NFL Divisional Round Game Recap: Cincinnati Bengals 27, Buffalo Bills 10

The Cincinnati Bengals dominated the Buffalo Bills in Sunday's divisional-round matchup, beating them 27-10 to secure a place in the AFC championship game.

Offensive spotlight: Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow went 23-of-36 for 242 yards, two scores and no interceptions, finishing the game with one big-time throw and zero turnover-worthy plays.

The former No. 1 overall pick started the game with nine straight completions for 105 yards and the game's first score and was clinical in the short to intermediate range all night, going 13-of-18 for 130 yards and a score on passes thrown between 1 and 19 yards downfield.

Defensive spotlight: Veteran pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson recorded one hit and four hurries on first review, good for a 26.1% pass-rush win rate. Bills edge Boogie Basham was every bit his equal, though, recording four hurries and a sack (which was later nullified due to a penalty) for a 41.7% pass-rush win rate.

Rookie spotlight: Bengals second-round cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt saw six targets in coverage but allowed just three catches for a mere 20 yards. He didn't allow a single first down and made two key plays — one a drive-ending pass breakup against Gabriel Davis, the other a game-ending interception.

The @Bengals clinch the W with an INT! #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/bxlG9RmXJG

— NFL (@NFL) January 22, 2023

Offensive line spotlight: Pressures were seemingly easy to come by in this one. While neither offensive line was charged with a sack on first review, these two units did combine to allow 29 total pressures — Buffalo's front five was responsible for 17, and Cincinnati's was responsible for 12.

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