NFL Game Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills - Week 5

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Jacksonville Jaguars at Buffalo Bills - Week 5

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ATL CLE	20 10
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CHI CAR	23 6
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DEN BAL	17 31
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GB WAS	13 16
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JAC BUF	36 26
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KC IND	9 19
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TB CIN	24 21
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STL DET	6 44
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NYG HOU	34 10
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NO ARI	20 30
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SD OAK	27 35
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TEN DAL	34 27
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PHI SF	27 24
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MIN NYJ	20 29
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Bills 23, Jaguars 21

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 17	David Garrard	Pass: 200, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 5	Maurice Jones-Drew	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 29	Mike Thomas	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 42	Mike Sims-Walker	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 13	Marcedes Lewis	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 28	Josh Scobee	FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 17	Defense / ST

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Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 19	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 17	Fred Jackson	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 35	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 38	Lee Evans	Rec: 3-50, 1 TD
WR 41	Steve Johnson	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 61	Roscoe Parrish	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 29	Jonathan Stupar	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 9	Rian Lindell	FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 11	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Jaguars In 2 Jax. wins in '10, QB David Garrard has completed 33 of 43 passes (76.7 pct.) for 333 yards w/5 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 137.1 passer rating. In 4 career games against Bills, Garrard completed 77 of 117 passes (65.8 pct.) for 808 yards w/4 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 90.0 passer rating. Garrard (13,880) needs 120 passing yards to reach 14,000 career... RB Maurice Jones-Drew aims for 5th consecutive game w/rush TD against Bills. Jones-Drew recorded 13th career game w/100 rush yards last week vs. Colts (105)... WR Mike Sims-Walker (91) needs 9 receptions to reach 100 career. Sims-Walker had 8 receptions for 91 yards (11.4 avg.) w/1 TD in last game vs. Bills... TE Marcedes Lewis averaged 23.3 yards per catch in last game against Bills (3 rec., 70 receiving yards). Lewis posted 3rd TD rec. of '10 last week for new career-high... S Anthony Smith recorded 1st INT of season vs. Colts. Smith had INT in last game vs. Bills... LB Kirk Morrison leads team w/25 tackles... K Josh Scobee had 59-yard game-winning FG last week, 3rd-longest game-ending FG to win game in NFL history.

Bills Club has won 2 of past 3 vs. Jaguars at home... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick aims for 3rd consecutive game w/2 TD passes. Had career-high 74 rush yards last week. Fitzpatrick had 297 passing yards in last game vs. Jaguars... RB Fred Jackson (2,898) needs 102 yards to reach 3,000 career scrimmage yards... WR Lee Evans has catch in 97 of 100 career games... 7 of WR-KR Roscoe Parrish's 10 receptions have been for 1st downs. WR Steve Johnson aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD reception... TE David Martin recorded 1st TD reception as Bill last week vs. NYJ... S George Wilson had INT in last game against Jaguars... S Bryan Scott had sack in last game vs. Jax... DT Marcus Stroud was 1st round selection by Jaguars in '01 NFL Draft (No. 13) & played 7 seasons in Jax... S Donte Whitner leads team w/35 tackles... Rookie KR-RB C.J. Spiller (1st round, No. 9) ranks 4th in AFC & 5th in NFL w/28.5 KR avg. in '10.

Results and Schedule

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	DEN	H	W 24-17	+7
2	2010-09-19	SD	A	L 13-38	-25
3	2010-09-26	PHI	H	L 3-28	-25
4	2010-10-03	IND	H	W 31-28	+3
5	2010-10-10	BUF	A	W 36-26	+10
6	2010-10-18	TEN	H
7	2010-10-24	KC	A
8	2010-10-31	DAL	A
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	HOU	H
11	2010-11-21	CLE	H
12	2010-11-28	NYG	A
13	2010-12-05	TEN	A
14	2010-12-12	OAK	H
15	2010-12-19	IND	A
16	2010-12-26	WAS	H
17	2011-01-02	HOU	A

