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2011 Regular season · Week 4 · Paul Brown Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Bengals beat Bills 23–20 in 2011 Week 4

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Buffalo Bills 23–20 at home at Paul Brown Stadium in Week 4 of the 2011 regular season on October 2, 2011. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

The result moved the Bengals to 2–2 and dropped the Bills to 3–1. The Bills finished 2011 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Bengals finished 2011 at 9–7 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the Buffalo Bills won 49–31 on November 21, 2010. When they met again, the Cincinnati Bengals won 27–24 on October 13, 2013.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Bills lead the series 6–1 after meeting No. 7 since 2002 Full series history

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