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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
9-3 213.89
267.91
 
VS
proj
Michigan Panthers
200.29 6-6
231.24

Buffalo Bills manage to defeat Michigan Panthers 213.89-200.29

Both teams underperformed their projected point totals, but Buffalo Bills did enough to knock off Michigan Panthers. Predicted to win 267.91-231.24, Buffalo Bills emerged victorious with a 213.89-200.29 win over Michigan Panthers. Buffalo Bills jumped out to a 45.82-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 63.09 points from Josh Allen (253 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 78 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Devin Singletary (72 Rush Yds). Michigan Panthers bounced back to take the lead during the late slate on Sunday, powered by DeAndre Carter (22.53 points) and Ernest Jones (17). Not to be deterred, Buffalo Bills pulled it together later that night, as Rasul Douglas (14 points) and A.J. Brown (10.07) put them back on top once and for all. Buffalo Bills (9-3) will look to build on their success against Boston Breakers, while Michigan Panthers (6-6) will match up against Milwaukee Mustangs in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   Michigan Panthers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Barton (12 Tackles) scored 24 points in a 40-34 lost to the Raiders in Week 12. His scoring output was 84% more than his 13.04-point projection and was much higher than his 14.28-point season scoring average. Barton ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Rams next week.
Cody Barton

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 213.89
1
Josh Allen
QB
47.36
49.67
22.1%
2
Cody Barton
LB
24
13.04
11.2%
3
Justin Tucker
K
20.5
14.03
9.6%
4
Alex Highsmith
LB
18
10.45
8.4%
Michigan Panthers
Points
% of total points 200.29
1
DeAndre Carter
WR
22.53
12.41
11.2%
2
Alex Anzalone
LB
22.4
15.03
11.2%
3
Taylor Heinicke
QB
19.66
34.76
9.8%
4
Ernest Jones
LB
17
14.15
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 55-yard field goal for Buffalo Bills, helping the team to a 136.89-122.26 lead.
Sunday Late
DeAndre Carter had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Michigan Panthers, contributing to a 178.52-167.89 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   Michigan Panthers

What If

Buffalo Bills would have beaten only three other teams besides Michigan Panthers this week.
Michigan Panthers would have lost to 11 other teams besides Buffalo Bills this week.
Buffalo Bills would be 10-2 if they played Michigan Panthers every week.
Had they played each other last week, Buffalo Bills would have beaten Michigan Panthers 187.37-159.16.
Buffalo Bills would be 8-3 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Michigan Panthers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Buffalo Bills, Michigan Panthers would be 3-8.
If Buffalo Bills had played every team in the league each week, they would be 107-73.
If they played every team every week, Michigan Panthers would be 67-113.

Next Week Preview

Michigan Panthers
One losing streak will end next week as 10th-place Michigan Panthers have now lost two games in a row while the opposition, Milwaukee Mustangs, have dropped four straight. Michigan Panthers might have to rearrange the deck a bit with Xavier Woods out on bye in Week 13. After 12 weeks of action, Michigan Panthers have tallied the league's third-lowest point total. Milwaukee Mustangs (and their 203.54 points per game) are ranked 15th.
Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills (9-3) will go up against Boston Breakers (6-6) in Week 13. Buffalo Bills might need to rearrange the deck a bit with Yetur Gross-Matos and Zach Ertz out on bye in Week 13. Boston Breakers won't have DeAndre Hopkins. Over the last three weeks, Buffalo Bills have put up 198.97 points per game, while Boston Breakers have averaged 248.03 per contest.