Red zone = inside the opponent's 20. Season totals, descriptive only.
InjuriesEach team's injury report, worst first: red = out, IR or suspended; amber = doubtful; grey = questionable.
Buffalo Bills2 listed
2 questionable
DJ Moore WRShoulder - AC Joint · 19m agoQ · Questionable
Ed Oliver DTKnee · 19m agoQ · Questionable
Injury newsOne row per player: his latest change on the report as we saw it, and the statuses he went through. A timeline of the report, not a forecast.◷History
○C.J. Gardner-Johnson SOff the report (was Suspension)19 min ago
▲DJ Moore WRUpgraded to Questionable from Out · Shoulder - AC JointQuestionable → Doubtful → Questionable → Out → Questionable → Out → QuestionableStill listedOct 20
▲Ed Oliver DTUpgraded to Questionable from Out · KneeQuestionable → Out → Questionable → Out → QuestionableStill listedOct 20
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○Sam Franklin Jr. SOff the report (was Suspension)Questionable → SuspensionOct 23
○Dalton Kincaid TEOff the report (was Questionable)Oct 19
Props vs BUFEveryone's props against this defense and the result: green = over (or yes) hit, red = didn't. Final games only.
Player & date
Result
Line
Odds
Kirk CousinsQB
BUF @ LV · 10/18
313✓
Over 251.5
-115
Matthew StaffordQB
BUF @ LAR · 10/12
383✓
Over 279.5
-115
Drake MayeQB
NE @ BUF · 10/4
269✓
Over 230.5
-111
Justin HerbertQB
LAC @ BUF · 9/27
226✓
Over 225.5
-113
Full stat sheetEvery measure for BUF: offense (left) and defense (right), with league rank of 32 (1 = best).◷History
2026 season
OffenseDefense
Passing
EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback: the best single passing-efficiency number. Defense column: what it allows.
+0.34#1
+0.24#29
Pass success rate
48%#12
50%#29
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.
14.0%#1
10.3%#30
Yards / dropback
8.1#1
6.9#25
Completion % over expectedCompletions above what the throws' difficulty predicts, per attempt. Defense column: what it allows.
+5.1#4
+0.2#15
YAC / completion
6.9#2
4.9#12
Sack rateSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.
6.0%#17
4.2%#26
Interception rate
2.3%#22
1.2%#25
Rushing
EPA / rushExpected points added per rush. Defense column: what it allows.
+0.03#5
−0.06#22
Rush success rate
50%#2
42%#20
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.
15.2%#1
9.5%#17
Yards / rush
4.7#6
3.6#5
Situational
Third-down conversion
49%#4
46%#27
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.
72%#5
69%#24
Turnovers / game
1.50#24
1.00#17
Buffalo Bills · routes and coverage
2024–25 seasons
How the defense plays
Man
36%#24/32
league 40%
Pressure
33%
league 30%
Rushers
4.25
per dropback
Coverage
Share
League
Cover 2
24.5%
22.1%
Cover 1
23.4%
29.9%
Cover 3
22.5%
22.7%
Cover 4
9.3%
8.2%
2-man
9.3%
6.2%
Cover 6
5.0%
4.5%
Cover 0
3.4%
4.2%
Cover 9
2.5%
2.1%
What it has allowed, by route
Route
Tgt
Yds/tgt
AdjYards per target adjusted toward the league average when it rests on few targets.
League
Screen
117
5.3
5.5
5.8
Swing
72
5.8
5.5
5.3
Quick out
219
5.3
5.3
5.5
Slant
45
7.1
7.2
7.2
Hitch / curl
203
6.6
6.7
6.8
Shallow cross
69
8.0
7.3
6.5
Texas / angle
8
4.6
6.3
6.5
In / dig
118
9.1
9.3
9.6
Deep out
75
8.2
8.1
8.0
Corner
56
6.5
8.5
10.4
Post
54
14.1
13.2
12.3
Go
78
9.9
9.9
9.9
Wheel
12
6.9
9.7
10.2
Green: the defense allows fewer yards per target than average on that route (a strength); red: more (a weakness) — matching the panels above.
Where Buffalo Bills's targets come from
Screen
12%
Swing
6%
Quick out
15%
Slant
7%
Hitch / curl
14%
Shallow cross
9%
Texas / angle
0%
In / dig
11%
Deep out
5%
Corner
5%
Post
3%
Go
10%
Wheel
2%
Route and coverage labels come from play charting: the route is the targeted receiver's, the coverage is what the defense played on the dropback. Descriptions of games already played, not projections.
