Conference Semifinals, 2026

played in Cincinnati, OH

20 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	14	0	7	-	21
Cincinnati Bengals	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:33 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 34 pass from Fred Mount (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 14:05 BUF - Richard Robertson 1 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 06:57 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 8 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 03:55 CIN - Emmitt Savoie 23 field goal
3Q: 08:29 CIN - Emmitt Savoie 36 field goal
4Q: 13:01 BUF - Steve Monroe 42 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Lamar Borg extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:33 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 34 pass from Fred Mount (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 14:05 BUF - Richard Robertson 1 run (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 06:57 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 8 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Lamar Borg extra point)
2Q: 03:55 CIN - Emmitt Savoie 23 field goal
3Q: 08:29 CIN - Emmitt Savoie 36 field goal
4Q: 13:01 BUF - Steve Monroe 42 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Lamar Borg extra point)

Team Statistics BUF CIN
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 12 5
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 374 432
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 5.94 7.32
Net Rushing Yards 145 182
- Rushing Attempts 39 29
- Yards per Rush 3.72 6.28
Net Passing Yards 229 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 0 29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 229 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.54 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/13 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:23 29:37

Team Statistics	BUF	CIN
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	12	5
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	374	432
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	5.94	7.32
Net Rushing Yards	145	182
- Rushing Attempts	39	29
- Yards per Rush	3.72	6.28
Net Passing Yards	229	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 0	29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	229	255
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.54	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/13	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:23	29:37

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	2:42	OWN 7	5	53	Punt
1	4:16	5:19	OWN 32	14	68	Touchdown
2	11:47	4:58	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	3:48	3:15	OWN 20	10	53	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:41	OWN 39	6	17	Punt
3	8:22	2:59	OWN 31	5	15	Punt
3	0:59	3:13	OWN 4	6	96	Touchdown
4	8:58	2:04	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 36	5	20	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:31	OWN 34	7	27	Punt
1	7:47	3:31	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
2	13:57	2:10	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
2	6:49	3:01	OWN 27	5	67	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 34	3	37	Half
3	11:19	2:57	OWN 20	5	61	Field Goal
3	5:23	4:24	OWN 17	9	29	Punt
4	12:46	3:48	OWN 20	7	47	Missed FG
4	6:54	5:01	OWN 13	12	59	Interception

Game MVP: Ralph Maxwell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Benjamin Dantzler	23	83	3.61	10	2	0
Greg Janssen	8	40	5.00	11	3	0
Ralph Maxwell	6	20	3.33	7	0	0
Richard Robertson	2	2	1.00	1	0	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
K.C. Carter	22	161	7.32	63	4
Bo Sheldon	5	17	3.40	7	0
Will Tanner	1	3	3.00	3	0
Charlie Sanford	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	24	15	229	0/0	2	42	0	121.7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fred Mount	29	17	255	1/5	1	38	1	84.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Benjamin Dantzler	5	7	47	9.40	11	20	1
WR Steve Monroe	4	8	82	20.50	45	42	1
WR Nathan Mitchell	2	3	49	24.50	32	42	0
WR Jeremy Leupold	2	3	30	15.00	0	20	0
WR Johnnie Gillott	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Richard Robertson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Greg Janssen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.C. Anthony	4	5	72	18.00	33	38	0
WR Will Tanner	4	8	73	18.25	34	34	0
RB K.C. Carter	3	3	36	12.00	14	22	0
TE Thurman Hutchison	2	3	18	9.00	1	15	0
WR Kennedy Hallman	1	5	34	34.00	17	34	1
RB Bo Sheldon	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Tracy Wagner	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Roger Farr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ellis Bramlett	1	7	7.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ralph Maxwell	1	2	0	0
Greg Janssen	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cris Farr	0	0	1	0
Victor Borders	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chester Klicker	4	162	40.5	34.0	44	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	3	122	40.7	37.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	2/3	0/1	0/1	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Galloway	1	10	10.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Hansen	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	2	53	26.5	0
Norbert Walton	1	24	24.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Fleming	2	45	22.5	0
Larry Joseph	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mack Alston	9	0	0.0	27	29
ILB Nolan Adderly	4	4	0.0	14	15
OLB Lamar Bradford	4	2	0.0	19	19
ILB Rod Ulufale	4	0	0.0	18	19
CB Lamar Toews	3	1	0.0	22	22
S Brian Reynolds	3	1	0.0	25	24
CB Trevor Graham	3	0	0.0	16	22
DT Daryl Poly	3	0	0.0	16	12
CB Ellis Bramlett	2	1	0.0	26	24
DE Amos Reagor	2	1	0.0	21	20
OLB Neil Fedolfi	2	1	0.0	9	9
CB Norbert Walton	2	0	0.0	15	15
DT Trevor Beliveau	1	0	1.0	9	13
DT Deron Sharman	1	3	0.0	18	18
DE Jamal Stokes	1	0	0.0	11	12
DE Matthew Jones	1	0	0.0	15	13
S Tommie Grange	1	0	0.0	10	11

