The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals will compete for AFC playoff positioning in rainy conditions on Monday Night Football, according to the forecast for Cincinnati. Here is a detailed look at the Bills-Bengals weather report for their game Monday. Per the Weather Channel, there is about a 30% chance of rain in Cincinnati during the game.
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Bills-Bengals Weather Report
The forecast calls for “rain showers in the evening” with winds from 10-20 mph. There is a “potential for heavy rainfall” as the night gets later.
The Bills-Bengals weather report likely will impact two offenses that rely primarily on the pass. Buffalo has attempted to pass on 58.6% of its 979 offensive plays this season, and Cincinnati has done so at a 61.7% rate on 989 plays. They are sixth and eight in the NFL in pass attempts per game (Bengals 37.8, Bills 36.2).
“They’ve got some really good receivers, and the quarterback is a good player as well,” Buffalo defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier told the Bills website. “It definitely presents some issues for you, but I think our guys are looking forward to the challenge and we’ll have our hands full.”
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The Bills and Bengals each have clinched a playoff berth in the AFC but are vying for seeding. Buffalo (12-3) has won the AFC East and held the No. 1 seed entering NFL Week 17. Cincinnati (11-4) led the Baltimore Ravens by one game in the AFC North and held the No. 3 seed, behind the Kansas City Chiefs (13-3), who have won the AFC West.
Cincinnati has won seven in a row, while Buffalo has won six straight. The Bills and Bengals are tied for the most combined wins for a Monday Night Football game (24, Denver Broncos-San Francisco 49ers, 1997), and this is the 14th MNF game when each team has at least 10 wins.
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The Bengals are 1.5-point home underdogs, with the game total at 49.5 (FanDuel). Be sure to check out our OddsShopper tool for the best NFL odds.
“We’ve beaten everybody. We know we can play against everybody. We’ve done it in the biggest moments,” Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow told the Bengals website. “We’re treating every game the same. We’ve played everyone in the last two years. We haven’t played the Bills yet, so that will be a fun challenge, but they’re good on defense, got a lot of veteran guys and know how to play within their scheme, they play hard, they play fast, they play schematically sound, so it’ll be a fun challenge.”
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