Judging biggest overreactions for NFL Week 14 games - ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — It is not an overreaction to say that I'm excited for the Buffalo Bills' new stadium, which greeted me as a spooky, hulking colossus when I arrived at the old place across the street in the predawn hours ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals-Bills game on Sunday. The old stadium is, well, old, and presumably the new one will include many more modern conveniences and be an easier place to work.

However, it is also not an overreaction to say I'm going to remember a lot of really cool games I've covered at creaky, old Highmark Stadium. Nor is it an overreaction to say that Sunday's wild 39-34 Bills victory was one of them.

Snow swirled throughout the contest, which must have looked amazing on TV. And Joe Burrow looked remarkable for three quarters, moving the Bengals up and down the field in a game they absolutely needed to win. Cincinnati built a 10-point fourth-quarter lead that vanished in less than five minutes when the Bills intercepted consecutive passes, running one back for a touchdown.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen held steady and made critical fourth-quarter plays that got the crowd chanting «MVP» for the man who currently has that award. When you watch Allen play, it makes you wonder why he doesn't win it every year.

It was a breathtaking game, the intensity heightened by AFC playoff stakes. In the end, the Bengals blew it, as they have way too many times this season, and fell to 4-9. Could they still run the table and win the AFC North at 8-9? Sure. But it's not looking good. On the other hand, the Bills are trying to come back and win a sixth straight AFC East title. So, we begin the Week 14 overreactions column — where we try to figure out which overreactions might hold up and which ones are