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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
1-0 265.24
271.45
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
229.6 0-1
260.16

New England Patriots fall short of projections, succumb to Buffalo Bills, 265.24-229.60

New England Patriots fell short of projections, as Buffalo Bills secured a 265.24-229.60 victory. Buffalo Bills took a 72.48-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from Josh Allen (297 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Tremaine Edmunds (10 Tackles) and never looked back. Justin Jefferson (39.4 points) and Marcus Maye (20) did their part for New England Patriots in the loss. Buffalo Bills (1-0) will look to earn another win against Cleveland Browns, while New England Patriots (0-1) try to get back on track against New Orleans Saints.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Garrett made 4 tackles and recorded 2 sacks as the Browns beat the Panthers 26-24. In doing so, he put up 28 points to more-than-double his 13.26-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Buffalo Bills this week. Garrett will square off against the Jets next week.
Myles Garrett

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 265.24
1
Josh Allen
QB
33.48
24.34
12.6%
2
Myles Garrett
DE
28
13.26
10.6%
3
Harrison Smith
S
19
12.77
7.2%
4
Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
18
14.52
6.8%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 229.6
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
39.4
19.55
17.2%
2
Marcus Maye
S
20
11.08
8.7%
3
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
18
16.76
7.8%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
17.8
19.45
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Josh Allen had a 53-yard touchdown pass and a 26-yard touchdown pass for Buffalo Bills, contributing to an 86.68-14.20 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Justin Jefferson had a 36-yard touchdown catch and a 64-yard catch for New England Patriots, who trailed 247.24-211.80 after the late afternoon slate.
Monday
Russell Wilson had a 67-yard touchdown pass for New England Patriots.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   New England Patriots

Game Notes

Buffalo Bills won despite the fact that only nine of their 19 starting players exceeded their scoring projections.
New England Patriots had only six of their 19 starters score higher than their projected points.
Both teams scored under their projected point total.
The matchup's 35.64-point margin was the second-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Buffalo Bills get the win, but they also easily covered the 11.29-point projected margin of victory.
In a losing effort, Justin Jefferson (39.4 points) posted the top overall score for a WR this week.

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