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NFL : First Half Matchup

Sunday 10/1/2017

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BUFFALO
First Half Results
ATLANTA

+4.5

-4.5

7
Final
10

BUFFALO (2 - 1) at ATLANTA (3 - 0)

Week 4 Sunday, 10/1/2017 1:00 PM

Board		First Half
267	BUFFALO	24
268	ATLANTA	-4

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ADVANCED TEAM STATS

BUFFALO - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team					Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO
All Games	2-1	+1.3	2-0	1-2	16.7	6.7	285.3	(4.8)	0.3	12.3	8.3	278.3	(4.7)	1.3
Road Games	0-1	-1	0-0	0-1	3.0	0.0	176.0	(3.7)	0.0	9.0	6.0	255.0	(4.2)	0.0
Last 3 Games	2-1	+1.3	2-0	1-2	16.7	6.7	285.3	(4.8)	0.3	12.3	8.3	278.3	(4.7)	1.3

BUFFALO - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	16.7	6.7	16.3	28:12	33-111	(3.4)	18-26	67.1%	174	(6.6)	59-285	(4.8)	(17.1)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	19.6	8.3	17	28:35	24-94	(3.9)	22-33	66.9%	193	(5.8)	57-287	(5)	(14.7)
Offense Road Games	3.0	0.0	10.0	21:07	23-69	(3)	17-25	68.0%	107	(4.3)	48-176	(3.7)	(58.7)
Defense (All Games)	12.3	8.3	17.0	31:48	22-75	(3.4)	23-37	63.1%	203	(5.5)	59-278	(4.7)	(22.6)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	19.9	11	18.9	32:25	29-113	(3.9)	20-31	63.9%	189	(6.1)	60-302	(5.1)	(15.2)
Defense Road Games	9.0	6.0	19.0	38:53	28-77	(2.7)	20-32	62.5%	178	(5.6)	60-255	(4.2)	(28.3)

BUFFALO - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
	Turnovers Lost				Third Downs		Fourth Downs		Kickoff Returns		Punt Returns		Penalties
	INT	FL	TO	DIFF	#-MADE	PCT	#-MADE	PCT	KR-YDS	YPKR	PR-YDS	YPPR	PEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	15-6	39.1%	1-0	0.0%	1-21	(21.3)	3-19	(7.1)	6-54
Opponents Avg. Stats Against	0.8	0.1	0.9	1.2	13-5	34.5%	2-0	25.0%	1-17	(21.3)	13-2	(8)	7-54
Stats For (Road Games)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13-4	30.8%	2-0	0.0%	0-0	(0)	2-2	(1)	5-44
Stats Against (All Games)	1.3	0.0	1.3		15-6	38.6%	1-0	33.3%	2-42	(25.2)	3-24	(8.1)	7-60
Opponents Avg. Stats For	1	0.7	1.7		14-7	46.8%	0-0	33.3%	1-29	(26.4)	22-3	(8.1)	6-54
Stats Against (Road Games)	0.0	0.0	0.0		16-7	43.7%	0-0	0.0%	0-0	(0)	5-30	(6)	6-40

ATLANTA - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team					Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO
All Games	3-0	+3	2-1	2-1	29.0	18.0	388.0	(6.8)	1.0	22.0	10.0	330.7	(5.3)	0.7
Home Games	1-0	+1	1-0	1-0	34.0	24.0	364.0	(6.6)	0.0	23.0	7.0	367.0	(5.6)	2.0
Last 3 Games	3-0	+3	2-1	2-1	29.0	18.0	388.0	(6.8)	1.0	22.0	10.0	330.7	(5.3)	0.7
Dome Games	2-0	+2	2-0	2-0	32.0	22.0	396.0	(6.7)	1.5	24.5	10.0	345.5	(5.4)	1.0

ATLANTA - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	29.0	18.0	21.0	30:35	26-119	(4.6)	21-31	68.8%	269	(8.7)	57-388	(6.8)	(13.4)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	22.4	14	19.4	29:11	24-94	(3.9)	21-33	63.8%	220	(6.7)	57-314	(5.5)	(14)
Offense Home Games	34.0	24.0	19.0	28:37	27-141	(5.2)	19-28	67.9%	223	(8)	55-364	(6.6)	(10.7)
Defense (All Games)	22.0	10.0	21.7	29:25	18-85	(4.8)	28-45	62.2%	246	(5.5)	63-331	(5.3)	(15)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	23	10.1	19.6	31:14	24-96	(4)	24-37	66.0%	223	(6)	61-319	(5.2)	(13.9)
Defense Home Games	23.0	7.0	24.0	31:23	15-59	(3.9)	33-50	66.0%	308	(6.2)	65-367	(5.6)	(16)

