AFC East · 2023

Buffalo Bills

11-6 (4-2 AFC East · 7-5 AFC)1st in the AFC East · No. 2 seed

Last: L 24-27 vs Kansas City Chiefs

Rating: +6.04
Adj Off: 25.65
Adj Def: 19.74
Playoffs: 100%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	39.3%15	34.5%27
Early-down pass rate	54.7%14	50.9%23
Plays per game	67.07	62.429
Time of possession	31:572	28:2729
Yards per pass attempt	6.94	5.56
Yards per rush	4.68	4.728
Starting field position	Own 2916	Own 278

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.0983	-0.05111
Adj. EPA per play	+0.0683	-0.03711
Success rate	48.5%2	42.9%13
Passing EPA per play	+0.1555	-0.0427
Rushing EPA per play	+0.0103	-0.06824
CPOE	5.01	1.622
Explosive play rate	8.4%20	8.4%14

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	26.56	18.34
Points per drive	2.525	1.9411
Red zone TD rate	68.9%2	56.9%14
3rd down conversion	49.8%1	38.6%19
Turnovers per game	1.5924	1.822
Sack rate	3.5%1	7.8%4
Penalties per game	6.226	5.814

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 11Wk 1	@28New York JetsDIV	L16-22OT	-0.08	-0.03	4.7 / 5.7	5-13 / 5-13	4 / 1
Sep 17Wk 2	13Las Vegas Raiders	W38-10	+0.32	-0.23	6.3 / 6.2	7-13 / 3-7	0 / 3
Sep 24Wk 3	@32Washington Commanders	W37-3	+0.16	-0.54	6.2 / 4.5	9-15 / 1-9	1 / 5
Oct 1Wk 4	8Miami DolphinsDIV	W48-20	+0.46	-0.03	8.0 / 6.7	5-10 / 3-10	0 / 2
Oct 8Wk 5	N14Jacksonville Jaguars	L20-25	+0.11	+0.20	7.2 / 5.8	5-12 / 10-18	2 / 2
Oct 15Wk 6	30New York Giants	W14-9	-0.01	-0.12	5.0 / 4.5	6-12 / 10-19	2 / 0
Oct 22Wk 7	@27New England PatriotsDIV	L25-29	+0.16	+0.16	5.1 / 6.5	5-12 / 4-9	2 / 1
Oct 26Wk 8	11Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W24-18	+0.09	+0.07	6.4 / 4.8	7-13 / 4-15	1 / 0
Nov 5Wk 9	@10Cincinnati Bengals	L18-24	+0.06	+0.18	5.7 / 6.3	7-12 / 8-15	2 / 0
Nov 13Wk 10	24Denver Broncos	L22-24	-0.08	-0.00	7.0 / 4.4	3-8 / 8-19	4 / 1
Nov 19Wk 11	28New York JetsDIV	W32-6	+0.09	-0.32	5.7 / 2.8	5-13 / 0-11	1 / 4
Nov 26Wk 12	@15Philadelphia Eagles	L34-37OT	+0.14	+0.06	5.6 / 5.9	13-22 / 4-11	1 / 2
Dec 10Wk 14	@5Kansas City Chiefs	W20-17	-0.00	-0.09	4.7 / 5.6	6-15 / 6-12	1 / 2
Dec 17Wk 15	3Dallas Cowboys	W31-10	+0.23	-0.09	5.7 / 3.4	5-9 / 5-13	0 / 1
Dec 23Wk 16	@21Los Angeles Chargers	W24-22	-0.00	-0.11	6.4 / 4.2	5-10 / 4-14	2 / 1
Dec 31Wk 17	27New England PatriotsDIV	W27-21	-0.05	-0.28	4.3 / 5.7	7-15 / 4-10	1 / 4
Jan 7Wk 18	@8Miami DolphinsDIV	W21-14	+0.06	+0.02	6.3 / 5.7	9-15 / 4-10	3 / 2
Jan 15WC	16Pittsburgh Steelers	W31-17	+0.19	-0.11	5.7 / 5.2	5-12 / 5-11	0 / 2
Jan 21Div	5Kansas City Chiefs	L24-27	+0.14	+0.25	4.7 / 8.5	7-14 / 1-5	0 / 1

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
17Josh AllenYr 6	100%	385/579	66.5%	4306	7.4	29	18	+0.20

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
4James CookYr 2	46%	237	1122	4.7	2	44	+0.03
28Latavius MurrayYr 11	15%	79	300	3.8	4	17	+0.04
26Ty JohnsonYr 5	6%	30	132	4.4	0	7	+0.01
22Damien HarrisYr 5	4%	23	94	4.1	1	2	+0.11

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
14Stefon DiggsWR Yr 9	18%	107	1183	11.1	8	+0.25
86Dalton KincaidTE R	13%	73	673	9.2	2	+0.14
13Gabe DavisWR Yr 4	8%	45	746	16.6	7	+0.28
10Khalil ShakirWR Yr 2	7%	39	611	15.7	2	+0.95
88Dawson KnoxTE Yr 5	4%	22	186	8.5	2	-0.32

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
91Ed OliverDT Yr 5	34	10	9.5	16	0
56Leonard FloydDE Yr 8	21	9	10.5	19	1
97Jordan PhillipsDT Yr 9	10	2	2.5	5	0
99Tim SettleDT Yr 6	9	1	1.0	2	0
92DaQuan JonesDT Yr 10	8	4	2.5	5	0
90Shaq LawsonDE Yr 8	7	2	1.0	7	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
43Terrel BernardLB Yr 2	84	8	6.5	5	3
25Tyrel DodsonLB Yr 5	57	8	2.5	2	0
50Greg RousseauLB Yr 3	30	13	5.0	4	0
42Dorian WilliamsLB R	25	0	0.0	1	0
58Matt MilanoOLB Yr 7	18	1	0.0	2	2

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
7Taron JohnsonCB Yr 6	72	8	0	3
21Jordan PoyerFS Yr 11	67	4	0	1
31Rasul DouglasCB Yr 7	47	14	5	0
47Christian BenfordCB Yr 2	43	10	2	2
23Micah HydeS Yr 11	37	7	2	0
30Dane JacksonCB Yr 4	34	5	0	1
20Taylor RappSAF Yr 5	33	2	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
2Tyler BassYr 4	24/29	83%	54	49/50	121

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
8Sam MartinYr 11	51	45.8	70	24	3