Buffalo: The Bills are coming off a butt whipping courtesy of the Patriots and now travel to Jacksonville still minus their best offensive player, Marshawn Lynch. J.P. Losmas gets the call at quarterback again but hasn't been able to crack the 200-yd mark the last two weeks. Anthony Thomas received only 11 carries last week as the Bills were playing catchup all day and will once again get the start for Lynch. Neither are good plays against the Jacksonville defense, in fact, this is simply a bad matchup for Buffalo in every phase of the game.
Start: N/A
Consider: QB J.P. Losman, WR Lee Evans
Sit: RB Anthony Thomas, RB Marshawn Lynch, TE Robert Royal, WR Peerless Price, WR Josh Reed
Jacksonville: This might be a look-ahead game for the Jags as they face the Colts next week but Jacksonville isn't quite good enough to look over anybody. However, with David Garrard back at quarterback they should easily handle the Bills at home where their defense has shined. Jones-Drew could be in line for a big game against the Bills defense that's allowed 100-yd games to Henry, Paker, Maroney, McGahee, and Chatman this season. Jacksonville receivers should remain on your bench, as inconsistency is commonplace among this group. Tight end George Wrighster has caught 8 passes the last two weeks.
Start: RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Jaguars D/ST
Consider: QB David Garrard, RB Fred Taylor, TE George Wrighster
Sit: WR Dennis Northcutt, WR Ernest Wilford, TE Marcedes Lewis, WR Matt Jones, K Josh Scobee
Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.
Defense Stats Comparison
BUF Defense
JAC Defense
NFL Average
Points against
15.0
21.5
21.5
Rushing yards
118.0
95.0
108.0
Rushing yards per attempt
4.01
4.10
3.98
Completion %
64.0%
61.0%
61.5%
Passing yards
202.0
282.5
218.6
Passing yards per completion
9.78
11.73
10.55
Passing yards per attempt
6.26
7.15
6.49
INT return
0.3
1.5
1.0
Fumble recoveries
0.3
0.5
0.8
Sacks
0.7
1.8
2.2
Weather
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Team vs. Team History
Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
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
Note: Only playoff games from the
2004 to 2006 seasons are included in the team vs. team history.
Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