ATLANTA - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
	Turnovers Lost				Third Downs		Fourth Downs		Kickoff Returns		Punt Returns		Penalties
	INT	FL	TO	DIFF	#-MADE	PCT	#-MADE	PCT	KR-YDS	YPKR	PR-YDS	YPPR	PEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)	1.0	0.0	1.0	-0.3	10-5	45.2%	0-0	0.0%	2-32	(19.2)	2-21	(12.4)	7-58
Opponents Avg. Stats Against	0.9	0.7	1.6	1.7	12-5	40.9%	1-0	61.9%	1-33	(23.4)	14-2	(7.4)	7-54
Stats For (Home Games)	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	11-5	45.5%	0-0	0.0%	2-31	(15.5)	1-0	(0)	6-34
Stats Against (All Games)	0.3	0.3	0.7		13-4	34.2%	2-1	80.0%	1-27	(20.2)	1-18	(13.7)	8-69
Opponents Avg. Stats For	0.7	0.6	1.3		14-6	43.8%	1-1	55.3%	1-28	(20)	29-2	(13.8)	8-66
Stats Against (Home Games)	1.0	1.0	2.0		12-5	41.7%	3-3	100.0%	0-0	(0)	0-0	(0)	10-70

Average power rating of opponents played: BUFFALO 18.3, ATLANTA 19.7

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

BUFFALO - Season Results
								Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Rushing	Passing	TO	Rushing	Passing	TO
9/10/2017	NY JETS	21-12	W	-7	W	42	U	42-190	16-28-218	1	15-38	26-39-176	2
9/17/2017	@ CAROLINA	3-9	L	6	T	43.5	U	23-69	17-25-107	0	28-77	20-32-178	0
9/24/2017	DENVER	26-16	W	3	W	40	O	33-75	20-26-197	0	23-111	24-40-255	2
10/1/2017	@ ATLANTA
10/8/2017	@ CINCINNATI
10/22/2017	TAMPA BAY
10/29/2017	OAKLAND

ATLANTA - Season Results
								Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Opponent	Score	SU	Line	ATS	Tot.	O/U	Rushing	Passing	TO	Rushing	Passing	TO
9/10/2017	@ CHICAGO	23-17	W	-6.5	L	48	U	23-64	21-30-308	0	19-125	26-40-176	0
9/17/2017	GREEN BAY	34-23	W	-3	W	54.5	O	27-141	19-28-223	0	15-59	33-50-308	2
9/24/2017	@ DETROIT	30-26	W	-3	W	50.5	O	28-151	24-35-277	3	19-71	25-45-253	0
10/1/2017	BUFFALO
10/15/2017	MIAMI
10/22/2017	@ NEW ENGLAND
10/29/2017	@ NY JETS

KEY GAME INFORMATION

BUFFALO: The Bills were the second most run-heavy team in 2016, and that's unlikely to change under the new coaching staff. RB LeSean McCoy's 5.4 yards per rush was tops among runners with 150+ carries, and the Bills signed the NFL's best fullback in Patrick DiMarco. QB Tyrod Taylor's athleticism and arm strength are hindered by his lack of vision and anticipation. He's still stuck with a lackluster receiving group led by injury-plagued WR Sammy Watkins. The Bills will transition to a 4-3 scheme under new head coach Sean McDermott. DTs Marcell Dareus and Kyle Williams have the talent to improve last year's awful run defense (29th in the NFL), and 2016's first two draft picks, DE Shaq Lawson and LB Reggie Ragland, are finally fully healthy. Departed CB Stephon Gilmore will be hard to replace, but former Packers S Micah Hyde and first-round draft pick CB Tre'Davious White bolster the secondary.

