Final2023 Week 9

Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals, Week 9 2023

Buffalo Bills

Away

18

Cincinnati Bengals

HomeWon

24

Scoring by quarter
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Bills703818
Bengals1470324

BUF 18CIN 24 Final

  • Passing leader

    Joe Burrow

    CIN · QB

    22.3PPR pts

    31/44, 348 YDS, 2 TD

  • Top fantasy scorer

    Stefon Diggs

    BUF · WR

    22.6PPR pts

    6 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD

  • Bills leader

    Josh Allen

    BUF · QB

    25.7PPR pts

    26/38, 258 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT, 1 RUSH TD

  • Defensive playmaker

    Cam Taylor-Britt

    CIN

    1 INT, 2 TKL

Bengals 24, Bills 18: Cincinnati beats Buffalo

Cincinnati led 21–7 at halftime and won 24–18, though Buffalo took the second half 11–3. The Bengals finished with a 397–317 edge in total offense and averaged 5.9 yards per play.

The Bills went 7-for-12 on third down and committed two turnovers, while the Bengals kept the ball for 36:38 and finished without a giveaway.

Key advantages

  • +0.1 yards/play CIN 5.9 · BUF 5.8
  • +2 turnover margin CIN 0 turnovers
  • +80 total yards CIN 397 · BUF 317

Game Highlights

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Why the Bengals Won

Cincinnati won the efficiency, turnover, and time of possession battles.

Team stats comparison, Bills vs Bengals
BillsStatBengals
5.8Yards per play5.9
2Turnovers0
317Total yards397
Other team stats
55Plays67
58%Third-down conversion53%
23:22Time of possession36:38

Scoring Summary

The Bengals scored three touchdowns and one field goal; the Bills scored two touchdowns and one field goal.

Scoring plays, Bills vs Bengals
TimeTeamPlayBUFCIN
1st quarter
9:18CINJoe Burrow → Irv Smith Jr., 7-yard TD Takes leadEvan McPherson XP07
6:03BUFJosh Allen 2-yard TD run Ties gameTyler Bass XP77
0:35CINJoe Mixon 2-yard TD run Takes leadEvan McPherson XP714
2nd quarter
1:37CINJoe Burrow → Drew Sample, 22-yard TD Extends leadEvan McPherson XP721
3rd quarter
10:21BUFTyler Bass 34-yard FG1021
4th quarter
8:08CINEvan McPherson 20-yard FG Extends lead1024
3:32BUFJosh Allen → Stefon Diggs, 17-yard TDJosh Allen → Stefon Diggs, 2-pt conversion1824

Fantasy Points: Bills vs Bengals, Week 9 2023

Fantasy leaders

  1. Josh AllenBUFQB25.7 PTSQB4
  2. Stefon DiggsBUFWR22.6 PTSWR5
  3. Joe BurrowCINQB22.3 PTSQB6
  4. Tee HigginsCINWR19.0 PTSWR8

Player Stats

Quarterbacks

Quarterback statistics
PlayerFPTSFINCMP/ATTPass YDSTDINTRush ATTRush YDSRush TDRateStart/Sit
Joe BurrowCINQB22.3QB631/4434820540108.9Start/Sit →
Josh AllenBUFQB25.7QB426/3825811844185.2Start/Sit →

WRs, RBs, & TEs

Receiver, running back and tight end statistics
PlayerFPTSFINPOSRush ATTRush YDSRush TDTGTRECRec YDSRec TDStart/Sit
Stefon DiggsBUFWR22.6WR5WR———76861Start/Sit →
Tee HigginsCINWR19.0WR8WR———981100Start/Sit →
Joe MixonCINRB17.8RB9RB1437165310
Dalton KincaidBUFTE16.1TE8TE———1110810Start/Sit →
Drew SampleCINTE12.0TE15TE———43301Start/Sit →
Irv SmithCINTE11.6TE16TE———43261
Khalil ShakirBUFWR9.7WR32WR———44570Start/Sit →
Tyler BoydCINWR8.6WR37WR———53560
Tanner HudsonCINTE8.5TE18TE———54450
Ja'Marr ChaseCINWR8.1WR40WR———84410Start/Sit →
James CookBUFRB7.9RB31RB620044190
Latavius MurrayBUFRB2.0RB59RB2401160
Trent SherfieldBUFWR1.9WR91WR———2190
Andrei IosivasCINWR1.9WR93WR———1190
Trayveon WilliamsCINRB1.3RB64RB3130————
Gabe DavisBUFWR0.0—WR———2000
Deonte HartyBUFWR0.0—WR———1000

