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Key Players Returning:
QB Josh Allen, RB Zach Moss, RB Devin Singletary, WR Cole Beasley, WR Gabriel Davis, WR Stefon Diggs, TE Dawson Knox, OC Mitch Morse, OG Jon Feliciano, OG Cody Ford, OT Dion Dawkins, OT Daryl Williams, DE Mario Addison, DE Jerry Hughes, DT Vernon Butler, DT Ed Oliver, LB Tremaine Edmunds, LB A.J. Klein, LB Matt Milano, CB Dane Jackson, CB Levi Wallace, CB Tre’Davious White, NB Taron Johnson, FS/PR Micah Hyde, SS Jordan Poyer, PR Isaiah McKenzie, and PK Tyler Bass.
Key Players Departing:
WR John Brown (Raiders), DE Trent Murphy (UFA), DT Quinton Jefferson (Raiders), CB Josh Norman (UFA), KR/PR Andre Roberts (Texans), and PT Corey Bojorquez (Rams).
Key Players Added:
QB Mitch Trubisky (Bears), WR Andre Roberts (Texans), WR Emmanuel Sanders (Saints), TE Jacob Hollister (Seahawks), KR/PR Brandon Powell (Falcons), and PT Matt Haack (Dolphins).
Draft Picks
Round 1: Pick 030 – DE Gregory Rousseau (Miami, FL)
Round 2: Pick 061 – DE Boogie Basham (Wake Forest)
Round 3: Pick 093 – OT Spencer Brown (Northern Iowa)
Round 5: Pick 161 – OT Tommy Doyle (Miami, OH)
Round 6: Pick 203 – WR Marquez Stevenson (Houston)
Round 6: Pick 212 – SS Damar Hamlin (Pittsburgh)
Round 6: Pick 213 – CB Rachad Wildgoose (Wisconsin)
Round 7: Pick 236 – OG Jack Anderson (Texas Tech)
2020 Results:
W01 NEW YORK JETS W 27-17
W02 at Miami Dolphins W 31-28
W03 LOS ANGELES RAMS W 35-32
W04 at Las Vegas Raiders W 30-23
W05 at Tennessee Titans L 16-42
W06 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS L 17-26
W07 at New York Jets W 18-10
W08 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS W 24-21
W09 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS W 44-34
W10 at Arizona Cardinals L 30-32
W12 LOS ANGELES CHARGERS W 27-17
W13 at San Francisco 49ers W 34-24
W14 PITTSBURGH STEELERS W 26-15
W15 at Denver Broncos W 48-19
W16 at New England Patriots W 38-9
W17 MIAMI DOLPHINS W 56-26
WC INDIANAPOLIS COLTS W 27-24
DIV BALTIMORE RAVENS W 17-3
AFC at Kansas City Chiefs L 24-38
Team Info:
2020 Record: 13-3 (1st in AFC East)
Home: 7-1
Road: 6-2
East: 6-0
AFC: 10-2
NFC: 3-1
Head Coach: Scott McDermott
Buffalo: 38-28
Career: 38-28
Postseason: 2-3
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Josh Allen (396-572, 4544 yards, 69.2%, 7.9 avg., 37 TD, 10 INT)
Rushing: Devin Singletary (156 car., 687 yards, 4.4 avg., 2 TD)
Receiving: Stefon Diggs (127 rec., 1535 yards, 12.1 avg., 8 TD)
Yards After Catch: Stefon Diggs (468)
TDs Scored: Josh Allen (9)
Sacks: Jerry Hughes (4.5)
Tackles: Jordan Poyer (124)
Interceptions: Tre’Davious White (3)
Pass Deflections: Tre’Davious White (11)
Tackles For Loss: Ed Oliver (8.5)
Forced Fumbles: Jerry Hughes/A.J. Klein/Jordan Poyer (2)
Kick Returns: Isaiah McKenzie (2 ret., 32 yards, 16.0 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: Isaiah McKenzie (1 ret., 84 yards, 84.0 avg., 1 TD)
Kicking: Tyler Bass (28-34 fg/fga., 82%, 57-59 xp/xpa., 141 pts.)
