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Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills - Week 5
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

ARI
MIN		 10
 34
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SEA
NYG		 36
 25
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PHI
BUF		 24
 31
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OAK
HOU		 25
 20
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TEN
PIT		 17
 38
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NO
CAR		 30
 27
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KC
IND		 28
 24
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CIN
JAC		 30
 20
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TB
SF		 3
 48
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SD
DEN		 29
 24
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NYJ
NE		 21
 30
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GB
ATL		 25
 14
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CHI
DET		 Mon
 8:30
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Eagles 24, Bills 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Michael Vick Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 30, 1
RB 10 LeSean McCoy Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 7-50, 1
WR 6 DeSean Jackson Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 19 Jeremy Maclin Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
WR 73 Jason Avant Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 23 Brent Celek Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 19 Alex Henery FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 8 Defense / ST  
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Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 3 Fred Jackson Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 37 C.J. Spiller Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 20 Steve Johnson Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 31 David Nelson Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 43 Donald Jones Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 24 Scott Chandler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 13 Rian Lindell FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 19 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Eagles QB Michael Vick won only start vs. Buf. (9/25/05 with Atl.). In 3 starts vs. AFC with Phi. (3-0), has completed 56 of 93 (60.2 pct.) for 811 yards with 6 TDs vs. 1 INT for 105.6 rating & rushed for 152 yards & 3 TDs. Last week became 1st player in NFL history with 400+ pass (416) & 75+ rush (75) yards in game... RB LeSean McCoy is 2nd in NFL with 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.). Leads NFL with 24 rush 1st downs & ties for lead with 30 total 1st downs... WR-PR DeSean Jackson has rec. TD in 3 of past 4 vs. AFC. Has 27 TDs (20 rec., 4 PR, 3 rush) in career & averages 45.7 yards per TD (1,234 yards). WR Jeremy Maclin has 25 catches (8.3 per game) for 314 yards (104.7 per game) & 2 TDs in past 3. TE Brent Celek had TD in last meeting... CB Asante Samuel has INT in 4 of past 6 vs. Buf. Has NFL-best 37 INTs since 2006. DE Jason Babin had career-high 3 sacks last week & leads NFL with 7 sacks. DT Cullen Jenkins leads NFL DTs with 4 sacks.

Bills Have won 2 of past 3 at home vs. Phi... Rank 2nd in AFC with 33.3 points per game this season (PATRIOTS, 33.8)... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has completed 43 of 62 passes (69.4 pct.) for 468 yards with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 123.6 passer rating in 2nd-half of games this season. Has 117.5 passer rating in 4th quarter, 2nd-best in AFC. RB Fred Jackson is averaging 7.1 yards per carry at home in '11 (27 att., 191 yards). In past 4 vs. NFC, Jackson is averaging 95.7 rush yards per game (383 total)... WR Steve Johnson has TD catch in 3 of 1st 4 games of season... TE Scott Chandler is tied for 2nd among NFL TEs with 4 TD rec. this season (ROB GRONKOWSKI, 5)... Defense tied for NFL-best with 8 INTs... LB Nick Barnett leads team with 39 tackles... S Bryan Scott registered 1st career TD last week on 43-yard INT return. S George Wilson aims for 3rd straight game with INT... Rookie DT Marcell Dareus (1st round, No. 3) posted 1st career sack last week.


Results and Schedule
Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 STL A W 31-13 +18
2 2011-09-18 ATL A L 31-35 -4
3 2011-09-25 NYG H L 16-29 -13
4 2011-10-02 SF H L 23-24 -1
5 2011-10-09 BUF A L 24-31 -7
6 2011-10-16 WAS A    
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 DAL H    
9 2011-11-07 CHI H    
10 2011-11-13 ARI H    
11 2011-11-20 NYG A    
12 2011-11-27 NE H    
13 2011-12-01 SEA A    
14 2011-12-11 MIA A    
15 2011-12-18 NYJ H    
16 2011-12-24 DAL A    
17 2012-01-01 WAS H    
   