Fantasy Usage

Buffalo Bills

Snap Share

  1. Stefon DiggsWR55 snaps95%
  2. Gabe DavisWR54 snaps93%
  3. Dalton KincaidTE52 snaps90%
  4. Khalil ShakirWR41 snaps71%
  5. James CookRB32 snaps55%

Target Share32 targets

  1. Dalton Kincaid34%, 11 targets
  2. Stefon Diggs22%, 7 targets
  3. Khalil Shakir13%, 4 targets
  4. James Cook13%, 4 targets
  5. Trent Sherfield6%, 2 targets
  6. Other13%, 4 targets

Carry Share16 carries

  1. Josh Allen50%, 8 carries
  2. James Cook38%, 6 carries
  3. Latavius Murray13%, 2 carries

Cincinnati Bengals

Snap Share

  1. Ja'Marr ChaseWR63 snaps90%
  2. Tee HigginsWR58 snaps83%
  3. Tyler BoydWR57 snaps81%
  4. Joe MixonRB51 snaps73%
  5. Drew SampleTE26 snaps37%

Target Share42 targets

  1. Tee Higgins21%, 9 targets
  2. Ja'Marr Chase19%, 8 targets
  3. Joe Mixon14%, 6 targets
  4. Tyler Boyd12%, 5 targets
  5. Tanner Hudson12%, 5 targets
  6. Other21%, 9 targets

Carry Share22 carries

  1. Joe Mixon64%, 14 carries
  2. Joe Burrow23%, 5 carries
  3. Trayveon Williams14%, 3 carries
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Offensive snaps and share for the skill positions
PlayerSNAPSSNAP %TGTTGT %CAR
Stefon DiggsBUFWR5595%722%0
Gabe DavisBUFWR5493%26%0
Ja'Marr ChaseCINWR6390%819%0
Dalton KincaidBUFTE5290%1134%0
Tee HigginsCINWR5883%921%0
Tyler BoydCINWR5781%512%0
Joe MixonCINRB5173%614%14
Khalil ShakirBUFWR4171%413%0
James CookBUFRB3255%413%6
Latavius MurrayBUFRB2645%13%2
Drew SampleCINTE2637%410%0
Trent SherfieldBUFWR2136%26%0
Irv SmithCINTE2536%410%0
Tanner HudsonCINTE1623%512%0
Trenton IrwinCINWR1420%00%0
Trayveon WilliamsCINRB1319%00%3
Mitchell WilcoxCINTE1014%00%0
Andrei IosivasCINWR913%12%0
Chris EvansCINRB57%00%0
Deonte HartyBUFWR35%13%0
Quintin MorrisBUFTE23%00%0

Fantasy Points vs Expected

Expected points (xFP) are what a player's pass attempts, carries and targets are worth at the league's average rates; the difference is what the player made of them.

