Week 12 saw another inferior opponent pay a visit to New Era Field.
The Bills, for the second week in a row, turned in a dominating performance en route to a 17-point victory – this time a 20-3 thumping of the Denver Broncos.
While at a lowly three wins, the Broncos have a stout defense, but you wouldn’t know from the way Buffalo’s offense came to play.
With that, here are eight stats to know from the Bills win over the Broncos in Week 12:
15,289
It feels inappropriate to start with anything else. Running back Frank Gore rushed for 65 yards on 15 attempts, which brings his career total to 15,289 yards – bypassing Barry Sanders (15,269) for third all time.
In his first season in Buffalo, the 36-year-old Gore has amassed 541 yards through the team’s first 11 games. He is now 1,437 yards behind Walter Payton (16,726) for second-most all-time.
106
From one ground game accomplishment to another. Rookie Devin Singletary tallied his first-ever 100-yard game in Sunday’s victory over Denver, going for 106 yards on 21 carries.
Singletary is up to 490 yards on 84 attempts in eight games as a pro, and is averaging 5.8 yards per carry.
171
Josh Allen’s streak of passes thrown without an interception ended at 171, when his first-down pass was intercepted by Justin Simmons.
Allen redeemed himself nicely after the errant throw, finishing with 185 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on 15-of-25 passing – highlighted by a 34-strike to John Brown with 11:14 to go in the fourth quarter to all but put Denver away. The QB also rushed for 56 yards on nine carries.
39
John Brown saw his streak of 11 games with at least five receptions and five yards come to an end Sunday; he finished with two receptions on four targets for 39 yards and a score, while primarily going up against Denver’s All-Pro cornerback Chris Harris.
On the other side, Denver’s break-out receiver Courtland Sutton was held to just one reception on eight targets for 27 yards against Tre’Davious White.
White got the best of the matchup, snagging his fourth interception of the year. That ties a single-season career-high for him.
134
Buffalo held Denver to just 134 yards of total offense, including just 49 net passing yards with their four sacks of Broncos QB Brandon Allen combined.
The Bills defense held Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay to 57 yards on 13 carries. As a team, Denver only had 14 rushing yards after the first quarter. It was another impressive performance from the third-ranked Buffalo defense that’s needed to, and gotten, improved from their run defense.
424
Buffalo racked up 424 yards of total offense in the victory, matching its season-high – albeit only a week prior – from Nov. 17 at Miami. The Bills converted 50 percent 8-of-16) of their third downs in the win.
While Buffalo moved the ball and sustain drives against Denver’s eighth-ranked defense, penalties were again an issue. The Bills were flagged 12 times for 90 yards. Buffalo is tied for the seventh-most penalized team, having been flagged 85 times for 669 yards through 11 games.
1996
This one, you already know. Buffalo is 8-3 for the first time since 1996, and just the fifth-time overall. The Bills are 3-2 all-time in this spot, with wins coming in 1974 and in 1996.
Buffalo went on to win at least 10 games in all but one season after starting 8-3, with 1974’s 9-5 regular season record coming in a 14-game schedule.
+7
The Bills make their 2019 national television season debut on Thursday, squaring off with the Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Buffalo opened as seven-point underdogs ahead of the Thanksgiving Day battle with Dallas (6-5).
The Bills are 7-3-1 against the spread this season, while Dallas is 7-4 ATS. Buffalo is 4-0-1 against the spread on the road, while Dallas is 3-2 at home against the number. The over/ under is set for 45.
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