Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals
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BUFFALO 3 10 3 6 22
CINCINNATI 0 0 3 14 17
CINCINNATI – In a rematch of last year's AFC Championship Game, the Buffalo Bills came out again victorious over Marvin Lewis and his Cincinnati Bengals 22-17 Saturday night.
The Bills controlled the game throughout, sacking Andy Dalton six times on the day.
However, a late surge by the Bengals left Sean McDermott's squad with a nervy ending as the team needed to recover a late onside kick to advance to next week's showdown with the New York Jets.
"I'm not happy with how we ended today," McDermott said. "But we are advancing. We have to play cleaner to beat the Jets next week."
Adrian Amos was the star of the day for Buffalo with four tackles and a 13-yard 'pick-six' just before halftime.
Buffalo struggled mightily against the Jets in their two previous meetings this season, but with QB Derek Carr a game time decision, it's anyone's guess who'll move on to the AFC Championship Game.
Miami Dolphins vs Denver Broncos
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MIAMI 7 17 7 16 47
DENVER 0 7 3 0 10
DENVER – The Miami Dolphins dismantled Drew Brees and the Denver Broncos 47-10 en route to their third consecutive trip to the AFC Divisional Round where they will face the #2 seeded Houston Texans next weekend.
Brees was harassed all game long while being sacked eight times (twice by Miami's Khalil Mack).
Mack, the MVP of Super Bowl 50, always seems to shine his brightest on the postseason stage.
"This is why you play," Mack said. "It's so great to get another playoff win after last year's loss. We just gotta keep grinding."
Runningbacks Latavius Murray and Tarik Cohen both had monster games for the Dolphins.
Murray rushed for 132 yards on only 14 carries with a TD.
Cohen racked up 131 receiving yards on four receptions with a pair of touchdowns.
"Coming from North Carolina A&T to be here, winning a playoff game, it's surreal," Cohen said. "I'm glad they (Miami) grabbed me off the Bears practice squad."
Miami will now travel to Houston to face Deshaun Watson and the strong Houston Texans with a trip to the AFC Championship on the line.
