Cook still had something to play for one touchdown shy of tying Simpson's record. He was given four carries inside the Patriots' 15-yard line on Buffalo's second possession, including one from the 1-yard line, but was unable to get into the end zone.
As a result, it is officially the offseason in Cincinnati and a second straight season without a postseason appearance. The silver lining is the Bengals will pick near the middle of the draft as a result. The Bengals will pick one spot higher than they did in the last draft.
A boring end to the regular season, but a good one nonetheless as Buffalo played mostly backups in a meaningless game against the New England Patriots. As is la
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills would await the Bengals in the wild-card round if Cincinnati gets help Sunday from the Chiefs and Jets.
There are three teams that the Buffalo Bills could play in the playoffs. Two games will decide which one travels to Highmark Stadium.
For the Bengals to get into the playoffs, they need the Denver Broncos to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets to beat the Miami Dolphins. Both of the games will be played during the early afternoon 4:25 p.m. time slot. Cincinnati will know if their season will continue by 8 p.m. or so on Sunday night.
QB Nix started 18 of 18 before throwing incompletion on final pass of first half. Sutton reached final $500,000 incentive by surpassing 1,065 receiving yards.
According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Covington is set to interview with the Cincinnati Bengals for their open defensive coordinator job. New England gave him permission to interview elsewhere despite not being officially let go yet.