Punting: None
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 17 Josh Allen
RB: 26 Devin Singletary
WR: 13 Gabriel Davis
WR: 14 Stefon Diggs
WR: 11 Cole Beasley
TE: 88 Dawson Knox
LT: 73 Dion Dawkins
LG: 76 Jon Feliciano
OC: 60 Mitch Morse
RG: 70 Cody Ford
RT: 75 Daryl Williams
KR: 19 Isaiah McKenzie
PK: 2 Tyler Bass
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 55 Jerry Hughes
DT: 91 Ed Oliver
DT: 94 Vernon Butler
DE: 97 Mario Addison
LB: 58 Matt Milano
LB: 49 Tremaine Edmunds
CB: 27 Tre’Davious White
CB: 30 Dane Jackson
NB: 24 Taron Johnson
FS: 21 Jordan Poyer
SS: 23 Micah Hyde
PR: 19 Isaiah McKenzie
PT: 3 Matt Haack
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: B
Kickers: A
Punters: A
Schedule:
12/12 PITTSBURGH STEELERS | Buffalo trails the series 11-16. The Bills won (26-15) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series home loss (20-27) was in 2016.
09/19 at Miami Dolphins | Buffalo trails the series 52-61-1. The Bills are 13-7 since 2011, and their last series road loss (17-21) was in 2018.
09/26 WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM | Buffalo leads the series 9-6. The Bills won (24-9) the last meeting between teams in 2019.
10/03 HOUSTON TEXANS | Buffalo trials the series 4-6. The Bills lost (19-22) the last meeting between teams in 2019, and their last series win (30-21) was in 2015.
10/10 at Kansas City Chiefs | Buffalo trails the series 18-20. The Bills lost both of last season’s meeting between teams by an average of 11.5 points per game, and their last series win (16-10) was in 2017.
10/18 at Tennessee Titans | Buffalo trails the series 14-22. The Bills lost (16-42) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series win (14-7) was in 2019.
10/31 MIAMI DOLPHINS | The Bills last series home loss (31-34) was in 2016.
11/07 at Jacksonville Jaguars | Buffalo leads the series 9-8. The Bills won (24-21) the last meeting between teams in 2018, and their last series loss (3-10) was in 2017.
11/14 at New York Jets | Buffalo leads the series 58-51. The Bills are 11-9 since 2011, and their last series road loss (21-34) was in 2017.
11/21 INDANAPOLIS COLTS | Buffalo leads the series 38-32-1. The Bills won (27-24) last season’s meeting between teams, and their last series loss (5-37) was in 2018.
11/25 at New Orleans Saints | Buffalo trails the series 4-7. The Bills lost (10-47) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/06 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | Buffalo trails the series 39-70. The Bills are 5-15 since 2011, and their last series home loss (10-16) was in 2019.
12/12 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | The Bills trails the series 4-7. The Bills won (30-27) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/19 CAROLINA PANTHERS | Buffalo leads the series 5-2. The Bills lost (3-9) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
12/26 at New England Patriots | The Bills last series road loss (17-24) was in 2019.
01/02 ATLANTA FALCONS | Buffalo trails the series 5-7. The Bills won (23-17) the last meeting between teams in 2017.
01/09 NEW YORK JETS | The Bills last series home loss (6-13) was in 2019.
Predictions:
Home: 6-3
Away: 3-5
DIV: 5-1
AFC: 7-5
NFC: 2-3
Overall: 9-8 (2nd in AFC East)
UFA: Unrestricted Free Agent
Series Histories: Histories are from the inception of the first Super Bowl season through present day. Meetings prior to 1966 are not included. Playoff wins are included in the year the season took place. For example, if a team won a wildcard game in January of 2017, the game will be listed under the 2016 season.
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