Buffalo Bills fans will forever have a special place in their hearts for Andy Dalton, the quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals whose 49-yard touchdown toss to Tyler Boyd on 4th-and-12 clinched the playoff berth for the Bills and snapped Buffalo’s 17-season playoff drought. That moment sent all of Western New York and #BillsMafia into a raucous celebration on Dec. 31, 2017.
The Bills welcome the Bengals to New Era Field at 1 p.m. Sept. 22 for their 2019 home opener. Despite all the good feels associated with that playoff berth, it’s a certainty the team hopes its defense shows Dalton and the Bengals no mercy as Buffalo goes for its fifth home-opening victory in the last seven seasons.