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Another Josh Allen-Joe Burrow duel in snow-covered Buffalo followed on Sunday, resulting in an absolute thriller that ended in favor of the Bills.
Down 28-18 with about eight minutes left in the game, the Bills scored 21 straight points in the fourth quarter to rally for a 39-34 statement victory over the Bengals at their home court, Highmark Stadium.
Of course, it was a sellout crowd despite the long snow showers that made the green turf white and smooth throughout this contest. However, there is nothing new for Buffalo.
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Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid (86) runs the ball in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at Highmark Stadium on Dec. 7, 2025. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn Images)
Bills fans weren’t happy with how the game started, as Burrow was immediately dialed in with a 14-play, 67-yard drive that ate up 8 minutes, 16 seconds of the first quarter and ended with a Chase Brown touchdown to take a quick 7-0 lead.
After Buffalo answered with a field-goal drive, Burrow needed just six plays to go 55 yards and find Tee Higgins for the first of his two touchdown catches. Both were great catches and throws, with this one in the right side of the end zone to take a 14-3 lead.
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However, Allen was able to show off his own magic in front of his loyal fans as he scrambled on fourth-and-4 from Cincinnati’s 11-yard line and eventually found Khalil Shakir for an 11-yard strike in the end zone.
But the first half belonged to the Bengals, with Burrow throwing his second touchdown pass, this time to Brown, getting one through the air.
In the second half, Allen welcomed one of his favorite targets when Dalton Kincaid, fresh off an injury, found the end zone to begin the third quarter. And it looked like the Bills would take the lead at the end of the quarter when James Cook was on the doorstep with a run attempt, but he fumbled into the end zone and the Bengals recovered.
Then, as the fourth quarter began, Burrow led a seven-minute drive in which tight end Mike Gesicki broke free from coverage and made it 28-18 with his 12-yard touchdown catch.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) is sacked by Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford (47) in the second quarter of the NFL Week 14 game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (IMAGIN)
But the swing to the Bills came after Allen claimed a 40-yard touchdown run to make it 28-25. As the Bengals drove, Burrow tried to make a short pass to Ja’Marr Chase, but Christian Benford read it all the way.
Benford took off, secured the interception and ran it all the way back for a 63-yard pick-six that gave Buffalo a 32-28 lead.
The defensive fireworks weren’t over, however, as AJ Epenesa intercepted Burrow on the very next play from scrimmage to turn the field over again. Five plays later, Allen found tight end Jackson Hawes for a three-yard score, and the home crowd went ballistic.
The Bengals didn’t let up as Higgins secured a one-handed touchdown for his sixth catch of the game, giving him 92 yards on the day. After the Bengals’ two-point chance failed, they were unable to get the ball back, and Buffalo left their home field with a 9–4 record. The Bengals fell to 4-9.
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Allen finished the game 22-for-28 for 251 yards with three touchdown passes while rushing for 78 yards on nine carries. Cook had 80 yards on 18 carries while hauling in two passes for 31 yards.
Dawson Knox was the leading receiver for Buffalo as he had 93 yards on six catches.
