still have ice PTSD

Edited 12 hours ago by Since1981

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

One of the few times when I am hoping for some terrible weather! 

[Bengal Billy]

Greetings mafia, first post here....

 

It's the NFL, anything can happen (cliché "any given Sunday").

 

Obviously, as a Bengals fan I'm hoping for a really good game with some Cincy offensive fireworks.

 

Realistically, the Bengals are starting 2 rookie LB's (ranked last and next to last in the league according to PFF), and two of the worst starting safeties in the league as well. 

So ummm, yeah.......... not expecting much out of the defensive side of the ball, but hoping the improvements seen from them the last couple weeks aren't fool's gold. 

 

As long as Bills don't commit turnovers I think you guys will be alright. 

It's all up to the Cincy offense to keep it competitive I think. They must protect the QB and must run the ball a lot. 

 

Burrow likes to sling it around, so likely they will pass more than run (as always).   Bills defense should bring the pressure/heat often. 

 

- Burrow/Chase are playing.

- Tee Higgins potentially returns.

- Trey Hendrickson, idk. Maybe not likely, but they need him back desperately.

Edited 4 hours ago by Bengal Billy

[Psautcsk]

14 hours ago, EmotionallyUnstable said:

McDermott is so coy with this. I don’t blame him, but it’s annoying 

It means Bosa is out for at least a month.

[finn]

On 11/30/2025 at 10:35 PM, Royale with Cheese said:

The Bengals are given up 31 ppg.  31st in run defense.  31st in pass defense.  32nd in scoring.  We better be able to move the ball and score this game.

But we have Brady calling plays. So. 

[finn]

18 hours ago, Fan in Chicago said:

I am going to watch the game with my friend who is Bengals fan.  He is similarly unhappy wit the front office for not supporting Burrow adequately.  

Burrow 

Bequeathing him Chase and Higgins at the expense of defensive improvements isn't supporting him adequately? 

 

Funny, it's sort of the opposite of Beane's preference of investing in the two lines and only throwing a few dog treats (Palmer, Coleman, Samuel, et al) to Allen for receivers. So one quarterback throws to elite receivers and ducks for his life, while the other has all the time in the world behind an elite line but no one but safeties and cornerbacks to throw to. 

[Walking Tall]

It feels as close to a must win as a must win can be at this point with the Patriots waiting for us after their bye.

Edited 3 hours ago by Walking Tall

[dorquemada]

21 hours ago, Ga boy said:

I want to see Burrow cold and pouting.

he's so slightly built i hope he has those little chemical packets to keep him warm

[Casey D]

Offense needs to play like against Tampa with Bengals weak defense.  Something like 35-40 might be needed.

 

Lamar looked bad last week and 5 turnovers led to Ravens being -4.  As long as Bills break at least even on turnovers, it should be OK.

Edited 2 hours ago by Casey D

[BuffaloBillyG]

1 hour ago, Walking Tall said:

It feels as close to a must win as a must win can be at this point with the Patriots waiting for us after their bye.

There's only 17 games in a season. Every game is a "must win".

[KHAN]

2 hours ago, finn said:

But we have Brady calling plays. So. 

So...

 

...if they can average 7 yds per carry we'll be fine. If not...

[Fan in Chicago]

1 hour ago, finn said:

Bequeathing him Chase and Higgins at the expense of defensive improvements isn't supporting him adequately? 

 

Funny, it's sort of the opposite of Beane's preference of investing in the two lines and only throwing a few dog treats (Palmer, Coleman, Samuel, et al) to Allen for receivers. So one quarterback throws to elite receivers and ducks for his life, while the other has all the time in the world behind an elite line but no one but safeties and cornerbacks to throw to. 

I have had that exact discussion with him. He prefers investing in OL to protect Burrow. 

[Johnnycage46]

2 hours ago, Bengal Billy said:

Greetings mafia, first post here....

 

It's the NFL, anything can happen (cliché "any given Sunday").

 

Obviously, as a Bengals fan I'm hoping for a really good game with some Cincy offensive fireworks.

 

Realistically, the Bengals are starting 2 rookie LB's (ranked last and next to last in the league according to PFF), and two of the worst starting safeties in the league as well. 

So ummm, yeah.......... not expecting much out of the defensive side of the ball, but hoping the improvements seen from them the last couple weeks aren't fool's gold. 

 

As long as Bills don't commit turnovers I think you guys will be alright. 

It's all up to the Cincy offense to keep it competitive I think. They must protect the QB and must run the ball a lot. 

 

Burrow likes to sling it around, so likely they will pass more than run (as always).   Bills defense should bring the pressure/heat often. 

 

- Burrow/Chase are playing.

- Tee Higgins potentially returns.

- Trey Hendrickson, idk. Maybe not likely, but they need him back desperately.

 

Bolded above has been a huge issue this year for Buffalo (11 I think in the last 4 games). We also seem to start slow/flat. It's going to be a tough game. Throw the records out for both teams. The Bengals present a lot of problems for the Bills D.

[PaattMaann]

3 hours ago, Walking Tall said:

It feels as close to a must win as a must win can be at this point with the Patriots waiting for us after their bye.

 

If we want to make the playoffs, every game on our schedule is must win. 

 

1 hour ago, Johnnycage46 said:

 

Bolded above has been a huge issue this year for Buffalo (11 I think in the last 4 games). We also seem to start slow/flat. It's going to be a tough game. Throw the records out for both teams. The Bengals present a lot of problems for the Bills D.

 

We are a top 5 team in 1st drive points scored

Edited 41 minutes ago by PaattMaann

[newcam2012]

On 11/30/2025 at 7:23 PM, Ga boy said:

I’ve watched the other NFL QBs the last few days, and none are like Josh.  Burrow is the closest, but he can’t push 1500 pounds of guys 7 yards into the end zone.  The next game should be a classic.  I don’t think we can win a shootout, but we can win with a possession run game like today, but with more passes to Cooks, Shakir and hopefully Kincaid.

That's part of the issue I have with the Bills offense. They should be able to win shootouts with the best QB in the league. Beane and Brady have not given Allen the best path to succeed. 

[PaattMaann]

Just now, newcam2012 said:

That's part of the issue I have with the Bills offense. They should be able to win shootouts with the best QB in the league. Beane and Brady have not given Allen the best path to succeed. 

 

We won a shootout with one of the best QBs in the league just a couple weeks ago against Mayfield. 

[BillsPride12]

More than likely the 3rd last game at Highmark stadium. The emotions are starting to kick in a bit for me

[MiltonWaddams]

2 minutes ago, newcam2012 said:

That's part of the issue I have with the Bills offense. They should be able to win shootouts with the best QB in the league. Beane and Brady have not given Allen the best path to succeed. 

They won a shootout with Josh vs Baltimore. But that feels like aeons ago.