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Week 16

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
10-6 197.24
230.58
 
VS
proj
Los Angeles Chargers
149.7 9-7
189.76

Buffalo Bills manage to defeat Los Angeles Chargers 197.24-149.70 despite falling short of predictions

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, but Buffalo Bills did enough to beat Los Angeles Chargers, securing a 197.24-149.70 win. Los Angeles Chargers nabbed a 7.00-point lead on Thursday, but Buffalo Bills held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Devin Singletary (106 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 19 Rec Yds) and Josh Allen (172 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 41 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Keenan Allen (11 Rec, 104 Rec Yds) and Austin Ekeler (67 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 12 Rec Yds) were the top performers for Los Angeles Chargers in the loss. This marks the first time this season Buffalo Bills have knocked off Los Angeles Chargers, after falling 208.5-168.66 in their last matchup. Buffalo Bills improve to 10-6 for the season, while Los Angeles Chargers fall to 9-7.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   Los Angeles Chargers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Bears in Week 16, Cook ran for 99 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 19.8 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Buffalo Bills this week. Next week, Cook will square off against the Bengals.
James Cook

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 197.24
1
Devin Singletary
RB
23.5
11.04
11.9%
2
Josh Allen
QB
22.54
24.58
11.4%
3
James Cook
RB
19.8
8.35
10%
4
Matthew Judon
LB
17
9.82
8.6%
Los Angeles Chargers
Points
% of total points 149.7
1
Keenan Allen
WR
26.4
16.5
17.6%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
23.9
19.62
16%
3
Drue Tranquill
LB
18
16.07
12%
4
Foye Oluokun
LB
15
14.61
10%

Matchup Highlights

Saturday
Devin Singletary had a 33-yard touchdown run for Buffalo Bills, while James Cook had a 27-yard touchdown run, contributing to a 189.24-59.50 lead for Buffalo Bills.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   Los Angeles Chargers

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Buffalo Bills are doing a better job of that, averaging 203.63 versus Los Angeles Chargers's 187.67.
Even the machines think Buffalo Bills have better players. Their projected average points is higher (210.56) than Los Angeles Chargers (190.94).
Buffalo Bills have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Los Angeles Chargers (2 vs 1).
Buffalo Bills should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Los Angeles Chargers (7 vs 5).
By position, Buffalo Bills have outscored Los Angeles Chargers at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
Buffalo Bills has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Los Angeles Chargers this season (7).
The starters for Buffalo Bills had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Los Angeles Chargers (0).
Hey Los Angeles Chargers, maybe you'll have better luck next year!

Coach Talk

Buffalo Bills
Good job deploying a lineup that won by 47.54 points this past week. We took care of business and did what we needed to do.
Los Angeles Chargers
With just four catches this past week, the starting RBs for Los Angeles Chargers should remind their QBs to check down more often (and dial up a screen play or two).