Pros
- The leading projections forecast the Buffalo Bills as the 4th-most pass-centric offense among all teams this week with a 63.0% pass rate, based on their underlying tendencies and matchup dynamics.
- The leading projections forecast Josh Allen to attempt 38.0 passes in this contest, on average: the 6th-most of all quarterbacks.
- Opposing QBs have averaged 36.5 pass attempts per game versus the Dolphins defense since the start of last season: 4th-most in football.
- Josh Allen has been among the best passers in football since the start of last season, averaging an impressive 269.0 yards per game while grading out in the 84th percentile.
- Josh Allen’s throwing accuracy has improved this season, with his Completion% rising from 64.2% to 73.7%.
Cons
- The Bills are a 3-point favorite in this game, indicating a rushing game script.
- The model projects this game to see the 4th-least plays run out of all the games this week at 125.4 plays, accounting for the tendencies of each team and game dynamics.
- The Buffalo Bills have run the 7th-fewest plays in football since the start of last season, totaling a mere 56.0 plays per game.
- The Dolphins defense has performed very well when opposing pass-catchers have gotten into space, yielding an average of 4.50 yards-after-the-catch since the start of last season: the 5th-fewest in the NFL.
- As it relates to safeties in covering receivers, Miami’s unit has been tremendous since the start of last season, ranking as the best in the NFL.
Projection
THE BLITZ
280
Passing Yards