National Analyst Doesn’t Think Bengals’ Playoff Matchup With Bills Should Be in Buffalo

Cincinnati travels to Buffalo for the divisional round.

CINCINNATI — Pro Football Talk's Michael David Smith is banging the drum for perceived inequities in the AFC divisional round. The managing editor thinks Bengals-Bills should be a neutral site affair, just like the AFC title game potentially could be.

"There's really no reason at all that Bengals-Bills should be played at Buffalo," Smith tweeted. "As opposed to being determined by a coin flip or on a neutral field. The NFL just decided to change its rules for home field in both the wild card and championship rounds, but not the divisional round."

The Bills get an advantage as the home team. Oddsmakers have them as four-point favorites and the franchise is 14-3 all-time in home playoff games.

Still, Cincinnati didn't win more games having played the same amount at Buffalo. Squeak one out against Baltimore, beat Pittsburgh Week 1, or topple Cooper Rush, and the Bengals would stay at home this entire week.

Cincinnati and Buffalo meet in the divisional round this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on CBS. The game is available via fuboTV—start your free trial here.

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