Snow is in the forecast in Buffalo for the
divisional round playoff game against the
Bengals on Sunday afternoon. The town
of Orchard Park, home to Highmark Sta-
dium, is expected to receive approximately
one to three inches of snow, beginning
around 1 p.m. ET and lasting until about
6 p.m.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/01/22/forecast-bengals-bills-divisional-playoff-game-snowfall

I'm currently watching the pregame show
& it's snowing at the stadium.

Sidenote: I'm on a cable system that for
reasons unknown didn't bother to display
this particular game on its schedule, just
showing "To Be Announced" from 11 am
to 6 pm. Odd, that, but as they say, such
is life, if anything can go wrong, it will.

My cable system did manage to show
the Cowboys @ 49ers game on its sche-
dule today.

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Bengals 1st drive starts after kickoff return
at 21 & goes 79 yards topped off with a 28
yard TD pass to Chase, thrown by Burrow
under pressure, Bengals 7, Bills 0 with 11:48
left in 1st quarter.

Bills 1st drive starts after kickoff return to
24 & goes 3 & out. Punt.

Bengals 2nd drive after short punt return
starts at their 28, & goes 72 yards topped
off with a 15 yard TD pass to Hurst with
3:47 left in 1st quarter.

On Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 1:20:43 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

..> Snow is in the forecast in Buffalo for the
..> divisional round playoff game against the
..> Bengals on Sunday afternoon. The town
..> of Orchard Park, home to Highmark Sta-
..> dium, is expected to receive approximately
..> one to three inches of snow, beginning
..> around 1 p.m. ET and lasting until about
..> 6 p.m.
..> https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/01/22/forecast-bengals-bills-divisional-playoff-game-snowfall
..>
..> I'm currently watching the pregame show
..> & it's snowing at the stadium.
..>
..> Sidenote: I'm on a cable system that for
..> reasons unknown didn't bother to display
..> this particular game on its schedule, just
..> showing "To Be Announced" from 11 am
..> to 6 pm. Odd, that, but as they say, such
..> is life, if anything can go wrong, it will.
..>
..> My cable system did manage to show
..> the Cowboys @ 49ers game on its sche-
..> dule today.
..>
..> *--- --- ---*

..> Bengals 1st drive starts after kickoff return
..> at 21 & goes 79 yards topped off with a 28
..> yard TD pass to Chase, thrown by Burrow
..> under pressure, Bengals 7, Bills 0 with 11:48
..> left in 1st quarter.
..>
..> Bills 1st drive starts after kickoff return to
..> 24 & goes 3 & out. Punt.
..>
..> Bengals 2nd drive after short punt return
..> starts at their 28, & goes 72 yards topped
..> off with a 15 yard TD pass to Hurst with
..> 3:47 left in 1st quarter.

Bills 2nd drive starts at 25 & goes 3 & out
after Allen sacked at the 20.

Bengals 3rd drive starts after 14 yard punt
return to their 33, with 2:11 left in 1st quar-
ter, & goes 14 yards. Punt.

Bills 3rd drive starts at their 25 & including
making their 1st first down at the start of
the 2nd quarter, goes 75 yards including a
4th & half yard & 1 yard dives for a TD by
Josh Allen, narrowing their deficit to Ben-
gals 14, Bills 7 with 7:25 left in 1st half.

Bengals 4th drive starts at 25 & a 10 yard
TD pass to Chase tops off a 75 yard drive
to extend Bengals lead to 21-7 with 1:51
left in 1st half (I thought); however, offi-
cials on review think after defender hit the
ball after Chase's catch, one of Chase's
feet was out of bounds (debatable call).

So Bengals kick 28 yard field goal good
with their drive ending up as a 65 yard
drive after that TD catch overruled on
review, Bengals 17, Bills 7 with 1:49 left
in 1st half.

Bills 4th drive starts at 20 after kickoff
return & goes 39 yards to Cin 41, but
Bills called for holding on 3rd down &
Bengals decline the penalty to make the
Bills punt on 4th down.

