{"id":250735,"date":"2023-01-02T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=250735"},"modified":"2023-01-02T13:15:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T19:15:34","slug":"buffalo-bills-have-more-at-stake-tonight-than-cincinnati-bengals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/buffalo-bills-have-more-at-stake-tonight-than-cincinnati-bengals\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills Have More At Stake Tonight Than Cincinnati Bengals"},"content":{"rendered":"
Just win, baby. And then do it again next week.<\/p>\n
Pardon the expropriation of Raiders owner Al Davis’s famous quote. But the formula for finishing with the top seed in the AFC is really quite simple for the Buffalo Bills, who are 1 1\/2-point favorites tonight in a superb Monday Night Football<\/em> matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. A victory tonight and a victory next Sunday against the New England Patriots would mean that every postseason game the Bills play in January will take place outdoors on their home field.<\/p>\n And with the storm of the century last week’s news, we should be able to safely wager that yet another blizzard will not get in the way of the Bills.<\/p>\n For now, though,\u00a0 the Bengals are the obstacle tonight in Cincinnati, where Joe Burrow and his teammates have gone 5-1 this season, the lone loss coming in Week 1 in overtime against Pittsburgh. So this one is no gimme, which is reflected in the line: Buffalo has been favored by fewer than 3 points only three times this season: Week 1 against the Rams (-2) and Week 6 against Kansas City (-2 1\/2), winning and covering both times.<\/p>\n But they are a half-game behind MVP lock Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs heading into tonight’s showdown. A loss would allow Kansas City to clinch the No. 1 seed and the accompanying bye week by defeating the Las Vegas Raiders next Sunday. The Bengals, meanwhile, can clinch the AFC North next week against the 10-6 Baltimore Ravens. They have an outside chance at No. 1, but need to finish 2-0 and have the Raiders beat the Chiefs.<\/p>\n So Buffalo clearly has more at stake. But the Bengals have a seven-game winning streak and are no pushover.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1609919668130828291<\/p>\n Burrow has the Bengals (11-4) a win or tie away from clinching their second consecutive AFC North title \u2014 something they have not done since winning consecutive AFC Central titles in 1981 and \u201982. And the third-year quarterback ranked second in the NFL in passing yards (4,260) and TD passes (34) entering Week 17. If he can manage 350 passing yards tonight, he will tie ageless Tom Brady (who had a season-high 432 yards yesterday vs. Carolina) for the spot he held prior to Sunday.<\/p>\n Burrow’s counterpart, Josh Allen, was in the MVP conversation until the Bills lost to the Jets and Vikings in Weeks 9 and 10. He is third in the NFL in TD passes with 32, and if he throws for more than 293 yards tonight, he will be in the top five for total passing yardage. If he throws for 700 or 800 yards tonight, maybe he can squeeze Mahomes just a wee bit:<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetMGM\/status\/1609939356717928448<\/p>\nStorylines For This Epic QB Faceoff<\/h2>\n
Two prolific QBs + Two Very Good Defenses<\/h2>\n