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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
4-1 221.48
191.95
 
VS
proj
Miami Dolphins
166.7 3-2
198.34

Buffalo Bills smirk at expectations, knock off Miami Dolphins, 221.48-166.70

Buffalo Bills stepped up, securing a 221.48-166.70 victory over Miami Dolphins, who fell short of projections. Buffalo Bills jumped out to a 49.38-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 99.28 points from Josh Allen (424 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 42 Rush Yds) and Gabe Davis (3 Rec, 171 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and never looked back. Raheem Mostert (113 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Saquon Barkley (70 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 36 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Miami Dolphins in the loss. Buffalo Bills (4-1) will look to keep it rolling against San Francisco 49'ers, while Miami Dolphins (3-2) will take on Dallas Cowboys in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   Miami Dolphins

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Elam overachieved for the second time this season, scoring 21 points against his 6.86-point projection. In a 38-3 win over the Steelers, he made 10 tackles and intercepted a pass. Elam ranks #1 among fantasy CBs this season and will face the Chiefs next week.
Kaiir Elam

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 221.48
1
Josh Allen
QB
51.18
28.93
23.1%
2
Gabe Davis
WR
48.1
13.92
21.7%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
28.2
22.62
12.7%
4
Kaiir Elam
CB
21
6.86
9.5%
Miami Dolphins
Points
% of total points 166.7
1
Raheem Mostert
RB
22.2
11.32
13.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
21.6
18.03
13%
3
Brandon Jones
S
18
9.25
10.8%
4
Kyle Dugger
S
15
9.73
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was Buffalo Bills who grabbed the lead, 216.08-166.70. Josh Allen hit Gabe Davis on multiple big plays for Buffalo Bills: a 98-yard touchdown pass and a 62-yard touchdown pass. Allen also lit up the scoreboard with a 24-yard touchdown pass. Saquon Barkley made the highlight reel for Miami Dolphins with a 41-yard catch and a 40-yard run.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   Miami Dolphins

What If

Buffalo Bills would have beaten 11 other teams besides Miami Dolphins this week.
Miami Dolphins would have lost to 15 other teams besides Buffalo Bills this week.
If they played Miami Dolphins every week, Buffalo Bills would be 3-2 this season.
Last week, Buffalo Bills would have defeated Miami Dolphins 209.86-179.2.
Buffalo Bills would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Miami Dolphins.
If they played the same schedule (excluding head-to-head matchups) as Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins would be 3-1.
If Buffalo Bills had played every team in the league each week, they would be 56-29.
If they played every team every week, Miami Dolphins would be 44-41.

Coach Talk

Buffalo Bills
Hey, football is all about finding the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by nearly tripling Miami Dolphins at the wide receiver position (84 points to 28.5).
Miami Dolphins
Fortunately, Miami Dolphins, this week's problem is pretty easy to diagnose. Choosing to start Zach Cunningham and Tua Tagovailoa in a fantasy matchup where your opposition put up 221.48 points... let's attempt to play with a full deck of cards next time?