Bengals start at their 9 with 40 seconds
left & go 47 yards & spike the ball at Bills
46 with 2 seconds left, Burrow throws it
into the end zone nowhere near complete
as half ends.

> On Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 1:20:43 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

/> .> Snow is in the forecast in Buffalo for the
/> .> divisional round playoff game against the
/> .> Bengals on Sunday afternoon. The town
/> .> of Orchard Park, home to Highmark Sta-
/> .> dium, is expected to receive approximately
/> .> one to three inches of snow, beginning
/> .> around 1 p.m. ET and lasting until about
/> .> 6 p.m.
/> .> https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/01/22/forecast-bengals-bills-divisional-playoff-game-snowfall
/> .>
/> .> I'm currently watching the pregame show
/> .> & it's snowing at the stadium.
/> .>
/> .> Sidenote: I'm on a cable system that for
/> .> reasons unknown didn't bother to display
/> .> this particular game on its schedule, just
/> .> showing "To Be Announced" from 11 am
/> .> to 6 pm. Odd, that, but as they say, such
/> .> is life, if anything can go wrong, it will.
/> .>
/> .> My cable system did manage to show
/> .> the Cowboys @ 49ers game on its sche-
/> .> dule today.
/> .>
/> .> \*---~---~---*/

2nd half, Bills kickoff return to 28, snow is
lighter than it was in 1st half. Change that,
it was lighter but it's picking up during the
Bills drive which goes 65 yards before it's
stopped at Cin 7 & Bills kick a 25 yard field
goal to narrow their deficit to Bengals 17,
Bills 10 with 7:42 left in 3rd quarter.

Bengals 1st drive of 2nd half, starts at 25
& goes an agonizing inch away from a TD
after penalties & runs can't get it to the
goal line. However, Cincy calls for review
& officials change their call & rule the Mix-
on 1 inch run a TD with 1:18 left in the
3rd quarter, extending Bengals lead to
24-10.

Bills 2nd half 2nd drive, Bills called for
holding on return, ball placed on 12, &
Bills go 8 yards but deep 3rd down pass
knocked away at last second. Punt.

Bengals 2nd drive of 2nd half, starts at
their 37 & go to 50 on a 13 yard pass as
3rd quarter ends. Bengals continue the
drive (snow, by the way, as heavy as it
was in 1st half) & on a deep 3rd & 2 ...

.... pass of 30 yards to Higgins near the
2 yard line, Bills called for pass interfer-
ence & 2 Bills defenders collide & are
injured. Ruled that pass interference
occurred at the 4, so ball placed there
1st & goal.

Burrow 1st down run no gain. Burrow
pass to open Hurst, overthrown just
inside the end zone. 3rd & goal, Mixon
2 yard run. 4th & goal, Bengals kick
20 yard field goal (Bills offside, but
penalty declined), their drive ending ...

.... up being 61 yards, Bengals lead
extended to 27-10 with 11:25 left in
the game.

Bills 2nd half 3rd drive starts at 25
& Allen tosses 31 yard pass to Knox
for longest Bills play of the day to
Cin 44. At the 33, after total of 42
yards on the drive, Allen hit as he
starts to throw, ball pops forward ...

.... & ruled a fumble & Bengals re-
covery but upon review, officials
change & rule that an incomplete
pass. On 4th & 6 at the 16, pass
incomplete. Drive ends up being
59 yards with no score.

Bengals 3rd drive of 2nd half, starts
at their 16 with 7:23 left in the game,
on a 4th & half yard at their 49.5 yard
line, they line up to go for it but a Ben-
gals offensive lineman moves early
& Bengals penalized 5 yards. Punt
with 2:35 left in the game.

Bills 2nd half 4th drive starts at their
10 & goes 53 yards before Allen throws
an interception marked down at the
Bengals 2 with 1:02 left in the game.

Bengals 4th drive of 2nd half, 2 kneel
downs end the game.

Final: Bengals 27, Bills 10

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