The Buffalo Bills had a good season. They went 13-3. They won their third straight AFC East championship and a playoff game.
It doesn't matter. Not even a little bit. This was the season that everything lined up for the Bills to finally win a Super Bowl. They were favorites to win the Super Bowl coming into the season. And they didn't even make the NFL's final four.
The Bills started the season fast but didn't look great in the second half of the season. The Bengals were the better team from the start of November on. Cincinnati was clearly the better team on Sunday. Josh Allen wasn't very good and was outplayed by Joe Burrow. He didn't have a lot of help. Buffalo's defense didn't take advantage of the offensive line injuries for the Bengals, who moved the ball at will. It wasn't just that Buffalo lost.
The Bengals looked like they were on a clean field while the Bills defense was on an ice rink. On Cincinnati's first drive, Joe Burrow hit all four of his passes for 65 yards and a touchdown to Ja'Marr Chase. The Bills went three-and-out and the Bengals drove right downfield again. On a third-and-seven, Burrow hit wide-open Hayden Hurst in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown. The Bengals had a quick 14-0 lead.
The Bills were playing catch-up from the first drive of the game, and the Bengals weren't going to let them close the gap.The Bengals gave up a long drive to start the second half but the Bills' drive stalled inside the 10-yard line and Buffalo settled for a field goal. Cincinnati responded with a long drive that ended with a Joe Mixon touchdown run. The Bills couldn't afford to trade field goals for touchdowns.
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