Buffalo Bills: September 9, 1979 – Hooks’ Big Day – Buffalo Sports Page By Claire Nesch 2023-08-31 1.18k The Bills and Cincinnati Bengals played a rather typical first half in a meeting of projected also-rans in the second week of the season. The teams were tied at 10-10 after 30 minutes of play, even though Buffalo ran up 258 yards in total offense.