Top 5 storylines to follow for Bills at Bengals

The Bills are riding a six-game win streak, and the Bengals are riding a seven-game win streak. They currently hold two of the top three longest win streaks in the NFL next to the 49ers. Talk about two of the NFL’s best teams who both have the looks of a long playoff run being on display on MNF.

The Bills are averaging 28 points per game (4th in the NFL) and 402.3 total yards per game (2nd), while the Bengals are averaging 26.07 points per game (6th) and 367.4 total yards per game (7th). On defense, Buffalo is allowing 17.53 points per game (2nd) and 317.7 total yards per game (7th), while Cincinnati is allowing 20.4 points per game (9th) and 332.2 total yards per game (13th).

Besides the QBs, one reason why both offenses are so talented is because of their wide receivers. Both teams have a 1,000-yard receiver in Stefon Diggs (1,325 receiving yards) and Tee Higgins (1,022). Jamarr Chase could also reach the 1,000-yard mark against the Bills with a game of at least 40 receiving yards.

NFL Network’s Mike Giardi thinks an important aspect of this game will be shutting down each team’s best receivers. When previewing the game, Giardi mentioned while Tre’Davious White’s play is improving, he’s most interested in seeing how a taller rookie corner in Kaiir Elam does against Cincinnati’s tall and strong receiving corps.

“I look at Kaiir Elam, their first-round pick who has been a healthy scratch a couple times this year,” Giardi said on NFL Network. “He has been playing lately, he’s 6’2. This is kind of what you draft a guy like this for to be able to get in someone’s face like Tee Higgins. He’s a press corner too.

“So, get in his face and eliminate some of those plays down field that the Bengals seem to make at least one or two of every week against smaller corners. He’s that kind of guy that can make a play. So, I’m really curious because obviously the Bills defense has been very good all year long, but this is probably their sharpest…