TradeVerdicts records 7 trades between
Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals across 1968–2022. Historical
franchise identities are normalized to the current franchises here,
while each underlying trade keeps its own sourced date, assets,
grades, and verdict.
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Complete Matchup Chronology
7 Recorded Trades
Oldest to newest
Trade 1
January 30, 1968
Buffalo Bills Win
Buffalo BillsB-
Cincinnati BengalsD+
Buffalo Bills received
1968 fifth round pick (#114-Ben Gregory)
Cincinnati Bengals received
Tom Rhoads
Buffalo turned the acquired fifth-round pick into Ben Gregory, who started all six games he played in 1968. Gregory rushed for 283 yards and a touchdown on 52 carries, averaging 5.4 yards per attempt. His career was short, but the Bills received immediate starting and rushing value from the pick.
Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals exchanged 1971 sixth round pick (#145-Bill McKinley) for Virgil Carter. Buffalo's sixth-round return became Bill McKinley. The positional and workload gap is enormous. In hindsight, Cincinnati Bengals produced the stronger realized return, with the grade based on actual post-trade service and traceable downstream value rather than the nominal asset label alone.
Buffalo acquired veteran Steve Chomyszak, but his recorded NFL career did not produce meaningful regular-season Bills service after the trade. The return therefore remained largely theoretical. The grade remains tied to documented value for the acquiring club, without assigning credit for unresolved or hypothetical downstream consideration.
Buffalo acquired safety Neal Craig from Cincinnati on August 28, 1974 for the future fourth-round selection that became running back Stan Fritts at No. 97. Craig immediately started all 14 games for the Bills in 1974 and returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown before moving to Cleveland the next year. Fritts gave Cincinnati two productive rotational seasons, rushing for 575 yards and 11 touchdowns while adding two receiving scores. That balance of realized value gives the edge to Cincinnati Bengals.
Buffalo acquired defensive end Sherman White and got eight seasons of durable starting play, so this was a strong Bills transaction on its own terms. Cincinnati received Buffalo's 1977 first-round pick and selected Eddie Edwards at No. 3. Edwards became an even longer-tenured defensive-line fixture, playing 170 games with 84.5 career sacks. The Bengals win narrowly because their return was more impactful and durable.
Cordy Glenn, 2018 1st round pick (21st overall, Billy Price) and 2018 5th round pick (158th overall, Andrew Brown)
Buffalo traded Cordy Glenn, pick No. 21 and a fifth-rounder to Cincinnati for No. 12 and a sixth-round pick. The move cleared Glenn’s contract and, more importantly, moved the Bills into position to make their later jump to No. 7 for Josh Allen. Cincinnati gained a starting left tackle and selected Billy Price at No. 21, but neither became a long-term foundation piece. Buffalo’s draft-board leverage proved far more valuable in hindsight.
Buffalo moved down from No. 60 to No. 63 in 2022, receiving pick 209 and selecting James Cook. Cincinnati moved up for cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt. Cook has become a three-time Pro Bowler, won the 2025 NFL rushing title with 1,621 yards and earned second-team All-Pro honors. Taylor-Britt has supplied several seasons of starting corner play, but Cook's elite production and long-term extension make Buffalo the clear winner.
