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Week 15

Weekly
Grade
Indianapolis Colts
5-10 249.06
225.87
 
VS
proj
Buffalo Bills
182.7 7-7
242.38

Indianapolis Colts earn win against Buffalo Bills, 249.06-182.70

Indianapolis Colts beat expectations, emerging victorious with a 249.06-182.70 victory over Buffalo Bills, who fell short of projections. Indianapolis Colts never trailed in this one after nabbing a 30.1-point lead on Saturday behind Terrance Mitchell (14 points) and Demaryius Thomas (11.9). Christian McCaffrey (50 Pass Yds, 53 Rush Yds, 67 Rec Yds, 1 Off. TD,) and Tevin Coleman (145 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) carried the flag for Buffalo Bills in the loss. This marks the first time this season Indianapolis Colts have gotten the best of Buffalo Bills, after falling 227.12-206.26 in their last matchup. Indianapolis Colts improve to 5-10 for the season, while Buffalo Bills fall to 7-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Indianapolis Colts   Buffalo Bills

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Buckner (11 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 36 points in a 26-23 win over the Seahawks in Week 15. His scoring output more-than-tripled his 11.63-point projection and was much higher than his 12.47-point season scoring average. Buckner ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Bears next week.
DeForest Buckner

Top Player Comparison

Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 249.06
1
DeForest Buckner
DT
36
11.63
14.5%
2
Luke Kuechly
LB
29
16.47
11.6%
3
Kevin Byard
S
24
13.32
9.6%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19.8
22.8
7.9%
Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 182.7
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
26
24.24
14.2%
2
Tevin Coleman
RB
20.5
10.99
11.2%
3
Jake Elliott
K
18
11.5
9.9%
4
Peyton Barber
RB
16.9
7.79
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tevin Coleman had a 43-yard touchdown run and a 65-yard run for Buffalo Bills, while Kirk Cousins had a 40-yard touchdown pass for the team, who trailed 148.08-125.70 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Indianapolis Colts, helping the team to a 220.06-125.70 lead.
Sunday Night
Jake Elliott had a 51-yard field goal for Buffalo Bills, who trailed 220.06-156.70 after Sunday night.
Monday
Christian McCaffrey had a 50-yard touchdown pass for Buffalo Bills.

Points By Position

  Indianapolis Colts   Buffalo Bills

StatSmack

Indianapolis Colts see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Buffalo Bills (0).
By position, Indianapolis Colts have outscored Buffalo Bills at WR, TE, and K this season.
Hey Buffalo Bills, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Indianapolis Colts
Hey, we admire the confidence, Indianapolis Colts. It's a bold move to start, not one, but TWO players with zero points (Craig Robertson and Austin Hooper), while still getting the W. Try those shenanigans next week and we'll be toast!
Buffalo Bills
Yo, Buffalo Bills, did your receivers talk bad about their quarterbacks or something? With just 12 targets as a group in Week 15, our three wide receivers clearly got on the bad side of their respective QBs.