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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
6-3 247.4
257.03
 
VS
proj
Dallas Cowboys
218.02 3-6
243.94

Buffalo Bills hand Dallas Cowboys third straight loss, 247.40-218.02

Buffalo Bills secured a 247.40-218.02 victory to hand Dallas Cowboys their third consecutive loss. Buffalo Bills never trailed in this one after earning a 5.80-point lead on Thursday behind Dallas Goedert (24 points). Drue Tranquill (27 points) and Nick Folk (19) did their part for Dallas Cowboys in the loss. Buffalo Bills (6-3) will look to maintain their momentum against Houston Texans, while Dallas Cowboys (3-6) attempt to get back on track against New Orleans Saints.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   Dallas Cowboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Goedert overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 24 points against his 11.3-point projection. During a 29-17 win over the Texans, he caught 8 passes for 100 yards and a touchdown. Goedert ranks #87 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Commanders next week.
Dallas Goedert

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 247.4
1
Damar Hamlin
S
27
12.78
10.9%
2
Josh Allen
QB
26.8
26.06
10.8%
3
Dallas Goedert
TE
24
11.3
9.7%
4
Eric Kendricks
LB
19
15.81
7.7%
Dallas Cowboys
Points
% of total points 218.02
1
Drue Tranquill
LB
27
15.55
12.4%
2
Nick Folk
K
19
11.06
8.7%
3
DeForest Buckner
DT
18
11.7
8.3%
4
Kevin Byard
S
18
13.23
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Josh Allen had a 36-yard touchdown run and a 42-yard pass for Buffalo Bills, while Allen Lazard had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 47-yard catch, helping Buffalo Bills to a 236.70-125.90 lead.
Monday
Lamar Jackson had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Dallas Cowboys.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   Dallas Cowboys

Game Notes

Buffalo Bills won even though only eight of their 19 starters exceeded their scoring projections.
Dallas Cowboys had only seven of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams put up fewer points than their season scoring average.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The victory snaps a streak of two consecutive losses for Buffalo Bills.
Not only did Buffalo Bills win, but they also easily covered the 13.09-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Drue Tranquill put up 27 points, the second-best score for a LB this week.

Next Week Preview

Dallas Cowboys
A pair of teams with matching 3-6 records, eighth-place Dallas Cowboys are set to face last-place New Orleans Saints next week. Each side has players with byes next week, as Kenyan Drake, Jakobi Meyers, Deatrich Wise Jr., B.J. Hill, Corey Davis, and Gus Edwards are off for New Orleans Saints while Nick Folk, Lamar Jackson, Zach Wilson, Germaine Pratt, and Devin Duvernay are scheduled to be off for Dallas Cowboys.
Buffalo Bills
A couple of teams with identical 6-3 records, Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans will each aim for their seventh win next week in a mid-season showdown. Each team has players on bye next week, as Tee Higgins, Mac Jones, Roquan Smith, and Tyler Conklin are off for Houston Texans and Michael Carter and Tyler Boyd will sit for Buffalo Bills. Over the last two weeks, Buffalo Bills have put up 270.81 points per game, while Houston Texans have averaged 247.54 per contest.