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Prediction: Bills 24, Falcons 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Atlanta Falcons
Rank  Player Projections
QB 26 Matt Ryan Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 30 Steven Jackson Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 44 Jacquizz Rodgers Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 64 Antone Smith Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 9 Harry Douglas Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 49 Roddy White Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 82 Darius Johnson Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 9 Tony Gonzalez Rec: 6-60, 0 TD
K 17 Matt Bryant FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 21 Defense / ST  
 
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 27 EJ Manuel Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 23 Fred Jackson Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 25 C.J. Spiller Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 35 Steve Johnson Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 64 Marquise Goodwin Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 86 Robert Woods Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 23 Scott Chandler Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 27 Dan Carpenter FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 20 Defense / ST  

Results and Schedule

Atlanta Falcons
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NO A L 17-23 -6
2 2013-09-15 STL H W 31-24 +7
3 2013-09-22 MIA A L 23-27 -4
4 2013-09-29 NE H L 23-30 -7
5 2013-10-07 NYJ H L 28-30 -2
6   Bye      
7 2013-10-20 TB H W 31-23 +8
8 2013-10-27 ARI A L 13-27 -14
9 2013-11-03 CAR A L 10-34 -24
10 2013-11-10 SEA H L 10-33 -23
11 2013-11-17 TB A L 28-41 -13
12 2013-11-21 NO H L 13-17 -4
13 2013-12-01 BUF A W 34-31 +3
14 2013-12-08 GB A    
15 2013-12-15 WAS H    
16 2013-12-23 SF A    
17 2013-12-29 CAR H    
   

Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NE H L 21-23 -2
2 2013-09-15 CAR H W 24-23 +1
3 2013-09-22 NYJ A L 20-27 -7
4 2013-09-29 BAL H W 23-20 +3
5 2013-10-03 CLE A L 24-37 -13
6 2013-10-13 CIN H L 24-27 -3
7 2013-10-20 MIA A W 23-21 +2
8 2013-10-27 NO A L 17-35 -18
9 2013-11-03 KC H L 13-23 -10
10 2013-11-10 PIT A L 10-23 -13
11 2013-11-17 NYJ H W 37-14 +23
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 ATL H L 31-34 -3
14 2013-12-08 TB A    
15 2013-12-15 JAC A    
16 2013-12-22 MIA H    
17 2013-12-29 NE A    

Injury Report

Atlanta Falcons
Questionable  MLB Akeem Dent (ankle)
 DE Malliciah Goodman (calf)
 SS Zeke Motta (hand)
Probable  TE Tony Gonzalez (toe)
 CB Desmond Trufant (thigh)
 WLB Sean Weatherspoon (shoulder)
IR  DE Kroy Biermann (achilles-tendon, 9/16/2013)
 FB Bradie Ewing (shoulder, 9/16/2013)
 WR Julio Jones (foot, 10/10/2013)
 QB Sean Renfree (undisclosed, 8/30/2013)
   

Buffalo Bills
Probable  WR Steve Johnson (groin)
 WR Robert Woods (ankle)
IR  NT Alex Carrington (knee, 9/29/2013)
 K Dustin Hopkins (groin, 10/7/2013)
 QB Kevin Kolb (concussion, 8/30/2013)
 WR Brad Smith (ribs, 8/30/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  ATL
 Offense 
BUF
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 16.0 17.7 23.7 BUF
Rushing yards 65.0 91.0 114.7 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 3.91 3.80 4.19 ATL
Completion % 65.1% 58.2% 60.8% ATL
Passing yards 252.0 206.0 231.9 ATL
Passing yards per completion 9.56 9.66 10.80 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 6.22 5.62 6.57 ATL
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 0.9 BUF
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.3 0.6 BUF
Sacks allowed 2.5 2.7 2.6 ATL
3rd down conversions 37.1% 37.2% 37.9% BUF
4th down conversions 60.0% 40.0% 47.4% ATL
Time of possession 27:02 29:27 30:27 BUF
  Defense Stats Comparison

  ATL
 Defense 
BUF
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 29.3 22.3 23.7 BUF
Rushing yards 157.3 116.3 114.7 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.81 4.32 4.19 BUF
Completion % 67.8% 59.1% 60.8% BUF
Passing yards 240.8 156.7 231.9 BUF
Passing yards per completion 11.20 9.51 10.80 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 7.59 5.62 6.57 BUF
INT return 0.3 1.0 0.9 BUF
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.6 BUF
Sacks 1.8 3.3 2.6 BUF
3rd down conversions 43.8% 33.3% 37.9% BUF
4th down conversions 71.4% 50.0% 47.4% BUF
Time of possession 32:58 30:33 30:27 BUF

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   ATL   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.9 5.5 9.9 ATL
Yards per kick return 24.8 23.4 22.9 ATL
Yards allowed per punt return 10.2 11.2 9.9 ATL
Yards allowed per kick return 17.7 22.1 22.9 ATL
  Misc Stats Comparison

   ATL   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.5 6.0 6.2 BUF
Penalty yards 46.0 48.7 53.1 ATL

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Atlanta Falcons vs. Buffalo Bills
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 15 2001-12-23 BUF ATL 30-33 ATL
2005 3 2005-09-25 ATL BUF 24-16 ATL
2009 16 2009-12-27 BUF ATL 3-31 ATL

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.