AFC East · 2017

Buffalo Bills

9-7 (3-3 AFC East · 7-5 AFC)2nd in the AFC East · No. 6 seed

Last: L 3-10 at Jacksonville Jaguars

Rating: -2.120
Adj Off: 19.427
Adj Def: 21.516
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	42.5%6	40.2%12
Early-down pass rate	45.4%30	52.0%9
Plays per game	64.619	67.95
Time of possession	28:1930	32:133
Yards per pass attempt	5.427	6.119
Yards per rush	4.313	4.528
Starting field position	Own 2817	Own 3029

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.07223	+0.01521
Adj. EPA per play	-0.06524	-0.01617
Success rate	39.0%26	43.6%25
Passing EPA per play	-0.02422	+0.02016
Rushing EPA per play	-0.13722	+0.00732
CPOE	-0.416	1.723
Explosive play rate	8.5%17	9.7%28

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	18.922	22.418
Points per drive	1.8619	2.0117
Red zone TD rate	51.9%26	53.6%10
3rd down conversion	41.7%8	38.3%18
Turnovers per game	1.065	1.509
Sack rate	7.9%30	4.2%31
Penalties per game	6.110	6.029

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 10Wk 1	27New York JetsDIV	W21-12	+0.08	-0.24	6.0 / 3.9	8-17 / 4-14	1 / 2
Sep 17Wk 2	@12Carolina Panthers	L3-9	-0.26	-0.11	3.5 / 3.9	4-13 / 7-16	0 / 0
Sep 24Wk 3	25Denver Broncos	W26-16	-0.07	-0.06	4.6 / 5.5	6-16 / 6-14	0 / 2
Oct 1Wk 4	@4Atlanta Falcons	W23-17	+0.03	-0.10	5.0 / 5.4	6-13 / 5-13	0 / 3
Oct 8Wk 5	@22Cincinnati Bengals	L16-20	-0.15	-0.01	3.3 / 6.5	6-18 / 6-15	1 / 3
Oct 22Wk 7	18Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W30-27	+0.14	+0.10	6.5 / 6.4	10-16 / 6-11	1 / 3
Oct 29Wk 8	23Las Vegas Raiders	W34-14	+0.05	-0.12	5.4 / 5.8	6-15 / 3-10	1 / 3
Nov 2Wk 9	@27New York JetsDIV	L21-34	-0.14	+0.14	4.5 / 5.7	6-16 / 6-14	3 / 0
Nov 12Wk 10	3New Orleans Saints	L10-47	-0.33	+0.39	4.4 / 7.0	2-11 / 6-12	1 / 1
Nov 19Wk 11	@10Los Angeles Chargers	L24-54	-0.22	+0.24	6.3 / 6.3	6-14 / 7-14	6 / 0
Nov 26Wk 12	@8Kansas City Chiefs	W16-10	-0.11	-0.30	4.1 / 4.2	6-17 / 2-13	0 / 1
Dec 3Wk 13	1New England PatriotsDIV	L3-23	-0.24	+0.23	4.2 / 6.6	5-13 / 5-12	1 / 1
Dec 10Wk 14	31Indianapolis Colts	W13-7OT	-0.17	-0.14	4.7 / 3.4	9-17 / 4-16	2 / 0
Dec 17Wk 15	28Miami DolphinsDIV	W24-16	+0.09	-0.10	5.5 / 4.8	7-15 / 5-16	0 / 3
Dec 24Wk 16	@1New England PatriotsDIV	L16-37	-0.08	+0.24	4.8 / 6.2	8-17 / 5-11	0 / 1
Dec 31Wk 17	@28Miami DolphinsDIV	W22-16	+0.15	-0.04	5.0 / 5.2	5-12 / 5-13	0 / 1
Jan 7WC	@7Jacksonville Jaguars	L3-10	-0.19	-0.13	3.5 / 4.0	7-18 / 2-12	2 / 0

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
5Tyrod TaylorYr 7	88%	263/420	62.6%	2799	6.7	14	4	+0.05
2Nathan PetermanR	10%	23/48	47.9%	231	4.8	2	5	-0.51

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
25LeSean McCoyYr 9	59%	287	1138	4.0	6	59	-0.09
35Mike TolbertYr 10	14%	66	247	3.7	1	14	-0.22
39Travaris CadetYr 6	5%	23	96	4.2	0	16	-0.01

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
85Charles ClayTE Yr 7	10%	49	558	11.4	2	+0.12
13Kelvin BenjaminWR Yr 4	10%	47	671	14.3	3	+0.21
10Deonte ThompsonWR Yr 6	8%	38	555	14.6	2	+0.10
11Zay JonesWR R	6%	27	316	11.7	2	-0.20
87Jordan MatthewsTE Yr 4	5%	25	282	11.3	1	+0.38
84Nick O'LearyTE Yr 3	5%	22	322	14.6	2	+0.50

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
55Jerry HughesDE Yr 8	28	10	4.0	11	1
54Eddie YarbroughDE Yr 2	23	4	1.0	7	0
92Adolphus WashingtonDT Yr 2	22	5	1.0	1	0
95Kyle WilliamsDT Yr 12	21	3	3.0	9	0
91Cedric ThorntonDT Yr 7	18	5	2.0	4	0
90Shaq LawsonDE Yr 2	17	3	4.0	5	1

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
52Preston BrownMLB Yr 4	84	6	0.0	3	0
50Ramon HumberLB Yr 9	60	7	1.0	1	0
57Lorenzo AlexanderOLB Yr 13	58	6	3.0	1	0
58Matt MilanoOLB R	32	2	0.0	2	1
44Deon LaceyLB Yr 5	7	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
23Micah HydeS Yr 5	65	13	5	0
21Jordan PoyerFS Yr 5	63	13	5	0
27Tre'Davious WhiteCB R	53	18	4	1
28E.J. GainesCB Yr 4	48	9	1	3
24Leonard JohnsonDB Yr 6	41	7	0	1
20Shareece WrightDB Yr 7	37	5	1	1
Trae ElstonSAF	10	1	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
4Steven HauschkaYr 10	29/33	88%	56	29/29	116

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Colton SchmidtYr 5	79	44.7	60	28	6