Usage and expected fantasy points
PlayerPTSxFPvs xFPSnap%UsageRte%Pass attCarCar%TgtTgt%
Joe BurrowCIN · QB22.321.6+0.7100%44 att—44523%00%
Josh AllenBUF · QB25.720.9+4.8100%38 att—38850%00%
Joe MixonCIN · RB17.818.6−0.873%64% car—01464%614%
Dalton KincaidBUF · TE16.118.4−2.390%34% tgt—000%1134%
Tee HigginsCIN · WR19.015.0+4.083%21% tgt—000%921%
Ja'Marr ChaseCIN · WR8.113.4−5.390%19% tgt—000%819%
Stefon DiggsBUF · WR22.611.7+10.995%22% tgt—000%722%
James Cook IIIBUF · RB7.910.4−2.555%38% car—0638%413%
Tanner HudsonCIN · TE8.58.3+0.223%12% tgt—000%512%
Tyler BoydCIN · WR8.68.3+0.381%12% tgt—000%512%
Drew SampleCIN · TE12.06.7+5.337%10% tgt—000%410%
Irv Smith Jr.CIN · TE11.66.7+4.936%10% tgt—000%410%
Khalil ShakirBUF · WR9.76.7+3.071%13% tgt—000%413%
Gabe DavisBUF · WR0.03.3−3.393%6% tgt—000%26%
Trent SherfieldBUF · WR1.93.3−1.436%6% tgt—000%26%
Latavius MurrayBUF · RB2.02.9−0.945%13% car—0213%13%
Trayveon WilliamsCIN · RB1.31.8−0.519%14% car—0314%00%
Andrei IosivasCIN · WR1.91.7+0.213%2% tgt—000%12%
Deonte HartyBUF · WR0.01.7−1.75%3% tgt—000%13%

Team totals: Bills 32 targets and 16 carries; Bengals 42 targets and 22 carries. Shares are from the box score. Snap counts are from the weekly player logs (Sleeper), and include plays wiped out by penalties. Route counts, air yards and red-zone touches appear when the tracking feed is connected. League-average rates from the 2023 season: 1.67 PPR points per target (67% catch rate), 0.61 per carry and 0.42 per pass attempt. They don't adjust for field position or target depth.

Fantasy Verdicts

Josh Allen

BUF · QB · 25.7 pts on 20.9 expected

26 of 38 passing for 258 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception; 8 carries for 44 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 20.9 expected.

Start/Sit: Josh Allen →

Joe Burrow

CIN · QB · 22.3 pts on 21.6 expected

31 of 44 passing for 348 yards, 2 touchdowns; 5 carries for 4 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 21.6 expected.

Start/Sit: Joe Burrow →

Dalton Kincaid Volume, no payoff

BUF · TE · 16.1 pts on 18.4 expected

11 targets (34% of the team's), 10 catches for 81 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.4 expected.

Start/Sit: Dalton Kincaid →

Stefon Diggs Ran hot

BUF · WR · 22.6 pts on 11.7 expected

7 targets (22% of the team's), 6 catches for 86 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 11.7 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Stefon Diggs →

Joe Mixon Volume, no payoff

CIN · RB · 17.8 pts on 18.6 expected

6 targets (14% of the team's), 5 catches for 31 yards; 14 carries (64% of the team's) for 37 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 18.6 expected.

Tee Higgins

CIN · WR · 19.0 pts on 15.0 expected

9 targets (21% of the team's), 8 catches for 110 yards.

Verdict: The points matched the role, 15.0 expected.

Start/Sit: Tee Higgins →

Ja'Marr Chase Unlucky

CIN · WR · 8.1 pts on 13.4 expected

8 targets (19% of the team's), 4 catches for 41 yards.

Verdict: The role was there, worth 13.4 points at league-average rates; the production wasn't.

Start/Sit: Ja'Marr Chase →

Drew Sample Ran hot

CIN · TE · 12.0 pts on 6.7 expected

4 targets (10% of the team's), 3 catches for 30 yards and 1 touchdown.

Verdict: The opportunities were worth 6.7 points; the touchdowns supplied the rest, and they are the part least likely to repeat.

Start/Sit: Drew Sample →

Stock Up, Stock Down

Buffalo Bills

  • Stock up: Dalton Kincaid played 90% of the snaps, up from a 63% season average.
  • Stock up: Khalil Shakir played 71% of the snaps, up from a 31% season average.
  • Stock down: Deonte Harty played 5% of the snaps, down from a 20% season average.

