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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
4-4 246.26
257.59
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
177.08 0-8
214.52

Buffalo Bills hand New England Patriots eighth consecutive loss, 246.26-177.08

Buffalo Bills secured a 246.26-177.08 win to hand New England Patriots their eighth consecutive loss to open the season. Buffalo Bills never trailed in this one after taking a 10.00-point lead on Thursday behind Reshad Jones. Chris Carson (20.4 points) and Tarik Cohen (18.72) carried the flag for New England Patriots in the loss. Buffalo Bills (4-4) will look to add to their success against New York Giants, while New England Patriots (0-8) attempt to get some positive momentum against Cleveland Browns.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 117 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Seahawks, Jones Jr. put up 30.7 points this week. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 11.73-point projection and was much higher than his 12.09-point season scoring average. Jones Jr. ranks #83 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Marvin Jones Jr.

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 246.26
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
30.7
11.73
12.5%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
21.66
22.83
8.8%
3
Christian McCaffrey
RB
21.6
18.88
8.8%
4
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
17
16.86
6.9%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 177.08
1
Chris Carson
RB
20.4
12.06
11.5%
2
Tarik Cohen
RB
18.72
16.14
10.6%
3
Denzel Ward
CB
18
11.99
10.2%
4
Devin McCourty
S
18
12.14
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, Buffalo Bills had a 170.70-136.32 lead. Marvin Jones Jr. had a 39-yard touchdown catch for Buffalo Bills, while Aaron Jones had a 33-yard touchdown run. Meanwhile, Tarik Cohen had a 70-yard touchdown catch for New England Patriots, while Marquise Goodwin had a 55-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   New England Patriots
Standings Update
Believe it or not, we’re already at the midpoint of the season, which means it's about time check in on the Standings.
Buffalo Bills
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to imagine Buffalo Bills making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The squad currently is on the outside looking in for the playoffs after averaging only 236.02 points per game through eight weeks, 8th-best in the league.
Important Players
Kirk Cousins
MVP
2521 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
Christian McCaffrey
Best Drafted
423 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 300 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Matt Milano
Best Acquisition
53 Tackles, 1 Sack, 1 Int
New England Patriots
There's plenty of time left to make a move, but it's hard to see New England Patriots making a run up the Standings if they don't start scoring more. The unit currently finds itself outside of playoff position after averaging only 205.24 points per game through eight weeks, 11th-best in the league.
Important Players
Tom Brady
MVP
2200 Pass Yds, 16 Pass TDs
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Best Drafted
46 Rec, 594 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs
Joe Flacco
Best Acquisition
2259 Pass Yds, 12 Pass TDs

What If

Buffalo Bills would have beaten six other teams besides New England Patriots this week.
New England Patriots would have lost to eight other teams besides Buffalo Bills this week.
Buffalo Bills would be 7-1 if they played New England Patriots every week.
Last week, Buffalo Bills would have beaten New England Patriots 203.94-164.4.
Buffalo Bills would be 2-5 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as New England Patriots.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots would be 2-5.
If Buffalo Bills had played every team in the league each week, they would be 41-47.
If they played every team every week, New England Patriots would be 16-72.