Buffalo fans give Bengals' Dalton a thank-you ovation

Buffalo fans were on their feet cheering even before the Bills took on the visiting Cincinnati Bengals in an NFL preseason game on Sunday afternoon.

The cheers, however, weren't for the Bills, who lost the game 26-13.

Instead, the standing ovation was for Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton, who engineered a last-minute drive in Cincinnati's season finale last season to knock off the Baltimore Ravens, eliminating them from postseason contention and giving the final berth to the Bills.

On fourth-and-12 and with Cincinnati trailing by three points last Dec. 31, Dalton hit wide receiver Tyler Boyd for a 49-yard touchdown with 44 seconds left. The Bengals won the game 31-27.

First, the Buffalo faithful responded with their money, donating more than $100,000 to the Andy & Jordan Dalton Foundation, which provides "daily support, opportunities, resources and life-changing experiences to seriously ill and physically challenged children and their families in Cincinnati and Fort Worth," according to the organization's website.

Dalton starred at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

While a taped message from Dalton thanking the fans for their support played on the video board at New Era Field in Orchard Park, N.Y., the fans were on their feet still thanking Dalton for the playoff appearance, which ended a 17-year postseason drought.

Jacksonville defeated Buffalo 10-3 in last season's wild-card round of the AFC playoffs.

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