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Richard Blackston	10	1	0.0	38	24
S Cris Farr	9	3	0.0	33	22
DT Victor Borders	5	4	0.0	31	12
CB T.J. Preston	5	1	0.0	27	14
S Rex Ramirez	5	0	0.0	38	24
DT Corwin Jeffries	3	2	0.0	13	3
ILB Bucky Newman	3	1	0.0	29	16
CB Randall Henry	2	2	0.0	28	16
OLB Ben Battles	2	1	0.0	20	14
S Wes Chechetts	2	0	0.0	10	5
DT Rickey Wolf	1	1	0.0	27	21
TE Tracy Wagner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Monty Magnone	1	0	0.0	27	18
DE K.C. Matthews	1	0	0.0	22	10
DE Bob Marischen	1	0	0.0	19	12
DT Stanley Einertson	0	1	0.0	3	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trevor Beliveau	1.0	0	1	0	13
DE Jessie Heath	0.0	1	0	1	17
DE Amos Reagor	0.0	0	2	0	20
DE Matthew Jones	0.0	0	2	0	13
DE Juan Hansen	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Daryl Poly	0.0	0	1	0	12

Cincinnati	Hurry	PPlay
DE Monty Magnone	2	18
DE Bob Marischen	1	12
S Rex Ramirez	1	24
OLB Richard Blackston	1	24
DT Stanley Einertson	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mack Alston	3	0	0	29
CB Trevor Graham	3	0	0	22
ILB Nolan Adderly	3	0	0	15
S Brian Reynolds	2	1	0	24
CB Lamar Toews	1	1	0	22
CB Ellis Bramlett	1	0	1	24
ILB Rod Ulufale	1	0	0	19
OLB Lamar Bradford	1	0	0	19
CB Norbert Walton	1	0	0	15
DE Amos Reagor	1	0	0	20
DT Daryl Poly	0	1	0	12

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Richard Blackston	6	0	24
S Rex Ramirez	3	0	24
S Wes Chechetts	2	0	5
DT Rickey Wolf	1	0	21
S Cris Farr	1	0	22
CB T.J. Preston	1	0	14
OLB Emmitt Rickman	1	0	8
CB Doug Fleming	0	1	22
DT Stanley Einertson	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Earnest Bailey	3	9	1	38	24
Skip Louis	3	9	0	35	23
Korey Fox	3	5	0	37	22
Melvin Bryant	1	6	0	39	24
Otis Finks	1	2	1	5	1
Lawrence Asher	1	2	0	13	5
Richard Robertson	1	1	0	24	16
Jason Weber	0	2	0	26	19

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gus Murphy	2	8	0	29	0	30
Mickey Edwards	2	5	1	29	0	30
Christian Roosenraad	2	3	0	21	0	23
Alonzo Perry	1	3	0	25	1	29
Thurman Hutchison	1	3	0	25	0	18
Charlie Sanford	1	1	0	14	0	13
Oscar Wooten	0	3	0	27	0	29
Nick Vigil	0	2	0	9	0	8
Sedrick Connell	0	1	0	5	0	1

