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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
3-3 225.12
245.16
 
VS
proj
Indianapolis Colts
207.26 2-4
207.19

Buffalo Bills hand Indianapolis Colts fourth straight loss, 225.12-207.26

Buffalo Bills came out on top with a 225.12-207.26 win to hand Indianapolis Colts their fourth consecutive loss. Buffalo Bills grabbed a 112.76-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Lamarcus Joyner (7 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Kirk Cousins (18.62) and never looked back. Austin Hooper (22.1 points) and Luke Kuechly (21) were the top performers for Indianapolis Colts in the loss. Buffalo Bills (3-3) will look to build on their success against Jacksonville Jaguars, while Indianapolis Colts (2-4) will match up against Cleveland Browns in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   Indianapolis Colts

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Rams in Week 6, Sutton caught 3 passes for 58 yards . In doing so, he put up 8.8 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Buffalo Bills this week. Next week, Sutton will battle the Cardinals.
Courtland Sutton

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 225.12
1
Lamarcus Joyner
S
19
12.19
8.4%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.62
20.87
8.3%
3
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
18
12.72
8%
4
Avery Williamson
LB
18
16.09
8%
Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 207.26
1
Austin Hooper
TE
22.1
10.34
10.7%
2
Luke Kuechly
LB
21
16.97
10.1%
3
Josh Norman
CB
19
9.91
9.2%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
18.7
17.16
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Dede Westbrook had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Indianapolis Colts, who trailed 221.02-170.06 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   Indianapolis Colts

Game Notes

Buffalo Bills emerged victorious despite the fact that only nine of their 19 starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Indianapolis Colts had only eight of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could've looked differently, as Buffalo Bills had one starters score zero points, while Indianapolis Colts had three.
The two highest scorers for Indianapolis Colts (Austin Hooper and Luke Kuechly) scored more points than Lamarcus Joyner, the leading scorer for Buffalo Bills.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Buffalo Bills got the victory despite scoring fewer points than projected, while Indianapolis Colts outscored their projection.
The matchup's 17.86-point margin was the second-closest in the league this week.
The win snaps a two-game winless streak for Buffalo Bills.
Vegas wouldn't be too happy with Buffalo Bills. They got the win, but did not cover the 37.97-point projected margin of victory.
On the losing side, Austin Hooper scored 22.1 points, the highest score for a tight end this week.

Next Week Preview

Indianapolis Colts
In Week 7, 10th-place Indianapolis Colts (2-4) are set to take on sixth-place Cleveland Browns (3-3). Indianapolis Colts may need to shuffle the deck a bit with Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch, Derek Carr, Jordy Nelson, and Brandon Marshall out on bye next week. Over the last three weeks, Indianapolis Colts has scored 193.13 points per game, while Cleveland Browns has averaged 274.5 per contest.
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills (3-3) will battle Jacksonville Jaguars (4-2) in a Week 7 showdown between teams separated by just a game in the standings. Each side has multiple bye weeks to contend with in Week 7, as Davante Adams, Antonio Brown, Bobby Wagner, and Mike Davis are out for Jacksonville Jaguars and Jalen Richard and Aaron Jones will sit for Buffalo Bills. Over the last three weeks, Buffalo Bills have put up 220.61 points per game, while Jacksonville Jaguars have averaged 279.28 per contest.