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Week 12

Weekly
Grade
Buffalo Bills
7-5 292.66
314.43
 
VS
proj
Denver Broncos
195.64 5-7
210.12

Buffalo Bills top Denver Broncos for fifth straight win in 292.66-195.64 beatdown

Buffalo Bills extended their win streak to five games with a convincing victory over Denver Broncos, rolling to a 292.66-195.64 win. There wasn't much drama in the matchup, as Buffalo Bills grabbed a 152.66-point lead on Thursday behind 61.56 points from Josh Allen (253 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 78 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Stefon Diggs (8 Rec, 77 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). DJ Moore (28.3 points) and Julian Love (21) led the way for Denver Broncos in defeat. Buffalo Bills (7-5) will look to notch another win against Tennessee Titans, while Denver Broncos (5-7) will meet Baltimore Ravens in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Buffalo Bills   Denver Broncos

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Simmons (8 Tackles, 1 Sack) scored 21 points against the Chargers in Week 12. His scoring output was 82.3% more than his 11.52-point projection and was much higher than his 11.75-point season scoring average. Simmons ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Isaiah Simmons

Top Player Comparison

Buffalo Bills
Points
% of total points 292.66
1
Josh Allen
QB
37.86
38.73
12.9%
2
Jordyn Brooks
LB
24
18.48
8.2%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
23.7
24.52
8.1%
4
Isaiah McKenzie
WR
23.3
8.64
8%
Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 195.64
1
DJ Moore
WR
28.3
12.88
14.5%
2
Julian Love
S
21
11.93
10.7%
3
Josey Jewell
LB
18
12.35
9.2%
4
Drue Tranquill
LB
17
16
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DJ Moore had a 52-yard catch for Denver Broncos, who trailed 206.26-140.44 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Buffalo Bills   Denver Broncos

Game Notes

Buffalo Bills won despite the fact that only seven of their 23 starters scored higher than their point projections.
Denver Broncos had only nine of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Was Denver Broncos even trying this week? They started six players who scored zero points.
Buffalo Bills put up more points than their season scoring average (283.23) while Denver Broncos fell short of theirs (228.88).
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
The matchup's 97.02-point margin was the largest in the league this week.
Buffalo Bills managed to earn the win, but did not cover the 104.31-point projected margin of victory.
In blowout games this season, Buffalo Bills moves to (3-0), while Denver Broncos falls to (0-1).

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