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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
1-0 215.94
220.54
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Rams
154.3 0-1
182.79

Los Angeles Rams lose to Buffalo Bills, 215.94-154.30

Los Angeles Rams failed to bring their A game, as Buffalo Bills emerged victorious with a 215.94-154.30 victory. Buffalo Bills jumped out to an 85.04-point lead on Thursday behind 73.24 points from Josh Allen (297 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 56 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 122 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Cooper Kupp (13 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jeffery Simmons (6 Tackles, 2 Sacks) did their part for Los Angeles Rams in the loss. Buffalo Bills (1-0) will look to rack up another W against Denver Broncos, while Los Angeles Rams (0-1) will try to earn their first W against Las Vegas Raiders.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   Los Angeles Rams

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Diggs nearly doubled his 18.48-point projection with 35.2 points against the Rams in Week 1. He caught 8 passes for 122 yards and a touchdown in the 31-10 win. Diggs ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Stefon Diggs

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 215.94
1
Josh Allen
QB
38.04
23.26
17.6%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
35.2
18.48
16.3%
3
Gabe Davis
WR
21.8
13.89
10.1%
4
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
17
13.34
7.9%
Los Angeles Rams
Points
% of total points 154.3
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
34.8
21.43
22.6%
2
Jeffery Simmons
DT
20
8.2
13%
3
T.J. Edwards
LB
13
12.14
8.4%
4
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
12.3
8.53
8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Thursday, but after the dust settled, Buffalo Bills owned a 172.04-87.00 lead. Josh Allen hit Gabe Davis on multiple big plays for Buffalo Bills: a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 47-yard pass. Allen also lit up the scoreboard with a 53-yard touchdown pass. Matt Gay made the highlight reel for Los Angeles Rams with a 57-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   Los Angeles Rams

Game Notes

Buffalo Bills won despite the fact that only six of their 21 starting players scored higher than their projected point totals.
Los Angeles Rams had only nine of their 21 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final outcome could have looked differently, as Buffalo Bills had one starter score zero points, while Los Angeles Rams had three.
Both teams failed to achieve their projected point total.
The matchup's 61.64-point margin was the third-largest in the league this week.
Not only did Buffalo Bills get the win, but they also covered the 37.75-point projected margin of victory.
For Los Angeles Rams, Cooper Kupp (34.8 points) registered the third-best score for a WR this week.

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