Are the Bills going to rest players?
The Bills won't rest players, as they need a win over the Patriots to secure the No. 2 seed. They also get the extra incentive of playing at a neutral site if they end up playing the No.
The Bills can now also clinch the No 1 seed in the AFC - and with it a first-round bye and home advantage through the playoffs - with a week to spare if they beat the Bengals on the road on Monday Night Football - live on Sky Sports NFL, 1.30am, Tuesday - and see Kansas City suffer a shock home defeat to the Denver ...
Cancels Bills-Bengals Game. The league announced that it would not resume the Monday night matchup that was postponed after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in Cincinnati. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month.
If the Patriots beat the Bills, they will secure the seventh and final seed in the AFC bracket. But if they lose, the only way they get in is if all three of these things happen: The Dolphins lose to the Jets, the Titans lose to the Jaguars, and the Steelers lose to the Browns.
The Buffalo Bills cut Araiza, who was a rookie, in August 2022, two days after he and two college teammates, Nowlin Ewaliko and Zavier Leonard, were accused of rape stemming from an incident at a party near the San Diego State campus.
"This is the place I belong” | Cole Beasley comes out of retirement to be reunited with the Bills.
BUF win + KC loss
The Bills are also the ONLY team in the AFC that is able to clinch the 1-seed in Week 17. Kansas City would need to win its final two games and the Bills to lose one of their final two games in order to leapfrog Buffalo in the AFC standings.
That win clinches the No. 1 seed for the Chiefs, but if the Bills beat the Patriots on Sunday and make it to the AFC Championship game against the Chiefs, the game will be held at a neutral site. The Buffalo Bills close out the 2022-23 regular season with a home game against the New England Patriots on Sunday.
INDIANAPOLIS — Last July, Troy Saunders placed a $100 bet on the Cincinnati Bengals winning the Super Bowl. At the time, the odds were nearly impossible, with a payout of more than $15,000.
Caesars Sportsbook lists the Bills as a six-point favorite, while the over/under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 49 in the latest Bengals vs. Bills odds.
Will Bills-Bengals be replayed?
The NFL meeting between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals will not be replayed following the collapse of Damar Hamlin in Monday night's game. Bills safety Hamlin, 24, suffered a cardiac arrest after tackling Tee Higgins in the first quarter of the match at the Paycor Stadium.
The Bengals would earn the No. 2 seed with a win against the Ravens and a Bills loss to the Patriots. Such a scenario would leave the Bengals and Bills tied at 12-4. The first tiebreaker of head-to-head is not in play, and the second tiebreaker of conference record would be tied at 8-3.
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Bills–Patriots rivalry.
| Next meeting | October 22, 2023 |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Meetings total | 127 meetings |
| All-time series | Patriots, 77–49–1 |
| Postseason results | Tied, 1–1 |
If the Patriots, Dolphins and Steelers all lose, the Patriots are in the playoffs.
The NFL suspended Hart, who is 6-foot-5, 310 pounds, for one game without pay on Tuesday after it determined that he attempted to strike a Titans player but instead landed a blow to the head of a Tennessee coach.
Deshaun Watson entered the NFL as a top-rated quarterback — but his career became clouded with controversy after dozens of accusations of sexual assault and misconduct surfaced in 2021.
CINCINNATI (WIVB) — Monday night's Bills game against the Cincinnati Bengals was called off for the remainder of the night after Bills safety Damar Hamlin was taken off of the field in an ambulance following a hit on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins in the first quarter of Monday night's game.
Diggs' cap hit for the 2023 season is now $14.875 million. The end result of that helps the Bills now – and increases the likelihood that Diggs' stay in Buffalo will continue for the long term. He's scheduled to have a cap hit in 2024 of $27.854 million.
Reported first by ESPN NFL Insider Field Yates via Twitter who cited “sources,” the Bills have completed a restructure of wide receiver Stefon Diggs' contract. Buffalo will convert Diggs' 2023 base salary into a signing bonus, and free up an additional $5.4 million of salary cap space.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Four days after releasing rookie punter Matt Araiza following a civil suit that alleged he gang raped a minor, the Buffalo Bills have signed a punter to replace him, signing former Denver Broncos punter Sam Martin to a one-year deal.
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The league's owners approved financing at this level Monday through the NFL's G-4 loan program. Most of the loan would be paid back through the visiting team's share of certain ticket revenue. This brings the upfront public financing for stadium construction to $850 million, or 61% of the cost.
The Buffalo Bills are projected to be a team to beat in the AFC yet again in 2023. While they fell short of the Super Bowl in 2023, the Bills have the second-best odds of winning Super Bowl 58. They are installed at +700 at DraftKings Sportsbook to win the Super Bowl next year.
The Bills have a less than 1% chance to get a first-round bye.
As of now, the Bengals can still clinch 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 seeds in the AFC playoffs based on how they do and other results over the weekend.
The league noted in its announcement earlier this week that no teams will make the playoffs or be eliminated from contention based on the Bills-Bengals game being cancelled. The NFL also decided against postponing the entire playoff slate just to make up the game in Cincinnati.
2 seed and will host the Dolphins. The Buffalo Bills ensured they won't have to play in Kansas City in the postseason for a third straight year. They also won't face a true road game in the playoffs.
The Buffalo Bills defeated the New England Patriots, 35-23, in their regular-season finale to both knock the Patriots out of playoff contention, and clinch the No. 2 seed in the conference.