Cincinnati Bengals

  • Stock down: Tanner Hudson played 23% of the snaps, down from a 45% season average.
  • Stock down: Irv Smith Jr. played 36% of the snaps, down from a 62% season average.

Fantasy Matchups

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, 2023 through Week 18.

Fantasy points allowed per game by position, Bills defense and Bengals defense
Points allowed toBills DBengals D
QBs14.817.7
RBs20.920.3
WRs29.533.9
TEs10.314.5

Regular season, summed from each game's box score and scored with this page's rules.

How the Game Swung

Cincinnati opened at 50% win probability and passed 98% in the fourth quarter on the way to the win.

Bengals win probability

Bengals win probability by game minuteBengals started at 50%, stood at 93% at halftime and finished at 100%, across 7 scoring plays.Q1Q2Q3Q4100%50%0%

Key Swings

  1. +21Burrow → Smith, 7-yd TD50% → 71%Q1 9:18
  2. −21Allen 2-yd TD run71% → 50%Q1 6:03
  3. +22Mixon 2-yd TD run50% → 72%Q1 0:35
  4. +16Burrow → Sample, 22-yd TD76% → 92%Q2 1:37
  5. −5Bass 34-yd FG94% → 89%Q3 10:21

Swing in Bengals win probability, in points

Play Calling and Possessions

Play calling, Bills vs Bengals
Buffalo BillsMeasureCincinnati Bengals
55Plays67
71%Pass rate67%
6.4Yds / dropback7.6
4.3Yds / carry2.5
7/12Third downs8/15

Efficiency edge Cincinnati ran 12 more plays and gained 1.2 more yards per dropback.

  • Top targets
  • BUF Kincaid 34% · Diggs 22% · Cook 13%
  • CIN Higgins 21% · Chase 19% · Mixon 14%

Possession Results

How each possession ended, Bills vs Bengals
ResultBUFCIN
Touchdowns23
Field goals11
Punts33
Turnovers20
Turnovers on downs01

CIN turnover edge: +2

  • The Bengals opened the scoring on their first possession, a 9-play, 76-yard drive that ended in a touchdown.
  • The Bengals scored touchdowns on two of their first three drives.
All 18 possessions, drive by drive
Drive chart
TeamStartPlaysYardsTimeResult
CINQ1 15:009765:42Touchdown
BUFQ1 9:187853:15Touchdown
CINQ1 6:0311695:28Touchdown
BUFQ1 0:354181:40Punt
CINQ2 13:556304:48Punt
BUFQ2 9:07200:13Interception
CINQ2 8:543-103:16Punt
BUFQ2 5:383-12:09Punt
CINQ2 3:297451:52Touchdown
BUFQ2 1:375281:37End of half
BUFQ3 15:0011584:39Field goal
CINQ3 10:217343:57Punt
BUFQ3 6:24351:18Punt
CINQ3 5:066232:53Downs
BUFQ3 2:139523:55Fumble
CINQ4 13:1812855:10Field goal
BUFQ4 8:0812754:36Touchdown
CINQ4 3:327413:32End of game
About these numbers

Possessions that ended with the clock running out at the half or the end of the game aren't counted.

Personnel groupings, average depth of target and pass rate over expected appear when the tracking feed is connected.

Bills vs Bengals Head-to-Head

The Bills and Bengals first met in 1968 and have played 35 times since.

All-time series
18–17Bills lead, 35 meetings since 1968
Postseason
3–0Bengals won in 1981, 1988, and 2022
Largest Bills win
51–241979
Largest Bengals win
52–211984

Since 2021

2–1 Bengals lead

3 meetings since the 2021 season, regular season and playoffs.

Oldest to newest. CIN = Bengals win, BUF = Bills win, outlined = this game.

Recent Meetings

Season to Date (Through Week 18)

The 2023 regular season, from each game's box score.

