Bengals vs Bills: By the numbers

The Bengals take on the Buffalo Bills in Paul Brown Stadium this Sunday, hoping to get their season back on track after a rough 3-5-1 start to the season. But, due to similar incompetence throughout the rest of the AFC North, the Bengals aren’t in as bad of a position to sneak into the playoffs as you might think. The division leading Baltimore Ravens are 5-4 and still have both division games against the Bengals left on their schedule. The Bengals’ all-time record against the Bills is 12-15, but they will be hoping to overcome their history this week to climb to 4-5-1. The Bengals’ all-time record when hosting the Bills is 9-6 and 1-0 during the Dalton-Green era.

If you’re particularly focused on how the numbers from the season and the all-time series will affect this week, just remember that this is how things have looked for the Bengals so far:

• 2-1-1 at home (or as designated home team at neutral site)
• 1-4-0 on the road (or as designated visitor at neutral site)
• 2-1-0 when scoring first
• 1-4-1 when opponent scored first
• 1-1-1 in games decided by three points or fewer
• 1-1-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer
• 2-0-0 when leading at halftime
• 0-0-0 when tied at halftime
• 1-5-1 when trailing at halftime
• 3-1-1 when leading after three quarters
• 0-0-0 when tied after three quarters
• 0-4-0 when trailing after three quarters
• 1-2-1 when rushing for 100 net yards
• 1-2-0 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards
• 2-1-0 with plus turnover differential
• 1-2-0 with even turnover differential
• 0-2-1 with minus turnover differential
• 3-2-1 when passing for 250 net yards
• 0-4-1 when opponent passes for 250 net yards
• 3-1-1 when scoring 20 points or more
• 1-5-1 when opponent scored 20 points or more
• 3-4-1 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof)
• 0-1-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof) 0-1-1 on natural grass 3-3-0 on synthetic surface 3-2-1 with fewer penalty yards

Team bests from the series:

The Bengals are still undefeated against the Bills during the Dalton-Green era, despite not having won before that since 1989.

Bengals highest scoring game vs Bills: 52, in a Week 16 52-21 win at Riverfront Stadium in 1984. The Bengals recorded two rushing touchdowns, two passing touchdowns, and two interceptions returned for touchdowns as well as one field goal.

Bengals’ largest margin of victory: 31, in that very same game. The next closest was a 29-point win (43-14) for the Bengals in Buffalo during the 1973 season.

Fewest points allowed: Five, in a 5-0 loss at the Bills’ old Rich Stadium in 1978. This was one of only two games between the two teams in which the Bengals did not score once.