NFL Game Preview: Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings - Week 13

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Buffalo Bills at Minnesota Vikings - Week 13

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HOU PHI	24 34
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WAS NYG	7 31
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SF GB	16 34
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NO CIN	34 30
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JAC TEN	17 6
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DEN KC	6 10
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CLE MIA	13 10
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CHI DET	24 20
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BUF MIN	14 38
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OAK SD	28 13
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STL ARI	19 6
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DAL IND	38 35
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CAR SEA	14 31
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ATL TB	28 24
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PIT BAL	13 10
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NYJ NE	3 45
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Vikings 27, Bills 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 8	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Pass: 250, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 28	Fred Jackson	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 56	C.J. Spiller	Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 9	Steve Johnson	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 29	Lee Evans	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 91	Donald Jones	Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 27	Rian Lindell	FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 27	Defense / ST

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Minnesota Vikings
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Brett Favre	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 8	Adrian Peterson	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 17	Toby Gerhart	Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
WR 32	Percy Harvin	Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
WR 46	Sidney Rice	Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 17	Visanthe Shiancoe	Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 12	Ryan Longwell	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 16	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (19) needs TD pass to become 5th player in Bills history w/ 20+ TD passes in season & 1st since DREW BLEDSOE in '04. Aims for 13th straight game w/ TD pass... Last week, RB Fred Jackson had career-high 104 rec. yards & became 1st Bills RB w/ 100+ rec. yards in game since 9/7/97 (TIM TINDALE, 105). Seeks 4th straight game w/ 100+ scrimmage yards (170, 129, 163). Aims for 5th straight game w/ TD (4 rush, 2 rec. TDs during span)... WR Lee Evans had 7 rec. for 92 yards in only game vs. Min. WR Steve Johnson (9) needs 2 TD rec. to tie BILL BROOKS (11 in '95) for most TD rec. in season in Bills history. Aims for 3rd straight game w/ 7+ rec... DT Kyle Williams tied career-high w/ 2 sacks last week & has career-best 5 sacks in '10... S Donte Whitner leads team w/ 102 tackles... Rookie DE Alex Carrington (3rd round, No. 72) had 1st career sack last week.

Vikings QB Brett Favre aims for 3rd win in row vs. Buf. In past 2 Dec./Jan. games, has completed 51 of 71 (71.8 pct.) for 637 yards with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 127.5 rating... RB Adrian Peterson surpassed 1,000 rush yards for 4th consecutive season last week. Leads NFC with 1,347 scrimmage yards (1,016 rush, 331 rec.). In 14 games vs. AFC, has rushed for 1,707 yards (121.9 per game) & 16 TDs. Rookie RB Toby Gerhart rushed for career-high 76 yards & scored 1st career TD last week... WR-KR Percy Harvin is only player in NFL this season with rush, rec. & return TD. Has 11 catches for 201 yards (100.5 per game) & 2 TDs in past 2 vs. AFC. TE Visanthe Shiancoe ties for 2nd among NFC TEs with 13 rec. TDs since 2009. In only game vs. Buf. (10/8/06 with Chi.), WR Bernard Berrian had 4 catches for 97 yards (24.3 avg.) & TD. WR Sidney Rice has 20 catches for 351 yards (117 per game) & TD in past 3 vs. AFC... DE Jared Allen had 2 sacks & FF in only game vs. Buf. (11/13/05 with KC). Has 6.5 sacks in past 4 & seeks 5th in row with sack. LB E.J. Henderson had sack & INT last week. DE Ray Edwards had sack in only meeting.

Results and Schedule

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	L 34-37	-3
8	2010-10-31	KC	A	L 10-13	-3
9	2010-11-07	CHI	H	L 19-22	-3
10	2010-11-14	DET	H	W 14-12	+2
11	2010-11-21	CIN	A	W 49-31	+18
12	2010-11-28	PIT	H	L 16-19	-3
13	2010-12-05	MIN	A	L 14-38	-24
14	2010-12-12	CLE	H
15	2010-12-19	MIA	A
16	2010-12-26	NE	H
17	2011-01-02	NYJ	A

