Team Profile
Buffalo Bills
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14.6% 6thOff DVOA
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36.4% 4thPassing DVOA
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6.5% 6thRushing DVOA
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-8.7% 9thDef DVOA
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0.4% 11thDef Passing DVOA
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-20.8% 6thDef Rushing DVOA
2024 Team Stats
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Points For29.1 3rd
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Points Against19.5 9th
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Yards Per Game345.0 13th
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Yards Allowed Per Game329.0 16th
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Amari Cooper (rest/heel) is not practicing on Tuesday heading into the Wild Card matchup with the Houston Texans. The veteran is listed on the injury report with a heel injury, though he's also listed as a veteran rest player. Cooper hasn't played since the Week 16 meeting with Houston when he caught 11 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns. It would be surprising if he sits out the first round of the playoffs, but DFS gamers and playoff fantasy managers should be glued to his practice status throughout the week. Needless to say, he has plenty of upside in his second game against the Texans.
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir led the team with 105 yards in Sunday night's division-clinching 21-14 road victory over the Miami Dolphins, reeling in each of his six targets. Shakir was tasked with an every-down role in the aftermath of Gabe Davis' (knee) injury in the first half, and he stepped up for the Bills in a big way. Shakir's highlight of the night arrived when he took a short pass for a 46-yard catch-and-run along the sideline in the first quarter. The 23-year-old former fifth-rounder has proven to be fairly productive when given the opportunity in 2023, and he could act as Buffalo's No. 2 wideout behind top target Stefon Diggs if Davis isn't able to overcome his knee issue by the time next Sunday's wild-card meeting with the Pittsburgh Steelers rolls around.
Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid notched his second consecutive 80-yard effort in Week 18's 21-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins as the team brought home the AFC East title, pulling in seven of his eight targets for 84 yards. Kincaid reprised his role as quarterback Josh Allen's safety net on Sunday, after the 2023 first-rounder recently appeared to be falling out of his signal-caller's favor. Kincaid did lose out on a short touchdown catch, watching Dawson Knox come down with the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter. Having now recorded 171 yards in his past two outings, however, Kincaid will roll into the postseason with quite a bit of momentum after Buffalo netted the No. 2 seed in the AFC with the victory. If Gabe Davis (knee) isn't ready to play by next Sunday's Wild Card tilt versus the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kincaid should be back in business as an attractive DFS option.
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook struggled to gain traction as the team clinched the AFC East championship in Week 18's 21-14 win over the Miami Dolphins, rushing 13 times for 36 yards with three receptions for 16 yards. Cook is among the league leaders at the RB position in dropped passes, and his most notable play of the night was a lowlight. This latest miscue came in the end zone on a drop near the end of the second quarter, and the Bills would go on to come away from that drive empty-handed. The 24-year-old Georgia product has made great strides as an all-purpose back in his second season, but consistency has been a major issue. Cook has now collected just 166 scoreless scrimmage yards in his last three games after wreaking havoc with five straight 100-yard days. Buffalo hopes to get the best version of Cook when the Pittsburgh Steelers come to town for a Wild Card contest next Sunday.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen helped propel the team to the AFC East title as they hung on for a 21-14 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night, completing 30-of-38 passes for 359 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions with 15 carries for 67 yards. Allen committed three red-zone turnovers. The first was a reckless pick in the end zone on Buffalo's opening drive, the second was a fourth-down heave on their next possession, and his third came on a strip-sack fumble late in the third quarter. Allen's first score wasn't exactly how they drew it up; his pass was tipped into the air and into the waiting hands of Trent Sherfield in the back of the end zone. The 27-year-old superstar later gave his team the lead with a short TD to Dawson Knox in the fourth period. Allen now heads back to Orchard Park with his squad as the No. 2 seed as they prepare to host the Pittsburgh Steelers in next Sunday's Wild Card matchup.