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By The Numbers: Stats to know from Bills win over Broncos

Eight stats and numbers to know from the Buffalo Bills’ 20-3 win over the Denver Broncos.

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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WATCH: Brian Baldinger calls Bills’ Tre White ‘elite cornerback’

NFL Network’s Brian Baldinger calls Buffalo Bills CB Tre’Davious White an “elite” cornerback in the NFL.

Former player and current NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger loves the full-team effort he sees from the Bills defense each week.

But if he had to pick one star amongst the team, it’s cornerback Tre’Davious White.

In one of his weekly “Baldy Breakdown” segments on his Twitter feed, Baldinger kept a close eye on White. The praise included Baldinger calling White “elite” after watching him face Broncos wideout Courtland Sutton in Week 12.

“I mean, it’s time to just recognize Tre’Davious White… he’s one of the five best corners in all of football,” Baldinger said.

Here’s Baldinger’s full breakdown of White’s game against the Broncos:

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Bills snap counts: Depth chart breakdown vs. Broncos

Buffalo Bills depth chart breakdown via snap count for their Week 12 meeting against the Denver Broncos.

Offense, defense, special teams, don’t matter. The Bills whole clan showed up against the Denver Broncos in Week 12 en route to a 20-3 win at New Era Field.

The Bills (8-3) had an all-around effort against the Broncos, but who played the biggest part in that effort?

Here’s a full depth chart breakdown via snap counts for the Bills against the Broncos in Week 12:

Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Cody Ford (AP Photo/John Munson)

Offense

Notes:

  • For the first time in his career, rookie OL Cody Ford played 100 percent of snaps in a game. OL Ty Nsekhe missed Week 12 due to an ankle injury. Those two have rotated in weeks prior.
  • Rookie RB Devin Singletary played in 71 percent of snaps to Frank Gore’s 29 percent. Those two rushed for 106 and 65 yards, respectively.
  • The Bills continued with plenty of 11 personnel again against the Broncos as WR Isaiah McKenzie played in 76 percent of snaps. McKenzie has played in at least 76 percent of snaps over the past two games.
  • Rookie TE Dawson Knox played in a career-high 78 percent of snaps, well ahead of Tyler Kroft’s 31 percent.
  • WR John Brown played in 99 percent of snaps for the second-straight week. Although, he does typically play in 90-plus percent of snaps anyway.
  • WR Robert Foster played in 10 total snaps but injured his hamstring against the Broncos. In Week 11, Foster was limited to only special teams duties and did not play against the Dolphins on offense.
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Stock up, stock down following the Bills’ win over the Broncos

With that, here’s our latest stock report on the Bills following their win over the Broncos: 

The Bills took an important 20-3 AFC win against the Denver Broncos in Week 12 which saw an all-around effort from both the offense, and certainly the defense.

With that, here’s our latest stock report on the Bills following their win over the Broncos:

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Buffalo Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson. Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

CB Tre’Davious White

A week after a suspect outing for Tre’Davious White, which saw Dolphins receiver DeVante Parker muster up 100-plus yards against Buffalo’s defense, things were completely locked down. The secondary, as a whole, played well and was led by White. He had an interception and while following Courtland Sutton around at times, White shutdown the No. 1 wideout. On eight targets, Sutton had one catch for 27 yards on the Broncos’ opening drive. It looked like there was supposed to be some help over the top and the Broncos happened to find an opening in Buffalo’s zone defense. They didn’t find many more after.

DE Shaq Lawson

For the second time in his career, Shaq Lawson had a two-sack outing. His speed around the edge gave him an open look for his first takedown of Denver quarterback Brandon Allen, while his second came via a move to the middle of the Broncos’ offensive line. Lawson is now up to five sacks this season, a single-season career-high for him. He’ll look to continue adding to that as the season progresses, which will help him build his resume as free agency approaches for him.

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WATCH: Shaq Lawson mixes it up with Broncs OL postgame

Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson had a big day against the Denver Broncos. 

Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson had a big day against the Denver Broncos.

Buffalo’s Week 12 20-3 win came with two sacks from Lawson. That brought him to a singe-season career-high five sacks this season. He’s reached four twice.

Emotions were running high for Lawson and that spilled over into the postgame festivities. While players met for handshakes on the middle of the turf at New Era Field, Lawson approached Denver’s Connor McGovern.

WROC-TV caught the action. Lawson used some expletives in the exchange, but also told McGovern, “you remember me now, that’s all I wanted to say to him.” Buffalo’s starting center Mitch Morse, who was injured in the game, separated the two.