Minnesota Vikings
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-09	NO	A	L 9-14	-5
2	2010-09-19	MIA	H	L 10-14	-4
3	2010-09-26	DET	H	W 24-10	+14
4		Bye
5	2010-10-11	NYJ	A	L 20-29	-9
6	2010-10-17	DAL	H	W 24-21	+3
7	2010-10-24	GB	A	L 24-28	-4
8	2010-10-31	NE	A	L 18-28	-10
9	2010-11-07	ARI	H	W 27-24	+3
10	2010-11-14	CHI	A	L 13-27	-14
11	2010-11-21	GB	H	L 3-31	-28
12	2010-11-28	WAS	A	W 17-13	+4
13	2010-12-05	BUF	H	W 38-14	+24
14	2010-12-12	NYG	H
15	2010-12-20	CHI	H
16	2010-12-26	PHI	A
17	2011-01-02	DET	A

Injury Report

Buffalo Bills
Out	TE Shawn Nelson (Illness) OLB Reggie Torbor (Shoulder) OG Eric Wood (Ankle)
Doubtful	CB Terrence McGee (Knee)
Questionable	NT Torell Troup (Fibula)
Probable	OT Demetrius Bell (Knee) DE Spencer Johnson (Hamstring) OLB Chris Kelsay (Illness) RB C.J. Spiller (Hamstring)
IR	OLB Danny Batten (Right Shoulder) MLB Andra Davis (Shoulder) WR Marcus Easley (Left Knee) DE Dwan Edwards (Hamstring) ILB Keith Ellison (Knee) OLB Shawne Merriman (Calf, Achilles) WR Roscoe Parrish (Wrist)

Minnesota Vikings
Out	CB Chris Cook (Knee)
Questionable	DE Ray Edwards (Ankle) WR Percy Harvin (Illness) OG Steve Hutchinson (Thumb) WR Greg Lewis (Concussion) RB Adrian Peterson (Ankle) SS Jamarca Sanford (Hamstring)
Probable	SS Husain Abdullah (Ankle) WR Bernard Berrian (Groin) QB Brett Favre (Right Shoulder) FS Eric Frampton (Hamstring) WR Sidney Rice (Hip)
IR	CB Cedric Griffin (Right Knee ACL) OG Anthony Herrera (Left Knee ACL)

Offense Stats Comparison

	BUF Offense	MIN Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	20.8	18.0	23.6	BUF
Rushing yards	121.0	108.8	112.1	BUF
Rushing yards per attempt	4.23	4.30	4.18	MIN
Completion %	57.1%	62.1%	61.3%	MIN
Passing yards	262.0	217.0	237.1	BUF
Passing yards per completion	11.21	11.38	11.10	MIN
Passing yards per attempt	6.40	7.07	6.80	MIN
Interceptions	1.5	1.8	1.0	BUF
Fumbles lost	0.8	0.5	0.7	MIN
Sacks allowed	1.3	1.3	2.1	-
3rd down conversions	48.9%	32.4%	38.9%	BUF
4th down conversions	55.6%	44.4%	50.3%	BUF
Time of possession	30:39	31:22	30:21	MIN

Defense Stats Comparison

	BUF Defense	MIN Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	21.3	26.8	23.6	BUF
Rushing yards	144.8	87.5	112.1	MIN
Rushing yards per attempt	4.51	3.35	4.18	MIN
Completion %	57.0%	62.3%	61.3%	BUF
Passing yards	213.8	235.0	237.1	BUF
Passing yards per completion	11.09	11.82	11.10	BUF
Passing yards per attempt	6.32	7.37	6.80	BUF
INT return	0.3	0.8	1.0	MIN
Fumble recoveries	0.8	0.0	0.7	BUF
Sacks	2.0	2.0	2.1	-
3rd down conversions	42.4%	48.8%	38.9%	BUF
4th down conversions	87.5%	25.0%	50.3%	MIN
Time of possession	32:49	29:13	30:21	MIN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	BUF	MIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.7	10.2	9.9	MIN
Yards per kick return	20.8	18.1	22.2	BUF
Yards allowed per punt return	11.0	7.6	9.9	MIN
Yards allowed per kick return	21.5	26.9	22.2	BUF

Misc Stats Comparison

	BUF	MIN	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	4.8	5.0	6.2	BUF
Penalty yards	39.0	36.0	52.1	MIN

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2010 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
Dome Stadium

Team vs. Team History

Buffalo Bills vs. Minnesota Vikings
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	8	2000-10-22	BUF	MIN	27-31	MIN
2002	2	2002-09-15	BUF	MIN	45-39	BUF
2006	4	2006-10-01	MIN	BUF	12-17	BUF

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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