ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Cincinnati Bengals knew they likely needed to win their final five games to have a shot at capturing the AFC North and making the playoffs.

But Sunday's 39-34 loss to the Buffalo Bills all but dashed those hopes as they fell to 4-9 and three games behind the first-place Pittsburgh Steelers with just four games left.

"That probably lowers our chances even more, but that's how the cookie crumbles," Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said of the loss.

Cincinnati led by 10 points with 8:18 remaining but went reeling after Burrow threw interceptions on back-to-back pass attempts following a Josh Allen 40-yard touchdown run. The first was a remarkable interception by Bills cornerback Christian Benford , who leaped at the line of scrimmage to snag a swing pa

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