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Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts - Week 12
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

HOU
DET		 34
 31
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WAS
DAL		 38
 31
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NE
NYJ		 49
 19
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ATL
TB		 24
 23
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TEN
JAC		 19
 24
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SEA
MIA		 21
 24
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PIT
CLE		 14
 20
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OAK
CIN		 10
 34
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MIN
CHI		 10
 28
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BUF
IND		 13
 20
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DEN
KC		 17
 9
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BAL
SD		 16
 13
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SF
NO		 31
 21
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STL
ARI		 31
 17
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GB
NYG		 10
 38
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CAR
PHI		 30
 22
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Colts 27, Bills 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 8 C.J. Spiller Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 6-50, 1
RB 25 Fred Jackson Rush: 40, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 18 Steve Johnson Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 55 Donald Jones Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 24 Scott Chandler Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 25 Rian Lindell FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 25 Defense / ST  
View all Week 12 Rankings or Projections
  
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 7 Andrew Luck Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 28 Vick Ballard Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 40 Delone Carter Rush: 10, 1 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
RB 46 Donald Brown Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 10 Reggie Wayne Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
 WR 39 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
 WR 50 Donnie Avery Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 15 Dwayne Allen Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
 TE 35 Coby Fleener Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 19 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 23 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (73) needs 4 TD passes to tie JACK KEMP (77) for 3rd-most in Bills history. In past 4, Fitzpatrick has totaled 969 passing yards with 5 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 94 passer rating. Had 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 120.8 passer rating in last game vs. Colts (1/3/10)... RB Fred Jackson had career-high 212 rush yards on 33 att. (6.4 avg.) in only game vs. Colts. RB C.J. Spiller has totaled 100+ scrimmage yards in 5 straight games. Tied for NFL-best with 6.6 yards per carry (109 att., 723 yards)... WR Steve Johnson has 6 receptions in each of past 2 games... Since '11, TE Scott Chandler is tied for 3rd among AFC TEs with 11 TD catches....DE Mario Williams has 2 sacks in past 3 games... DE SHAWNE MERRIMAN posted 1st sack of season last week... LB Nick Barnett has team-high 72 tackles... Since entering NFL in '09, S Jairus Byrd is tied for 3rd in NFL with 17 INTs... PR Leodis McKelvin has NFL-best 21.9 PR avg. Posted 3rd PR-TD of career last week, tied for most in Bills history.

Colts Club is 4-1 at home '12... QB Andrew Luck posted 5th 300-yard passing game last week, surpassing PEYTON MANNING (1998) for most by rookie all-time. Luck's 2,965 passing yards are most through 10 games among rookie QBs in NFL history. Leads AFC QBs in rush yards (163) & rush TDs (5). At home, Luck has 8 TDs vs. 2 INTs & 88.6 passer rating... RB Vick Ballard ranks 2nd among AFC rookies with 386 rush yards... WR Reggie Wayne (1,003) recorded 8th season with 1,000 receiving yards. Wayne (938) needs 6 receptions to surpass HOFer ART MONK (940) & DERRICK MASON (943) for 11th-most in NFL annals. WR T.Y. Hilton posted 3rd 100-yard receiving game of season last week, most among NFL rookies. Had career-high 2 TDs vs. NE... TE Dwayne Allen tied career-high with 6 catches last week... LB Dwight Freeney has 2 sacks in 2 career games vs. Buf. LB Robert Mathis posted 2 sacks in last game vs. Bills. Mathis aims for 5th consecutive home game with sack in '12. LB Jerrell Freeman leads team with 85 tackles.


Results and Schedule
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NYJ A L 28-48 -20
2 2012-09-16 KC H W 35-17 +18
3 2012-09-23 CLE A W 24-14 +10
4 2012-09-30 NE H L 28-52 -24
5 2012-10-07 SF A L 3-45 -42
6 2012-10-14 ARI A W 19-16 +3
7 2012-10-21 TEN H L 34-35 -1
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 HOU A L 9-21 -12
10 2012-11-11 NE A L 31-37 -6
11 2012-11-15 MIA H W 19-14 +5
12 2012-11-25 IND A L 13-20 -7
13 2012-12-02 JAC H    
14 2012-12-09 STL H    
15 2012-12-16 SEA H    
16 2012-12-23 MIA A    
17 2012-12-30 NYJ H    
   
