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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
6-2 231.16
230.2
 
VS
proj
San Francisco 49'ers
229.2 2-6
201.3

San Francisco 49'ers defy predictions but fall to Buffalo Bills in 231.16-229.20 thriller

San Francisco 49'ers beat their projected point total, but it wasn't enough to swing the result as Buffalo Bills narrowly earned a 231.16-229.20 victory. San Francisco 49'ers had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. Buffalo Bills led 231.16-206.50 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 22.7 points from three players on Monday night for San Francisco 49'ers. Tremaine Edmunds (16 Tackles) and Stefon Diggs (6 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the stars for Buffalo Bills in the win. This marks the second time this season Buffalo Bills have taken down San Francisco 49'ers, after winning 235.78-210.02 in their last matchup. Buffalo Bills (6-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Green Bay Packers, while San Francisco 49'ers (2-6) try to right the ship against Baltimore Ravens.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   San Francisco 49'ers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 4.33 points, Drake more-than-quadrupled that amount by scoring 17.7 points as the Ravens beat the Buccaneers 27-22. He ran for 62 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Buffalo Bills this week. Next week, Drake will face the Saints.
Kenyan Drake

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 231.16
1
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
30
16.01
13%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
25.8
20.85
11.2%
3
Jamaal Williams
RB
22.6
9.19
9.8%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
17.7
4.33
7.7%
San Francisco 49'ers
Points
% of total points 229.2
1
Jakobi Meyers
WR
23
12.53
10%
2
Fred Warner
LB
22
14.95
9.6%
3
Nick Folk
K
21
7.64
9.2%
4
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
20.5
15.29
8.9%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Kenyan Drake had a 40-yard run for Buffalo Bills, helping to give the team a 17.70-0.00 lead.
Sunday Early
Nick Folk had a 52-yard field goal for San Francisco 49'ers, who trailed 60.30-56.00 after the early games.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which San Francisco 49'ers had a 206.50-89.80 lead. For Buffalo Bills, Jason Myers had a 51-yard field goal. Jimmy Garoppolo had a 56-yard pass for San Francisco 49'ers, while Brandon Aiyuk had a 34-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Josh Allen teamed up with Stefon Diggs on multiple big plays for Buffalo Bills: a 26-yard touchdown pass and a 53-yard pass. Allen also lit up the scoreboard with a 41-yard pass to contribute to a 231.16-206.50 lead for Buffalo Bills.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   San Francisco 49'ers

What If

Buffalo Bills would have beaten 10 other teams besides San Francisco 49'ers this week.
San Francisco 49'ers would have lost to six other teams besides Buffalo Bills this week.
Buffalo Bills would be 4-4 if they played San Francisco 49'ers every week.
Had they played each other last week, San Francisco 49'ers would have topped Buffalo Bills 197.46-129.84.
Buffalo Bills would be 4-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as San Francisco 49'ers.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49'ers would be 3-3.
If Buffalo Bills had played every team in the league each week, they would be 84-52.
If they played every team every week, San Francisco 49'ers would be 74-62.

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