Cook still had something to play for one touchdown shy of tying Simpson's record. He was given four carries inside the Patriots' 15-yard line on Buffalo's second possession, including one from the 1-yard line, but was unable to get into the end zone.

As a result, it is officially the offseason in Cincinnati and a second straight season without a postseason appearance. The silver lining is the Bengals will pick near the middle of the draft as a result. The Bengals will pick one spot higher than they did in the last draft.

The Buffalo Bills have their first-round opponent. They will face off against the Denver Broncos at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.

The Buffalo Bills will find out their opponent for the wild card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday. Buffalo locked up the No. 2 seed in the AFC and there are three teams it could host at Highmark Stadium.

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will not have a chance to make another run at a Super Bowl this year, missing the NFL Playoffs yet again. The 2024 season for the Bengals didn’t go exactly as planned,

Bills fans were holding their breaths after Buffalo's best wide receiver didn't get up after this stellar catch.

Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills would await the Bengals in the wild-card round if Cincinnati gets help Sunday from the Chiefs and Jets.

For the Bengals to get into the playoffs, they need the Denver Broncos to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets to beat the Miami Dolphins. Both of the games will be played during the early afternoon 4:25 p.m. time slot. Cincinnati will know if their season will continue by 8 p.m. or so on Sunday night.

There are three teams that the Buffalo Bills could play in the playoffs. Two games will decide which one travels to Highmark Stadium.