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Tommie Grange	2	17
Greg Janssen	1	15
Pat Douglas	1	10
Gary Fields	0	14
Claude Hutton	0	12
Mario Papania	0	12
Kendrick Galloway	0	10
Norbert Walton	0	10
Lamar Toews	0	9
Brian Reynolds	0	9
Trevor Milton	0	8
Mack Alston	0	7
Matthew Jones	0	7
Nolan Adderly	0	6
Jason Weber	0	5
Melvin Bryant	0	5
Graham Brewer	0	5
Lamar Borg	0	5
Otis Finks	0	4
Richard Robertson	0	4
Chester Klicker	0	4
Johnnie Gillott	0	3
Juan Hansen	0	3
Raymond Alexander	0	3
Ellis Bramlett	0	3
Amos Reagor	0	3
Trevor Graham	0	2
Deron Sharman	0	2
Daryl Poly	0	2
Trevor Beliveau	0	2
Rod Ulufale	0	2
Lamar Bradford	0	2
Jamal Stokes	0	1
Earnest Bailey	0	1
Jessie Heath	0	1
Derrick O'Neill	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Sanford	2	14
Tracy Wagner	1	12
Emmitt Rickman	1	10
K.C. Carter	0	14
Myron Hansen	0	13
Doug Fleming	0	12
Larry Joseph	0	11
Wes Chechetts	0	10
Randall Henry	0	9
Phillip Halbert	0	8
J.C. Anthony	0	7
Emmitt Savoie	0	7
Ted Ottis	0	7
Nick Vigil	0	6
Christian Roosenraad	0	6
Alonzo Perry	0	6
Sedrick Connell	0	6
Gus Murphy	0	5
Thurman Hutchison	0	5
Stanley Einertson	0	5
Kennedy Hallman	0	4
Jeff Damron	0	4
Michael Herndon	0	3
Doug Coles	0	3
Monty Magnone	0	3
Bob Marischen	0	3
Jack Blackwell	0	3
Ben Battles	0	2
Bucky Newman	0	2
Archie Burton	0	1
Mickey Edwards	0	1
Bo Sheldon	0	1
Rickey Wolf	0	1
Cris Farr	0	1
T.J. Preston	0	1
K.C. Matthews	0	1
Rex Ramirez	0	1
Richard Blackston	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	53	4.8
Middle	16	46	2.9
Right	11	48	4.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	115	12.8
Middle	16	43	2.7
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	24	15	5	0	1	2	6	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fred Mount	29	17	5	0	0	3	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	48	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	148	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	84	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	9	168	16.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Monroe	8	4	0	82	2	21
RB Benjamin Dantzler	7	5	1	47	1	18
WR Nathan Mitchell	3	2	0	49	1	8
WR Jeremy Leupold	3	2	0	30	1	13
WR Johnnie Gillott	1	1	0	15	0	7
RB Greg Janssen	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Richard Robertson	1	1	0	6	0	16

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Tanner	8	4	73	1	22
WR J.C. Anthony	5	4	72	2	17
WR Kennedy Hallman	5	1	34	1	26
RB K.C. Carter	3	3	36	1	25
TE Thurman Hutchison	3	2	18	0	18
TE Tracy Wagner	2	1	11	0	11
WR Roger Farr	1	0	0	0	10
RB Bo Sheldon	1	1	8	0	6
FB Charlie Sanford	1	1	3	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Janssen	1	6	6.00	5.00
Benjamin Dantzler	1	10	10.00	3.61
Richard Robertson	1	1	1.00	1.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
K.C. Carter	2	4	2.00	7.32
Bo Sheldon	1	3	3.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	4	1	8	2.00	9.54

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fred Mount	2	0	0	0.00	8.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Monroe	2	0	0	0.00	10.25
RB Benjamin Dantzler	1	1	8	8.00	6.71
WR Jeremy Leupold	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Hallman	1	0	0	0.00	6.80
TE Thurman Hutchison	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Benjamin Dantzler	6	3
Ralph Maxwell	2	2
Richard Robertson	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Carter	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	3	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fred Mount	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Benjamin Dantzler	1	0	0
WR Nathan Mitchell	1	0	0
WR Jeremy Leupold	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Anthony	2	2	0
WR Kennedy Hallman	2	0	0
WR Will Tanner	2	2	2
WR Roger Farr	1	0	0
RB Bo Sheldon	1	1	1
TE Tracy Wagner	1	0	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	1
TE Thurman Hutchison	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,900 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,800 (19,800)
End Zone 8,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (12,700)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,900 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,800 (19,800)
End Zone	8,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (12,700)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (2,800)