Overview
- Kickoff is 1 p.m. ET at Highmark Stadium on FOX, with Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver on the call.
- The National Weather Service lists an 80% chance of precipitation with light snow expected around kickoff, temperatures near freezing and light-to-moderate wind; forecasts call for up to an inch or two of accumulation.
- Sportsbooks have Buffalo around -5.5 with a total near 53.5, and simulations generally give the Bills about a 60–65% win probability.
- Joe Burrow is set to start after returning on Thanksgiving, while Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson has been ruled out.
- Buffalo is 8-4 and pushing for playoff seeding as New England leads the AFC East, while 4-8 Cincinnati needs victories to keep postseason hopes viable.