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Week 13

Weekly
Grade
Los Angeles Chargers
8-5 208.5
219.54
 
VS
proj
Buffalo Bills
167.66 9-4
208.08

Los Angeles Chargers knock off Buffalo Bills for third straight win, 208.50-167.66

Los Angeles Chargers extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought win over Buffalo Bills, earning a 208.50-167.66 victory. Buffalo Bills nabbed a 113.16-point lead on Thursday behind impressive showings from Stefon Diggs (22.2 points) and Josh Allen (17.96). But Los Angeles Chargers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Amon-Ra St. Brown, who caught 11 passes for 114 yards and 2 touchdowns for 37.6 points, and Foye Oluokun, who made 15 tackles (26 points). This marks the second time this season Los Angeles Chargers have beaten Buffalo Bills, after winning 309.3-209.86 in their last matchup. Los Angeles Chargers (8-5) will look to build on their success against Green Bay Packers, while Buffalo Bills (9-4) will try to get back on track against Miami Dolphins.

Matchup Timeline

  Los Angeles Chargers   Buffalo Bills

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Everett (5 Rec, 80 Rec Yds) scored 13 points against the Raiders in Week 13. His scoring output was 45.7% more than his 8.92-point projection and was much higher than his 8.09-point season scoring average. Everett ranks #10 among fantasy TEs this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Gerald Everett

Top Player Comparison

Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 208.5
1
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
37.6
17.74
18%
2
Foye Oluokun
LB
26
17.65
12.5%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
20.8
14.04
10%
4
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
17
15.13
8.2%
Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 167.66
1
Julian Love
S
24
13.04
14.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
22.2
20.55
13.2%
3
Josh Allen
QB
17.96
23.34
10.7%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
11.1
11.83
6.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Pat Freiermuth had a 57-yard catch for Los Angeles Chargers, who trailed 155.26-112.60 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert found Keenan Allen for a 35-yard touchdown pass for Los Angeles Chargers, contributing to a 208.50-165.26 lead for Los Angeles Chargers.

Points By Position

  Los Angeles Chargers   Buffalo Bills

StatSmack

One's a data point, Two's a trend. In their two matchup wins against Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Chargers averaged more points (258.9) than they usually score (193.34).
Los Angeles Chargers are on a roll, with victories in three straight matchups.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Los Angeles Chargers has left fewer points on the bench this season (274) than Buffalo Bills (689.26).
Los Angeles Chargers laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Buffalo Bills (0).
By position, Los Angeles Chargers have outscored Buffalo Bills at TE and IDP this season.
The starters for Los Angeles Chargers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Buffalo Bills (0).
There's not much good to say about Buffalo Bills this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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