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	MIA	H	L 10-15	-5
2	2010-09-19	GB	A	L 7-34	-27
3	2010-09-26	NE	A	L 30-38	-8
4	2010-10-03	NYJ	H	L 14-38	-24
5	2010-10-10	JAC	H	L 26-36	-10
6		Bye
7	2010-10-24	BAL	A
8	2010-10-31	KC	A
9	2010-11-07	CHI	H
10	2010-11-14	DET	H
11	2010-11-21	CIN	A
12	2010-11-28	PIT	H
13	2010-12-05	MIN	A
14	2010-12-12	CLE	H
15	2010-12-19	MIA	A
16	2010-12-26	NE	H
17	2011-01-02	NYJ	A

Injury Report

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out	OLB Justin Durant (Ankle)
Doubtful	FS Sean Considine (Hamstring) RB Rashad Jennings (Shoulder)
Probable	RB Maurice Jones-Drew (Ankle) OG Justin Smiley (Ankle)
IR	WR Jarett Dillard (Foot) OLB Freddy Keiaho (Concussion) QB Luke McCown (Knee) CB Scotty McGee (Shoulder) DT D'Anthony Smith (Achilles)

Buffalo Bills
Out	ILB Keith Ellison (Knee) CB Terrence McGee (Back) ILB Arthur Moats (Elbow) SS Bryan Scott (Knee)
Questionable	CB Ashton Youboty (Hamstring)
Probable	ILB Andra Davis (Shoulder) DE Marcus Stroud (Ankle)
Suspended	TE Shawn Nelson (Substance Abuse, 2010 games 1-4)
IR	OLB Danny Batten (Right Shoulder) WR Marcus Easley (Left Knee)
PUP	OLB Jon Corto (Wrist)

Offense Stats Comparison

	JAC Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	17.8	15.3	20.3	JAC
Rushing yards	129.5	105.5	109.9	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.14	4.74	4.10	BUF
Completion %	62.6%	57.0%	62.1%	JAC
Passing yards	164.8	131.8	219.8	JAC
Passing yards per completion	9.15	8.64	10.58	JAC
Passing yards per attempt	5.73	4.93	6.57	JAC
Interceptions	1.3	1.0	1.0	BUF
Fumbles lost	0.5	0.5	0.8	-
Sacks allowed	2.5	2.8	2.1	JAC
3rd down conversions	44.2%	26.1%	38.7%	JAC
4th down conversions	42.9%	33.3%	45.5%	JAC
Time of possession	30:38	24:53	30:13	JAC

Defense Stats Comparison

	JAC Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	27.8	31.3	20.3	JAC
Rushing yards	101.0	174.0	109.9	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	4.25	4.64	4.10	JAC
Completion %	66.9%	66.4%	62.1%	BUF
Passing yards	303.8	208.8	219.8	BUF
Passing yards per completion	13.06	10.84	10.58	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	8.74	7.20	6.57	BUF
INT return	1.0	0.0	1.0	JAC
Fumble recoveries	0.8	0.3	0.8	JAC
Sacks	2.0	1.0	2.1	JAC
3rd down conversions	46.3%	50.9%	38.7%	JAC
4th down conversions	50.0%	0.0%	45.5%	BUF
Time of possession	29:22	35:08	30:13	JAC

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	JAC	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	11.0	8.1	8.9	JAC
Yards per kick return	23.3	26.4	23.5	BUF
Yards allowed per punt return	8.2	9.5	8.9	JAC
Yards allowed per kick return	23.0	22.4	23.5	BUF

Misc Stats Comparison

	JAC	BUF	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.3	4.5	6.4	BUF
Penalty yards	48.0	36.8	54.7	BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2010 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2001	6	2001-10-18	BUF	JAC	13-10	BUF
2003	2	2003-09-14	BUF	JAC	37-17	BUF
2004	1	2004-09-12	JAC	BUF	13-10	JAC
2006	12	2006-11-26	JAC	BUF	24-27	BUF
2007	12	2007-11-25	BUF	JAC	14-36	JAC
2008	2	2008-09-14	BUF	JAC	20-16	BUF
2009	11	2009-11-22	BUF	JAC	15-18	JAC

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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