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Why Tyler Fulghum is taking the Bengals to cover against the Bills (0:54)

Josh Allen and the Bills will be covered by Tyler Fulghum. It was :54.

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There is no need for any extra hype for the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals game on Monday night.

Home field advantage throughout the playoffs is what the two teams are vying for. This may have been a good measuring stick in the past.

Cincinnati is aware of its status after the last two seasons.

"We've beaten everyone," the quarterback said. We know we can compete against everyone. It has been done in the biggest moments. Every game is treated the same. In the last two years, we've played everyone.

In the last three seasons, Cincinnati has beaten the Kansas City Chiefs three times.

Last year's Week 17 clash against Kansas City was similar to this year's one against Buffalo. The win over the Chiefs gave the Bengals their first playoff spot in three years.

At that point, we hadn't played the top teams in the league. That was a huge victory for us.

One of the teams Cincinnati has yet to face is Buffalo, which is currently in the playoffs. The last time Cincinnati faced Buffalo was in Week 2 of the season, which was the beginning of a downturn that would lead to the worst record in the league. They had the chance to pick the firstoverall pick in the 2020 draft.

One of the hottest teams in the league is Cincinnati. It's seven-game winning streak is one shy of a franchise record.

The two opposing quarterbacks entering a game have combined for 78 passing and rushing touchdown, which is tied for the highest total by two opposing quarterbacks entering a game.

Over the past two seasons, Cincinnati wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase and Buffalo wide receiver Stefon Diggs have ranked in the top six in touchdown and receiving yards. Monday's game will highlight a team's quality, according to Chase.

The best of the best will play and give the fans what they want on the football field. Chase said to put on a show for everyone to see.

Cincinnati's self-confidence heading into Monday's game was agreed to by the wide receiver who hit the 1,000-yard mark for the second year in a row.

We know who we are as a team. We need to go out there and be who we are. Everyone knows what we can do. We are aware of what we can do. We just have to do it.

The Bills secondary is believed to be one of the best in the league. Coach Taylor said that the starting tight end is expected to be back. According to the team's injury report, he was a full participant at Thursday's practice.

During his weekly news conference, he was asked about the preseason chatter that the Bills were going to the Super Bowl. Buffalo received more money than any other team in the league to win the title.

But then and now, there was no concern for how the Cincinnati team stacked up against the best in the league.

The off season is the summer. People are going to find things to discuss. The season would play out the way it has. We knew we were going to play well.