Cincinnati 24, Buffalo 18
| Buffalo | 0 | 8 | – | 18 |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 3 | – | 24 |
First Quarter
Cin_I.Smith 7 pass from Burrow (McPherson kick), 9:18. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:42. Key Plays: T.Williams kick return to Cincinnati 24; Burrow 15 pass to Mixon; Burrow 6 pass to Hudson on 3rd-and-2; Burrow 18 pass to Higgins; Burrow 11 pass to I.Smith. Cincinnati 7, Buffalo 0.
Buf_J.Allen 2 run (Bass kick), 6:03. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:15. Key Plays: Ty.Johnson kick return to Buffalo 15; J.Allen 9 pass to Diggs on 3rd-and-5; J.Allen 34 pass to Diggs; J.Allen 22 pass to Shakir; J.Allen 13 pass to Kincaid. Buffalo 7, Cincinnati 7.
Cin_Mixon 2 run (McPherson kick), :35. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:28. Key Plays: T.Williams kick return to Cincinnati 31; Burrow 15 pass to Boyd on 3rd-and-10; Burrow 13 pass to Hudson; Burrow 12 pass to Higgins. Cincinnati 14, Buffalo 7.
Second Quarter
Cin_D.Sample 22 pass from Burrow (McPherson kick), 1:37. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:52. Key Plays: Burrow 9 pass to Boyd on 3rd-and-10; Burrow 11 pass to Chase on 4th-and-1. Cincinnati 21, Buffalo 7.
Third Quarter
Buf_FG Bass 34, 10:21. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:39. Key Plays: Shakir kick return to Buffalo 26; J.Allen 9 pass to Kincaid on 3rd-and-4; J.Allen 11 pass to Kincaid; J.Allen 15 pass to Diggs. Cincinnati 21, Buffalo 10.
Fourth Quarter
Cin_FG McPherson 20, 8:08. Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:10. Key Plays: Burrow 17 pass to Hudson on 3rd-and-1; Burrow 32 pass to Chase; Burrow 18 pass to Higgins on 3rd-and-6. Cincinnati 24, Buffalo 10.
Buf_Diggs 17 pass from J.Allen (Diggs pass from J.Allen), 3:32. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:36. Key Plays: Murray 2 run on 3rd-and-1; J.Allen 11 run; Murray 2 run on 3rd-and-1. Cincinnati 24, Buffalo 18.
A_66,965.
| Buf | Cin | |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 23 |
| Rushing | 9 | 5 |
| Passing | 11 | 17 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFF | 7-12 | 8-15 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFF | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 317 | 397 |
| Total Plays | 55 | 67 |
| Avg Gain | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 68 | 54 |
| Rushes | 16 | 22 |
| Avg per rush | 4.25 | 2.455 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 249 | 343 |
| Sacked-Yds lost | 1-9 | 1-5 |
| Gross-Yds passing | 258 | 348 |
| Completed-Att. | 26-38 | 31-44 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Yards-Pass Play | 6.385 | 7.622 |
| KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB | 4-1-1 | 5-4-2 |
| PUNTS-Avg. | 3-42.333 | 3-39.333 |
| Punts blocked | 0 | 0 |
| FGs-PATs blocked | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE | 44 | 72 |
| Punt Returns | 0-0 | 2-11 |
| Kickoff Returns | 2-44 | 3-61 |
| Interceptions | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| PENALTIES-Yds | 5-49 | 6-49 |
| FUMBLES-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 23:22 | 36:38 |
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING_Buffalo, J.Allen 8-44, Cook 6-20, Murray 2-4. Cincinnati, Mixon 14-37, T.Williams 3-13, Burrow 5-4.
PASSING_Buffalo, J.Allen 26-38-1-258. Cincinnati, Burrow 31-44-0-348.
RECEIVING_Buffalo, Kincaid 10-81, Diggs 6-86, Shakir 4-57, Cook 4-19, Sherfield 1-9, Murray 1-6. Cincinnati, Higgins 8-110, Mixon 5-31, Hudson 4-45, Chase 4-41, Boyd 3-56, D.Sample 3-30, I.Smith 3-26, Iosivas 1-9.
PUNT RETURNS_Buffalo, None. Cincinnati, Irwin 2-11.
KICKOFF RETURNS_Buffalo, Shakir 1-27, Ty.Johnson 1-17. Cincinnati, T.Williams 3-61.
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS_Buffalo, Poyer 8-3-0, Dodson 7-2-0, Ta.Johnson 5-0-0, Jackson 3-0-0, Bernard 2-2-0, Benford 2-1-0, Douglas 2-0-0, Joseph 2-0-0, Rapp 2-0-0, Williams 2-0-0, Hyde 1-1-0, Oliver 1-1-0, Lawson 1-0-0, Lewis 1-0-0, Norman 1-0-0, Phillips 0-3-.5, Floyd 0-1-.5, Epenesa 0-1-0, Jonathan 0-1-0, Rousseau 0-1-0. Cincinnati, Hilton 10-0-0, Pratt 6-5-0, Wilson 4-4-0, Scott 3-1-0, Awuzie 2-1-0, Reader 2-1-0, Turner 2-0-0, B.Hill 1-1-1, Taylor-Britt 1-1-0, Hendrickson 1-0-0, C.Sample 1-0-0, D.Hill 0-2-0, Battle 0-1-0.
INTERCEPTIONS_Buffalo, None. Cincinnati, Taylor-Britt 1-0.
MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.
OFFICIALS_Referee Alex Kemp, Ump Mike Morton, HL Danny Short, LJ Rusty Baynes, FJ Sean Petty, SJ James Coleman, BJ Scott Helverson, Replay Mike Chase.