Season to date, Bills vs Bengals
BillsStatBengals
11-6Record9-8
26.5Points per game21.5
374.5Yards per game318.9
5.7Yards per play5.2
18.3Points allowed per game22.6
307.2Yards allowed per game374.6

Bills and Bengals in Fantasy

The two teams don't meet again this season. If you roster a Bill or a Bengal, these answer the week-to-week question.

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Bills vs Bengals Game FAQ

Who won the 2023 Bills vs Bengals Week 9 game?

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills 24–18 in Week 9 of the 2023 season. The game was played at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH, on November 5, 2023. See the Bengals' 2023 schedule.

What was the final score of Bills vs Bengals?

The final score was Bengals 24, Bills 18. The Bengals led 21–7 at halftime, and the second half went Bills 11, Bengals 3.

What happened in the Bills vs Bengals game?

Cincinnati led 21–7 at halftime and won 24–18, though Buffalo took the second half 11–3. The Bengals finished with a 397–317 edge in total offense and averaged 5.9 yards per play. Josh Allen led all players with 26 of 38 passing for 258 yards and a touchdown, plus 8 carries for 44 rushing yards and a touchdown. The Bills committed 2 turnovers, the Bengals none.

Who scored the most fantasy points in Bills vs Bengals?

Josh Allen led the game with 25.7 PPR fantasy points, the QB4 of Week 9, on 26 of 38 passing for 258 yards and a touchdown, plus 8 carries for 44 rushing yards and a touchdown. Stefon Diggs was next with 22.6 (WR5). See Josh Allen's 2023 game log.

Who led Bills vs Bengals in passing, rushing and receiving?

Joe Burrow (CIN) led all passers with 31 of 44 for 348 yards and 2 touchdowns. Josh Allen (BUF) led in rushing with 8 carries for 44 yards and a touchdown. Tee Higgins (CIN) led in receiving with 8 catches for 110 yards.

How many fantasy points did Josh Allen score against the Bengals?

Josh Allen scored 25.7 fantasy points against the Bengals in Week 9 of the 2023 season, the same in PPR, half-PPR and standard scoring because he had no catches, on 26 of 38 passing for 258 yards and a touchdown, plus 8 carries for 44 rushing yards and a touchdown. He handled 50% of his team's carries.

Who outperformed and underperformed expected fantasy points in Bills vs Bengals?

Stefon Diggs outperformed his expected fantasy points the most, scoring 22.6 PPR points on 11.7 xFP (+10.9). Ja'Marr Chase fell furthest short, with 8.1 points on 13.4 xFP (−5.3). A gap either way reflects efficiency and touchdowns in one game; it is not a forecast. For matchups ahead, see fantasy points allowed by position.

Who had the highest expected fantasy points in Bills vs Bengals?

Joe Burrow had the most fantasy opportunity in the game, worth 21.6 expected PPR points (xFP) at league-average rates, and scored 22.3. Expected points measure the volume of a player's pass attempts, carries and targets, not how well he used them.

How did the Bengals beat the Bills?

The Bengals beat the Bills 24–18 because they averaged 5.9 yards per play to 5.8, won the turnover battle 2–0, and outgained them 397–317.

Which team won the turnover battle in Bills vs Bengals?

The Bengals won the turnover battle 2–0: the Bills gave the ball away 2 times and the Bengals not at all. The Bengals won the game.

What is the all-time Bills vs Bengals record?

The Bills lead the all-time series 18–17 across 35 meetings since 1968, including a 0–3 record in the postseason.

When did the Bills and Bengals last play before this game?

Before Week 9 of 2023, they last met in the 2022 playoffs on January 22, 2023, when the Bengals beat the Bills 27–10.

Have the Bills and Bengals met in the playoffs?

Yes, 3 times, most recently in the 2022 playoffs. The Bills are 0–3 against the Bengals in the postseason.

What is the Bills vs Bengals record since 2021?

The Bengals lead 2–1 across 3 meetings since the 2021 season, including this game.