Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals: Risers and Fallers

CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 8: Vontaze Burfict
CINCINNATI, OH - OCTOBER 8: Vontaze Burfict
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CINCINNATI, OH – OCTOBER 8: Head coach Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills congratulates Richie Incognito #64 of the Buffalo Bills and Patrick DiMarco #42 of the Buffalo Bills as they come off of the field at the end of a series during the fourth quarter at Paul Brown Stadium on October 8, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati defeated Buffalo 20-16. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – OCTOBER 8: Head coach Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills congratulates Richie Incognito #64 of the Buffalo Bills and Patrick DiMarco #42 of the Buffalo Bills as they come off of the field at the end of a series during the fourth quarter at Paul Brown Stadium on October 8, 2017 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati defeated Buffalo 20-16. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

A look back at the Buffalo Bills’ Week 5 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Just think, the Buffalo Bills are only a few plays from an undefeated record.

At the very least they still sport a winning record and sit in first place in the AFC East and second in the conference heading into Sunday’s action.

The bye week came at the perfect time for the Bills. After losing a handful of starters the past couple weeks to injury, this team could use the time off to rest up and get ready for the remaining 11 games on their schedule.

If the Bills want to remain in the playoff picture, they’ll have to start off on the right foot next weekend against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It starts a string of five straight winnable games.

But before we look ahead, let’s look back at Buffalo’s Week 5 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.

You know the drill, this column profiles the players who took steps forward and also regressed each week. Welcome to Risers and Fallers.

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