The Cincinnati Bengals are headed to Buffalo to play the Bills in the divisional round, thanks to some bizarre late-game management by the Baltimore Ravens during a 24-17 win. The Bengals did just enough to get a win over their longtime divisional rival, with the key play of the game coming on a 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard.
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Joe Burrow and the rest of the Bengals offense had moments Sunday night where they were moving the ball, but overall played below their standard against a rugged, physical Ravens defense that improved dramatically during the season. Cincinnati averaged a measly 4.3 yards per play on the night and survived on the back of third-down conversions on offense. Converting 53.
The difficult part of the playoffs is how quick the turnaround is before playing an opponent that was even better than the last one. Bills quarterback Josh Allen is on a much higher tier of NFL existence and expectations than Tyler Huntley. Getting past Buffalo is going to take a bit more juice than the Bengals showed against the Ravens, but they can still rest a little easy knowing that their defense was able to show up in a big way.
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