That's a game in which the Patriots can win and get in, but the Bills would love nothing more than to send them home for the year. If the Chiefs beat the Raiders, though, then the game doesn't matter as much for Buffalo. The Chiefs indeed defeated the Raiders 31-13 to clinch the number 1 seed in the AFC.
The largest reported wager on the Super Bowl was made Sunday, as a Caesars Sportsbook bettor in New York put down $2.2 million on the Chiefs-Eagles game. The largest reported wager on the Super Bowl was made Sunday.
What was the largest bet on the Super Bowl?
- $1.25 million Eagles moneyline.
- $1.2 million Over 62.5 points (made at halftime)
- $1 million Eagles moneyline.
- $1 million Eagles moneyline.
- $800,000 Chiefs moneyline.
- $700,000 Chiefs moneyline.
- $500,000 Chiefs moneyline.
- $460,000 Travis Kelce anytime TD.
Drake places $1.1 million bet on Chiefs over Bengals in AFC title game.
| First meeting | September 18, 1966 Bills 58, Dolphins 24 |
| Latest meeting | January 15, 2023 Bills 34, Dolphins 31 |
| Next meeting | October 1, 2023 |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Meetings total | 119 meetings |
- Miami Dolphins.
- New England Patriots.
- New York Jets.
- Tennessee Titans.
- Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Kansas City Chiefs.
NFL free agency officially begins on March 15, roughly six weeks before the league holds the 2023 NFL draft. But as of now, Caesars Sportsbook has the Chiefs (+550) as the favorites for Super Bowl LVIII, followed by the San Francisco 49ers (+600).
| Matchup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | +5.5 -105 | +5.5 -105 |
| Buffalo | -5.5 -115 | -5.5 -115 |
Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl appearances
The Bengals have appeared in the Super Bowl three times, most recently at Super Bowl LVI. The other two appearances came in the 1980s.
It's official. The NFL has announced Bengals - Bills is canceled and will not be made up.
One of the rarest colors having been developed recently in the bengal breed, is the cinnamon (red or previously known as sorrel) and chocolate bengal. The cinnamon/red/sorrel (b1) Bengal is a orange-cream color with a darker orange pattern and tail tip.
If the Bills lose to the Patriots (common) and the Bengals beats the Ravens (common), then both Cincinnati and Buffalo are 8-3 in common games, which means we move on to yet another tiebreaker: strength of victory in all games. How is Strength of Victory calculated for NFL tiebreakers?
Who has tiebreaker between Bills and Chiefs?
The Bills hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Chiefs.
| Position | First | Second |
|---|---|---|
| WR | Kendrick Bourne | JuJu Smith-Schuster |
| QB | Mac Jones | Bailey Zappe |
| RB | Rhamondre Stevenson | James Robinson |
| RB | Ty Montgomery | Pierre Strong Jr. |
Had Miami won, the Steelers would have been eliminated from the postseason. But with the Dolphins now sitting at 8-8, Pittsburgh still has postseason hope despite a 3-7 start to the 2022 season.
If the Patriots lose to the Dolphins next weekend, they'd be automatically eliminated. If they beat the Dolphins and lose to the Bills, they'd need a lot to go right to reach the postseason.
The Patriots can only clinch the No. 7 seed in the AFC and will be rooting for the Jaguars on Saturday night versus Tennessee. Jacksonville is currently slated as a 7-point home favorite.
Explaining the league's decision
The fact the now-canceled Bills-Bengals game did not affect which teams got into the playoffs was critical in the decision to spike the contest from the schedule, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters Friday.
Week 18 NFL injury report: Justin Fields ruled out for Bears; Ravens' Lamar Jackson remains sidelined. The NFL is gearing up for the final week of the 2022 regular season, which features plenty of teams still looking to secure their spots in the postseason.
The Bills converted $6.754 million of Diggs' 2023 salary into a signing bonus, according to Spotrac. Diggs' cap hits now will be $14.8 million in 2023, $27.8 million in 2024, $27.3 million in 2025, $28.4 million in 2026 and $22.5 million in 2027.
Diggs' tweet Wednesday morning came after it was pointed out that the three-time Pro Bowler unfollowed the Bills on Instagram.
Where is Stefon Diggs going?
Signed OT Brandon Shell. Released DT Brandyn Bryant.
Former Buffalo Bills rookie punter Matt Araiza was cut by the team on Aug. 27 after a civil lawsuit alleged he and two other gang raped a minor while at San Diego State University.
During the 2022 NFL draft, 21-year-old Matt Araiza—hailed by his fans as "punt god" for his record-breaking abilities as a kicker—was selected to join the Buffalo Bills. But later that year, in August, the team cut Araiza due to an allegation of sexual misconduct.
The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals will not resume or replay their game that was suspended Jan. 2 following the collapse of Bills safety Damar Hamlin, the NFL announced Thursday.
The following is a list of all regular season and postseason games played between the Cincinnati Bengals and Buffalo Bills. The two teams have met each other 33 times (including 3 postseason games), with the Cincinnati Bengals winning 16 games and the Buffalo Bills winning 17 games.
Stidham is a sleeper QB for Week 18.
If the Chiefs beat or tie the Raiders and the Bengals beat the Ravens and Bills, the Bengals secure the No. 2 seed. If the Bengals lose to the Ravens and Bills, they would earn the No. 5 or No.
NFL injury tracker Week 18: Lamar Jackson out again for Ravens with lingering knee sprain.
