Bengals vs Bills: Here’s who experts think will win

The Bills and Bengals will finally get to face off on Sunday with everything on the line.

Earlier this year, the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals didn’t get to complete their highly-anticipated matchup. The game was canceled after Bills defender Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on field. He is on the long recovery road now.

Now, the two teams meet in the playoffs. The stakes are even higher, with the winner of this divisional round game advancing to the AFC Championship.

Who do the experts think are going to win? Here we go:

ESPN’s expert picks for Bengals vs Bills

Here are the ESPN expert’s picks for this one:

• Stephania Bell: Bills
• Bowen: Bills
• Mike Clay: Bills
• Fowler: Bengals
• Dan Graziano: Bengals
• Jason Reid: Bills
• Seth Wickersham: Bengals

It’s a slight edge for the Bills if you trust the ESPN crew the most.

CBS’s expert picks for Bengals vs Bills

The CBS picks for most of the games have mostly lacked consensus, but this game is closer than much of the rest with six of the eight picks going the Bengals’ way.

• Pete Prisco: Bengals
• Jason La Canfora: Bills
• Will Brinson: Bengals
• Jared Dubin: Bengals
• Ryan Wilson: Bengals
• John Breech: Bengals
• Dave Richard: Bills
• Jamey Eisenberg: Bengals

NFL.com’s expert picks for Bengals vs Bills

Gregg Rosenthal is taking the Bengals, 24-23.

"“The Bengals’ injuries make this a tougher upset to call, but Cincinnati’s a more complete team overall. The Bills’ lack of receiver depth forces Josh Allen to do too much, and the Bengals — strong at all three levels of defense — have played better football over the last two months.”"

Pro Football Talk’s expert picks for Bengals vs Bills

Here’s how PFT sees the AFC matchup going:

• Michael David Smith: Bills by 4
• Mike Florio: Bills by 7

"“The Bengals are salty about many things. And that could be enough to fuel a second annual divisional-round road win. But the Bills will get a major lift from a pregame appearance by Damar Hamlin (if that happens), and quarterback Josh Allen will will his way back to the AFC Championship. It would help if someone other than receiver Stefon Diggs steps up, too.” — Mike Florio"

The Athletic’s expert picks for Bengals vs Bills

This one is tilted toward the Bengals at The Athletic (subscription required).

• Zach Berman: Bills
• Michael-Shawn Dugar: Bengals
• Larry Holder: Bengals
• Mark Kaboly: Bengals
• Josh Kendall: Bills
• Nick Kosmider: Bengals
• Austin Mock: Bills
• Jay Morrison: Bengals
• Tashan Reed: Bengals
• Ben Standig: Bengals

Sports Illustrated’s expert picks for Bengals vs Bills

Here’s who SI is going with for this one. All Bengals except for Gary Gramling, who Billieves.

• Albert Breer: Bengals
• Mitch Goldich: Bengals
• Gary Gramling: Bills
• Conor Orr: Bengals
• John Pluym: Bengals