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 CHI A L 21-41 -20
2 2012-09-16 MIN H W 23-20 +3
3 2012-09-23 JAC H L 17-22 -5
4   Bye      
5 2012-10-07 GB H W 30-27 +3
6 2012-10-14 NYJ A L 9-35 -26
7 2012-10-21 CLE H W 17-13 +4
8 2012-10-28 TEN A W 19-13 +6
9 2012-11-04 MIA H W 23-20 +3
10 2012-11-08 JAC A W 27-10 +17
11 2012-11-18 NE A L 24-59 -35
12 2012-11-25 BUF H W 20-13 +7
13 2012-12-02 DET A    
14 2012-12-09 TEN H    
15 2012-12-16 HOU A    
16 2012-12-23 KC A    
17 2012-12-30 HOU H    

Injury Report
Buffalo Bills
Out  DE Mark Anderson (knee)
 CB Aaron Williams (knee)
Questionable  DE Spencer Johnson (ankle)
 FB Corey McIntyre (knee)
 WR Brad Smith (hamstring)
Probable  CB Ron Brooks (tooth)
 FS Jairus Byrd (back)
 DT Marcell Dareus (shoulder)
 RB Fred Jackson (concussion)
 DE Chris Kelsay (neck)
 CB Leodis McKelvin (groin)
 CB Justin Rogers (hamstring)
 FS Da'Norris Searcy (hand)
 MLB Kelvin Sheppard (back)
 RB C.J. Spiller (shoulder)
 DT Kyle Williams (ankle)
 DE Mario Williams (ankle)
IR  CB Terrence McGee (knee, 11/6)
 WR David Nelson (knee, 9/11)
   
Indianapolis Colts
Doubtful  CB Vontae Davis (knee)
Questionable  TE Coby Fleener (shoulder)
 DE Cory Redding (hip)
Probable  WR Donnie Avery (head)
 FS Antoine Bethea (ankle)
 RB Donald Brown (knee)
 NT Josh Chapman (knee)
 QB Andrew Luck (knee)
IR  WR Austin Collie (knee, 9/24)
 ILB A.J. Edds (knee, 8/3)
 NT Brandon McKinney (knee, 8/26)
 DE Drake Nevis (hand, 11/12)
 CB Jerraud Powers (toe, 11/12)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Offense 		 IND
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 23.0 20.8 23.0 BUF
Rushing yards 149.0 125.5 115.0 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 5.23 4.08 4.26 BUF
Completion % 65.9% 59.1% 61.7% BUF
Passing yards 202.3 273.3 232.6 IND
Passing yards per completion 9.36 12.12 10.78 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.17 7.17 6.65 IND
Interceptions 0.7 1.0 0.9 BUF
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.8 0.7 IND
Sacks allowed 2.7 2.0 2.2 IND
3rd down conversions 37.3% 47.6% 37.9% IND
4th down conversions 66.7% 100.0% 50.6% IND
Time of possession 31:50 34:18 30:02 IND
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Defense 		 IND
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 24.0 20.3 23.0 IND
Rushing yards 139.0 91.5 115.0 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 4.75 4.65 4.26 IND
Completion % 58.0% 63.6% 61.7% BUF
Passing yards 191.0 268.0 232.6 BUF
Passing yards per completion 10.14 11.29 10.78 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 5.88 7.19 6.65 BUF
INT return 0.7 0.0 0.9 BUF
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.0 0.7 -
Sacks 2.3 1.3 2.2 BUF
3rd down conversions 42.4% 43.5% 37.9% BUF
4th down conversions 75.0% 40.0% 50.6% IND
Time of possession 29:26 26:54 30:02 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BUF   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 16.1 8.6 9.1 BUF
Yards per kick return 25.4 16.8 23.2 BUF
Yards allowed per punt return 11.1 26.7 9.1 BUF
Yards allowed per kick return 25.1 23.7 23.2 IND
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BUF   IND  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 5.3 6.3 IND
Penalty yards 68.0 40.5 53.1 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2012 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Buffalo Bills vs. Indianapolis Colts
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 5 2000-10-01 IND BUF 18-16 IND
2000 15 2000-12-11 BUF IND 20-44 IND
2001 2 2001-09-23 BUF IND 26-42 IND
2001 8 2001-11-04 IND BUF 30-14 IND
2003 12 2003-11-23 IND BUF 17-14 IND
2006 10 2006-11-12 BUF IND 16-17 IND
2009 17 2010-01-03 IND BUF 7-30 BUF

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.