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Week 7

Weekly
Grade
Jacksonville Jaguars
5-2 274.98
245.24
 
VS
proj
Buffalo Bills
201.94 3-4
256.26

Jacksonville Jaguars knock off Buffalo Bills for third straight win, 274.98-201.94

Jacksonville Jaguars extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Buffalo Bills, coming out on top with a 274.98-201.94 victory. Jacksonville Jaguars were led by Kareem Hunt (86 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 55 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and James White (40 Rush Yds, 57 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs), while Myles Garrett (2 Tackles, 2 Sacks) and Kirk Cousins (241 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) were the leading performers for Buffalo Bills in the loss. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-2) will look to build on their success against Cleveland Browns, while Buffalo Bills (3-4) will attempt to get back in the win column against New England Patriots.

Matchup Timeline

  Jacksonville Jaguars   Buffalo Bills

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Burton (9 Rec, 126 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 27.6 points in a 38-31 lost to the Patriots in Week 7. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.27-point projection and was much higher than his 11.53-point season scoring average. Burton ranks #97 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jets next week.
Trey Burton

Top Player Comparison

Jacksonville Jaguars
Points
% of total points 274.98
1
Kareem Hunt
RB
37.1
18.05
13.5%
2
James White
RB
29.7
16.06
10.8%
3
Trey Burton
TE
27.6
11.27
10%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
21.02
17.93
7.6%
Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 201.94
1
Myles Garrett
DE
19
13.72
9.4%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
17.54
19.96
8.7%
3
DeMarcus Lawrence
DE
17
12.42
8.4%
4
Tevin Coleman
RB
16.2
14.63
8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Courtland Sutton had a 28-yard touchdown catch for Buffalo Bills, helping give Buffalo Bills a 25.80-14.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Kirk Cousins had multiple 34-yard touchdown passes for Buffalo Bills, who trailed 173.60-168.74 after the early games.
Monday
Both teams had players with standout moments on Monday night. For Jacksonville Jaguars, Matt Ryan had a 47-yard touchdown pass. Tevin Coleman made the highlight reel for Buffalo Bills with a 30-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Jacksonville Jaguars   Buffalo Bills
Standings Update
Don’t look now, but we’re already midway through the season, which means it's time to refresh the Standings.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars will be tough to beat as long as they are putting up points at this pace. Averaging 269.75 points per game through seven weeks, 2nd-best in the league, the unit is No. 3 in the Standings, comfortably in playoff position.
Important Players
Tyreek Hill
MVP
41 Rec, 635 Rec Yds, 7 Rec TDs
Kareem Hunt
Best Drafted
542 Rush Yds, 5 Rush TDs, 226 Rec Yds, 4 Rec TDs
Kareem Jackson
Best Acquisition
38 Tackles, 2 Ints
Buffalo Bills
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to count on Buffalo Bills making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad has some work to do in order to make the playoffs after averaging only 234.27 points per game through seven weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2162 Pass Yds, 14 Pass TDs
Tremaine Edmunds
Best Drafted
54 Tackles, 1 Sack
Matt Milano
Best Acquisition
46 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int

Game Notes

Jacksonville Jaguars got the victory even though only nine of their 19 starters exceeded their projected point totals.
Buffalo Bills had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Jacksonville Jaguars won despite starting Yannick Ngakoue, who scored zero points.
Jacksonville Jaguars had six players score more points than the leading scorer for Buffalo Bills.
Jacksonville Jaguars put up more points than their season scoring average (269.75) while Buffalo Bills fell short of theirs (234.27).
Jacksonville Jaguars scored more points than their projected total, while Buffalo Bills failed to reach their projection.
On the losing side, Myles Garrett put up 19 points, the third-best score for a DE this week.