Archives for January 2023

Snow Dey: Bengals make another incredible statement with playoff win over the Bills (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Analysis: Bengals show why it’s time they should stop being treated as an underdog (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Williams: Think about it. We’re witnessing glory days of Cincinnati bengals franchise (Cincinnati Enquirer)
‘Better send those refunds’: Joe Burrow sends message about NFL’s foiled neutral-site plan (Cincinnati Enquirer)
CBS’ Tracy Wolfson on Cincinnati center Ted Karras’ knee: ‘Evident it’s bothering him’ (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Eric Weddle, who gave Cincinnati zero chance in Buffalo, slammed on Twitter (Cincinnati Enquirer)
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‘Our guys believed’: Bengals headed to second straight AFC Championship (Dayton Daily News)
Analysis: 3 takeaways from Bengals’ dominant playoff win at Buffalo (Dayton Daily News)
Archdeacon: ‘We feel like it’s our time’ — Bengals one win away from return to Super Bowl (Dayton Daily News)
Bengals banged-up offensive line ‘unbelievable’ vs. Bills (Dayton Daily News)
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Bengals overpower Bills, 27-10, move into AFC Championship rematch against the Chiefs (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
What underdog? Bengals defeat Bills in road warrior style, advance to AFC Championship: Mohammad Ahmad’s observations (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Cincinnati’s offense plows through Buffalo in the snow: Bengals vs. Bills quick takes (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Bengals’ role as a first-quarter aggressor landed them back in AFC Championship (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Rain? Snow? Dragons? Bengals say bring it on after beating Bills in winter wonderland (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
‘He’s a killer’: Bengals QB Joe Burrow braves cold elements in divisional playoff win over Buffalo (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Center Ted Karras grits through knee injury in Bengals’ win over Bills (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Bengals players to NFL: ‘Hope you refund those tickets’ (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Zac Taylor issues ‘apology’ to NFL for spoiling league’s playoff plans (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
How the Bengals advanced to the AFC title with a 27-10 win over the Bills: By the numbers (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Grade Joe Burrow’s performance in the Bengals 27-10 AFC Divisional round win vs. the Bills (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Damar Hamlin makes an appearance at Bills vs. Bengals AFC divisional round matchup (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Joe Burrow shades neutral-site chatter after Bengals’ win: ‘Better send those refunds’ (New York Post)
Joe Burrow’s girlfriend, Olivia Holzmacher, shows support at Bengals’ win (New York Post)
To beat the Bills, the Bengals played with the ‘opposite’ of fear (Washington Post)
Column: Bengals show it’ll take special stuff to derail Super Bowl bid (San Diego Union Tribune)
‘I don’t think we got respect’: Bengals enter AFC title game with chip on their shoulder | Opinion (USA Today)
Bengals, back in AFC title game, keep ‘proving people wrong’ (ESPN)
‘Better send those refunds’: Joe Burrow trolls Bills fans after huge Bengals victory (ESPN)
Bengals’ Joe Burrow finds Ja’Marr Chase for 28-yard TD pass (ESPN)
Bengals vs. Bills: Ja’Marr Chase’s touchdown overturned on controversial call in AFC divisional round game (CBS Sports)
Joe Burrow says ‘better send those refunds’ as Bengals eliminate need for neutral-site AFC title game (CBS Sports)
Joe Burrow Lauds Bengals’ ‘Domination’ of Bills (SI)
NFL World Reacts to Bengals’ Touchdown Being Overturned vs. Bills (SI)
Joe Burrow, Bengals embrace underdog mentality in dominant win over Bills: ‘Better send those refunds’ (The Sporting News)
Joe Burrow lives up to lofty Peyton Manning, Tom Brady comparisons in Bengals win over Bills (The Sporting News)
How Bengals’ battered, depleted offensive line protected Joe Burrow, dominated Bills in playoff win (The Sporting News)
Ja’Marr Chase’s overturned TD in Bengals vs. Bills game sparks debate over NFL’s catch rule (The Sporting News)
Cincinnati Bengals are headed back to Kansas City for 2nd consecutive AFC Championship against Chiefs (WCPO-TV)
Andrew Whitworth on Bengals O-line against the Bills: ‘Put some respect’ on their names (WCPO-TV)
Was it a catch? Ja’Marr Chase’s touchdown overturned in Bengals-Bills game (WCPO-TV)
Watch: Damar Hamlin at Bengals-Bills AFC divisional playoff game (WCPO-TV)
Bengals continue to prove mettle on road in playoffs with blowout of Bills in the snow (WKRC-TV)
Bengals offensive line comes through in playoff win despite absence of 3 starters (WKRC-TV)
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‘We’re built for this’: Zac Taylor breaks down Bengals playoff win over Bills (WLWT-TV)
Burrow talks win over Bills as Bengals advance to second straight AFC championship (WLWT-TV)
Cincinnati Bengals to face Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Championship Game Rematch (WLWT-TV)
Second touchdown of day for Chase called back after review (WLWT-TV)
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Bengals dominate Bills wire-to-wire: ‘Our guys were built for this’ (WXIX-TV)
Round Two: Bengals head to Kansas City for AFC Championship game (WXIX-TV)
Gold Star Chili, Bengal Jim present Damar Hamlin painting to Bills (WXIX-TV)
Joey Frost Freezes Bills As Bengals Muscle Into AFC Title Game Again (Bengals.com)
Quick Hits: Burrow, Bengals Have Last Word; O-Line Opus; Eli’s Coming: ‘We’re The Big Dogs And We’re Not Done Yet’ (Bengals.com)
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‘The Bills held fast to that mission through a brief midseason slump, long-term injuries to Micah Hyde and Von Miller and then Damar Hamlin’s life-threatening medical emergency during a prime-time game in early January. But on Sunday, the Bills found themselves back in a familiar place: waiting until next year.’

‘The game the NFL expected — the game the Bills expected — will not happen. When the expectation is to reach and win the Super Bowl, there is a speeding-car-into-cement-wall suddenness when it ends. Just look at the face of Josh Allen, the Bills’ star quarterback, reduced to a confused everyman by Cincinnati’s plan and Cincinnati’s players.’

‘A long Bills playoff run would have been mighty enjoyable for Levy, who, a few months ago, had a late-night fall on the way from the bedroom to the bathroom, hit his head on a chair and required several stitches. His balance hasn’t been quite the same since, but, with physical therapy and the help of wife Fran — “my offensive coordinator,” he calls her — he’s coming back around.’

‘On the snow-dusted field, there weren’t any more storybook moments for the Bills. The Bengals dominated from start to finish in a 27-10 victory, sending them to an AFC Championship rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs.’

‘Hamlin got a big ovation from the crowd during the first half and he repeatedly raised his arms in response.’

‘For the 24-year-old Buffalo safety, whose heart went into cardiac arrest while making a tackle in the Bills game against the Bengals on Jan. 2 in Cincinnati, it was his first public appearance.’

‘The 29-year-old wideout later returned after being stopped by Bills running back Duke Johnson, per the report. Diggs attended head coach Sean Mcdermott’s postgame speech but left shortly afterward.’

‘“Everything that happened this season is kind of null and void in our minds,” Allen said. “It sucks.”’

‘With Highmark Stadium looking like a beautiful snow globe with steady snow falling since about an hour before kickoff and emotionally charged with Hamlin in the building rooting his teammates on, the Bengals came out and smacked the Bills.’

‘Tony Romo, on the CBS broadcast, coined the strategy a “little tush push” after wideout Gabe Davis used both hands to push Allen’s backside forward.’