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 KC A W 41-7 +34
2 2011-09-18 OAK H W 38-35 +3
3 2011-09-25 NE H W 34-31 +3
4 2011-10-02 CIN A L 20-23 -3
5 2011-10-09 PHI H W 31-24 +7
6 2011-10-16 NYG A    
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 WAS H    
9 2011-11-06 NYJ H    
10 2011-11-13 DAL A    
11 2011-11-20 MIA A    
12 2011-11-27 NYJ A    
13 2011-12-04 TEN H    
14 2011-12-11 SD A    
15 2011-12-18 MIA H    
16 2011-12-24 DEN H    
17 2012-01-01 NE A    

Injury Report
Philadelphia Eagles
Out  DE Trent Cole (Calf)
 OT Jason Peters (Hamstring)
Questionable  DE Juqua Parker (Ankle)
Probable  FS Nathaniel Allen (Knee)
 WR Jason Avant (Shoulder)
 WR Riley Cooper (Hamstring)
 OLB Moise Fokou (Neck)
 CB Brandon Hughes (Hamstring)
 DT Cullen Jenkins (Triceps)
 OT Winston Justice (Knee)
 DT Mike Patterson (Knee)
 WR Steve Smith (Knee)
 DE Darryl Tapp (Pectoral)
 QB Michael Vick (Left Finger)
IR  DT Antonio Dixon (Triceps)
PUP  DE Brandon Graham (Knee)
   
Buffalo Bills
Out  OT Demetrius Bell (Shoulder)
 OLB Chris Kelsay (Calf)
 NT Torell Troup (Back)
 ILB Chris White (Hamstring)
 CB Aaron Williams (Chest)
Probable  ILB Nick Barnett (Ankle)
 WR Ruvell Martin (Knee)
 CB Terrence McGee (Hamstring)
 OLB Shawne Merriman (Shoulder)
 RB C.J. Spiller (Knee)
 OG Kraig Urbik (Knee)
 OC Eric Wood (Ankle)
IR  WR Marcus Easley (Illness)
 WR Roscoe Parrish (Left Ankle)
 ILB Reggie Torbor (Shoulder)

Offense Stats Comparison
  PHI
 Offense 		 BUF
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 25.3 33.3 22.8 BUF
Rushing yards 163.5 137.0 108.5 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 5.36 5.27 4.16 PHI
Completion % 62.1% 63.0% 61.0% BUF
Passing yards 271.3 254.5 245.7 PHI
Passing yards per completion 12.06 11.07 11.44 PHI
Passing yards per attempt 7.48 6.97 6.98 PHI
Interceptions 1.3 1.0 1.0 BUF
Fumbles lost 1.3 0.0 0.6 BUF
Sacks allowed 1.8 0.8 2.3 BUF
3rd down conversions 48.1% 38.0% 38.5% PHI
4th down conversions 25.0% 66.7% 45.4% BUF
Time of possession 32:04 31:18 30:01 PHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  PHI
 Defense 		 BUF
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 25.3 24.0 22.8 BUF
Rushing yards 139.5 129.5 108.5 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 5.31 4.89 4.16 BUF
Completion % 60.5% 62.0% 61.0% PHI
Passing yards 217.8 275.5 245.7 PHI
Passing yards per completion 12.10 11.85 11.44 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 7.32 7.35 6.98 PHI
INT return 0.5 2.0 1.0 BUF
Fumble recoveries 0.5 0.8 0.6 BUF
Sacks 3.8 1.0 2.3 PHI
3rd down conversions 36.7% 41.3% 38.5% PHI
4th down conversions 50.0% 100.0% 45.4% PHI
Time of possession 27:56 28:42 30:01 PHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   PHI   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 3.2 8.9 10.4 BUF
Yards per kick return 21.3 20.0 24.4 PHI
Yards allowed per punt return 3.3 10.3 10.4 PHI
Yards allowed per kick return 24.3 19.3 24.4 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   PHI   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 5.3 6.5 BUF
Penalty yards 50.5 39.8 53.9 BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 4 of the 2011 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.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Buffalo Bills
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 4 2003-09-28 PHI BUF 23-13 PHI
2007 17 2007-12-30 BUF PHI 9-17 PHI

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.