This one could be for all the marbles. The Buffalo Bills will host the Cincinnati Bengals – who are on a flaming hot 7-0 win streak – next Monday Night as both teams try their best to finish the season as the AFC's top seed.

As the entire NFL has come to learn over the past eight weeks, the Bengals are no joke. They're even better than last year's version and that one got to the Super Bowl.

Sure, the Kansas City Chiefs might be the team Bills Mafia tirelessly thinks about as the "team to beat" in the playoffs considering how the last couple of postseasons has gone for Buffalo.

But the Bengals might just be even more dangerous.

They boast a top-tier defense with a nose tackle that can wreak havoc, especially against a backup center (if Mitch Morse can't go again for the Bills) in D.J. Reader.

They've got a versatile and diverse offensive attack nowadays, in contrast to last year's Bengals. They can patiently pick a defense apart underneath and they can go for the big play if you dare leave one of their uber-talented wide receivers one-on-one.

But if there's an unfair matchup that favors the Bills in this one it has to be the one featuring Gregory Rousseau, who's established himself as one of the most productive pass rushers this season.

The Bills defensive end is up to seven sacks this season and has consistently gotten better week-to-week. This time, he could be in for a favorable mismatch following tough news on Cincinnati's side of things.

Starting right tackle La'el Collins will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL which means the Bengals will be playing backup Hakeem Adeniji at right tackle.

The news sucked for the entire NFL as the Bengals were finally figuring out their pass protection and Joe Burrow seemed to trust his OL like never before. I'd much rather watch a game between the Bills at full strength and the Bengals at full strength.

But there's no denying Collins' absence makes this a much easier game for the Bills.

Not only will the Bengals OL have a new RT to stop Greg Rousseau, but they have to contend with Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones in the middle also. They have been a productive duo.

Bengals OL vs Bills pass rush is the game within the game that will decide the outcome imo.

— Andrew Russell (@Andrew_Russell7) December 26, 2022

Don't get me wrong. It won't be easy at all. Joe Burrow is a certified baller and he leads one of the hottest teams in the league.

The Bills are one-point road favorites over the Bengals on this one. It's shaping up to be one of the best games of the regular season and maybe even a preview of the AFC Championship game.

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