ATLANTA: The Falcons lost the league's best offensive coordinator in Kyle Shanahan (now the 49ers' head coach), but MVP QB Matt Ryan still has arguably the league's best WR in Julio Jones, and Atlanta got great production from the rest of their receiving group when Jones drew copious defensive attention. Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman might be the NFL's best RB combo: Both are great receivers, patient runners and homerun threats in the open field. Atlanta's defense improved greatly during the course of 2016. Edge-rusher Vic Beasley led the league in sacks, rookies LB Deion Jones and S Keanu Neal matured quickly, CB Robert Alford established himself as a bona fide No. 1 CB and DT Grady Jarrett was simply dominant in the Super Bowl. Newly-acquired DT Dontari Poe is a space-eating run-stuffer, and elite CB Desmond Trufant is back after missing ten games with a shoulder injury.

PREVIEW

Falcons go for 4-0 start against Bills

The Atlanta Falcons will look to remain undefeated through one quarter of the regular season when they host the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon.

Atlanta (3-0) has won its first three games by an average of seven points. The Falcons will play their second game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium after a grand-opening win over the Green Bay Packers on Sept. 17.

Another tough test awaits the Falcons as Buffalo (2-1) comes to town. The Bills have achieved early success under first-year coach Sean McDermott, who has overseen wins over the New York Jets and Denver Broncos.

The upcoming game matches strength against strength as Atlanta's high-powered offense squares off against Buffalo's punishing defense. The Falcons rank fifth in the NFL with 29 points per game and the Bills are No. 1 on the opposite side of the ball with only 12.3 points allowed per game.

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will try to bounce back from a three-interception performance against the Detroit Lions in Week 3. For the season, Ryan has passed for 867 yards, four touchdowns and three picks.

The Bills are the only team in the NFL that has not allowed a passing touchdown.

"I think their defense has done a good job," Ryan said to reporters this week. "The secondary has been stout. The defense in general hasn't given up many points. They have played really well in the first three weeks."

Yet Buffalo must focus on the run as well as the pass against Atlanta, which offers a variety of ways to score. Falcons running back Devonta Freeman is averaging 4.4 yards per carry and has four touchdowns in three games.

A dependable ground game could set the stage for Ryan to take some chances deep downfield. Wide receiver Julio Jones has been limited in practice because of a back injury but hopes to be fully effective by Sunday.

"We didn't really hit any in the last game, but we've been pretty efficient throwing the ball down the field," Ryan said. "It backs things off if we are willing and able to take shots down the field when they give us looks to do it. We're going to continue to do that. We feel like we are going to hit them when we get those opportunities."

Buffalo's defensive linemen will be key to preventing Ryan from feeling comfortable in the pocket and orchestrating long scoring drives. The Bills are hopeful that defensive tackle Marcell Dareus will return from an ankle injury that sidelined him a week ago.

"I'm feeling good," Dareus said. "We're going to take it day by day and see how things go. Just trying to get used to the braces I have now and get my feet under me. Just trying to check the soreness and keep moving forward."

A solid defense alone will not be enough for the Buffalo to win. McDermott's club will need to improve upon its season-to-date rankings in points per game (16.7, No. 25 in the NFL) and yards per game (285.3, No. 26).

The Falcons' defense ranks in the middle of the pack so far this year. They are No. 17 in points allowed (22.0) and No. 15 in yards per game allowed (330.7).

Injured Atlanta linebacker Vic Beasley (hamstring) resumed running this week but does not figure to play in Week 4. Defensive lineman Courtney Upshaw (ankle) also likely remains out.

Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor will look to stay hot after a sparkling performance in Week 3 against Denver. Taylor went 20 of 26 for 213 yards and two touchdowns to finish with a 126.0 passer rating, which was the fourth-best output of his career.

Bills running back LeSean McCoy is averaging only 2.9 yards per game this season, which is a far cry from his 5.4 average in 2016. McCoy still is looking for his first rushing touchdown of the season.

"Each week is going to call for different things, but we have to stay true to our identity," Taylor told the Bills' official website. "We showed we can be more than multiple in our passing attack. Whether it's using keepers to keep a defense honest on the back side, it's ultimately going to help (McCoy)."

Atlanta has won the past four games in the series, including a 34-31 squeaker in the most recent matchup against the Bills on Dec. 1, 2013. The Bills are looking for their first win over the Falcons since Nov. 12, 1995.

Last Updated: 4/19/2024 10:51:06 AM EST.