Scoring by quarter and halfPoints scored (solid) and allowed (striped) per quarter and half over the last 17 games; tick = league average.◷History
Points in the 1st half:BUF scores 45% · allows 55%league 50%
BUF trendsRank 1 = highest in the league, even for points against (allowed most). A rank is not a grade.◷History
17 games · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
Record
13-4
17 games
Points for
30.1
#2 of 32 · league 22.9
Points against
23.5
#14 of 32 · league 23.0
Scoring margin
+6.6
#6 of 32 · league 0.0
Regular season only, the last 17 regular-season games (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026) (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025). Every rank is among the 32 teams with a full sample.
Points by quarter and halfPoints scored and allowed in each quarter, per game. The second half includes overtime.◷History
per game · n = 17
Points in the
For
Against
League avg
1st quarter
3.9#23 of 32
5.4#9 of 32
4.7
2nd quarter
10.4#1 of 32
7.7#10 of 32
6.8
3rd quarter
6.4#6 of 32
2.4#32 of 32
4.8
4th quarter
9.2#1 of 32
8.1#4 of 32
6.4
1st half
14.3#5 of 32
13.1#9 of 32
11.5
2nd half
15.8#1 of 32
10.4#25 of 32
11.5
First half against second halfThe share of a team's points that came before halftime, and the share of the points it allowed.◷History
Measure
BUF
League
n
Share of points scored in the 1st half
47.6%#22 of 32
49.8%
17
Share of points allowed in the 1st half
55.6%#6 of 32
49.8%
17
PaceOffensive plays per game, plays the defense faced, and how often the offense dropped back to pass.◷History
Measure
BUF
League
n
Plays per game
61.2#14 of 32
60.9
17
Plays faced per game
59.5#23 of 32
60.7
17
Dropback rate
54.7%#28 of 32
59.9%
17
Red zoneDrives that reached the opponent's 20, and how often they ended in a touchdown. Counted by drive.◷History
Measure
BUF
League
n
Red-zone trips per game
3.82#3 of 32
3.22
17
Red-zone touchdown rate
69.2%#3 of 32
57.2%
17
Red-zone trips allowed per game
3.24#13 of 32
3.21
17
Red-zone touchdown rate allowed
65.5%#8 of 32
57.3%
17
Home, road, recent form and restSlices of the same games. Ranks compare the same slice across teams; a slice with few games is unranked.◷History
BUF
Games
Record
Points for
Points against
Scoring margin
Plays per game
All games
17
13-4
30.1#2 of 32
23.5#14 of 32
+6.6#6 of 32
61.2#14 of 32
At home
8
6-2
31.1#2 of 32
23.0#17 of 32
+8.1#7 of 32
61.9#12 of 32
On the road
9
7-2
29.1#5 of 32
23.9#13 of 32
+5.2#8 of 32
60.6#20 of 32
Last 5 games
5
4-1
32.2#1 of 32
28.0#5 of 32
+4.2#6 of 32
60.0#21 of 32
Short rest
3
2-1
31.0#1 of 16
28.0#3 of 16
+3.0#8 of 16
64.0#5 of 16
Normal rest
10
7-3
29.2#6 of 32
25.2#10 of 32
+4.0#8 of 32
60.1#18 of 32
Long rest
3
3-0
30.0#1 of 12
10.7#11 of 12
+19.3#2 of 12
65.3#2 of 12
Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road. A slice with few games moves a lot from one game; read it with its n.
Roster · 2026 · 14Players at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end and kicker who recorded a stat for the team in the 2026 season, by position.
Records and scoring from final scores; ranks and tendencies from play-by-play. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
Khalil ShakirWR3220.0%
Dalton KincaidTE2918.1%
Keon ColemanWR2415.0%
DJ MooreWR2012.5%
James CookRB148.8%
Ty JohnsonRB127.5%
Josh PalmerWR116.9%
Dawson KnoxTE106.3%
Ray DavisRB31.9%
Skyler BellWR31.9%
Jackson HawesTE10.6%
Josh AllenQB10.6%
Buffalo Bills2 listed
HOUHouston TexansW 36–31HOU 53%✗
DETDetroit LionsW 41–31BUF 68%✓
LACLos Angeles ChargersW 24–16BUF 76%✓
NENew England PatriotsL 26–29BUF 74%✗
LARLos Angeles RamsW 37–34LAR 59%✗
LVLas Vegas RaidersW 33–30BUF 68%✓
BALBaltimore RavensNextBUF -3—
MINMinnesota VikingsBUF -2.5—
NYJNew York Jets——
MIAMiami Dolphins——
KCKansas City ChiefsBUF -2.5—
GBGreen Bay Packers——
CHIChicago Bears——
DENDenver BroncosBUF -1.5—