Of Lawson’s two sacks, one of them came on a missed assignment by McGovern, the team’s starting center:

Lawson is clearly an emotional player, but if those emotions are getting him stats, the Bills will take that.

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Broncos’ Von Miller praises Bills’ Dion Dawkins, Cody Ford

A big storyline heading into the Bills’ Week 12 meeting with the Denver Broncos was the potential for a big outing from All-Pro pass rusher Von Miller. 

A big storyline heading into the Bills’ Week 12 meeting with the Denver Broncos was the potential for a big outing from All-Pro pass rusher Von Miller.

Miller did make an impact on the game. He had a sack and two tackles for loss. But it didn’t feel that way and even he had to admit that to ESPN following the game. The Bills handled the Broncos 20-3 and after being a non-factor for most of the day, Miller tipped his cap to Dion Dawkins and Cody Ford.

“(Ford) played well. Wish I could have had a couple more chances, but he played well. (Dion) Dawkins played well too. I think in unison with Josh Allen they played a good game. They did well. Cody should feel good about the way he played today. Dawkins should too,” Miller said.

Sure, only passing the Bills only passing the ball 25 times helps, but the reason for this storyline was before of Ford’s relatively poor play during his rookie season. Veteran Ty Nsekhe appeared to start getting some footing on the Bills’ starting right tackle job in recent weeks because of this. Via Pro Football Focus, Ford entered the game with an overall grade of 53.7 this season, compared to Nsekhe’s 67.3.

The vet missed the day due to an ankle injury and could be out a few weeks. It’s too early to declare Ford “back” or “arrived,” but it’s a positive game for a young player still learning. Nothing wrong with that.

With the Dallas Cowboys en route, Ford’s going to likely be pressed into duty again on a short week ahead.

On the edges, the Cowboys sport Robert Quinn and Demarcus Lawrence, who have 9.5 and 4.5 sacks this season, respectively. PFF also grades Lawrence, who’s likely to lineup opposite of Ford more frequently on Thursday, the 10th best edge defender in the NFL with an overall grade of 87.0.

While now having some experience, Ford’s being tossed right into a big time fire with Nsekhe out, but he’s holding his own so far.

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PODCAST: Can Bills carry consistency vs. Broncos into Cowboys meeting?

Buffalo Bills podcast following Week 12 in over Denver Broncos, ahead of Thanksgiving meetings vs. Cowboys.

The Buffalo Bills won their second straight game to improve to 8-3 on the season for the first time since 1996. It was a remarkable game, with the team displaying proficiency in all three phases of football that put up points and yardage on a top defense, halting a strong run offense, and did it’s job on special teams.

Denver had played much better than it’s record until this point, and they hit an absolute brick wall at New Era Field. The Bills defense only allowed 167 yards of total offense in Week 12. Buffalo downed talented running backs Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman. In fact, it seemed that Broncos play calling didn’t aim to target Buffalo’s sketchy run defense in the second half, as they became very pass happy and one-dimensional.

In the Broncos closest venture towards the end zone, they could not get the job done as Tre’Davious White was essentially handed an interception and a broken route intended for Courtland Sutton, who was held for one catch in the outing.

The offense did well, aside from a bad Josh Allen interception that gave Denver some of the best field positioning that they had all day. 244 yards on the ground, again dominated by Devin Singletary.

However, the big news was that, Frank Gore, the journeyman running back, passed Barry Sanders to become third all-time in rushing yards. A tremendous accomplishment, and extra satisfying that it happened with him wearing a Bills jersey.

Buffalo prepares for Dallas on a short week for this Thursday, as the Bills play their first Thanksgiving game in several years. The quick turnaround has affected many teams this year, not being allowed to play to their full potential. Everyone is already hard at work at One Bills Drive to ensure the Bills are prepared for their latest National Spotlight opportunity.

Podcast Hosts Matt and Jeremy examine the win over Denver, and the road to Dallas:

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5 takeaways from the Bills’ 20-3 win over the Broncos

Five takeaways from the Buffalo Bills’ 20-3 Week 12 win over the Denver Broncos.

The Bills continued their winning ways against the Denver Broncos at Week 12. After letting the Broncos stick around a little early, things were heavily in Buffalo’s favor when things were all said and done as the Bills took a 20-3 win at New Era Field.

Here are five takeaways from the Bills’ win over the Broncos:

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

Big day for Beasley

The Bills offense is usually led by No. 1 receiver John Brown. Instead, Cole Beasley took the reigns against the Broncos.

Beasley led the Bills with six catches for 76 yards and a touchdown. Beasley had a 30-yard grab, which was his longest catch as a member of the Bills since his 51-yard catch against the Giants in Week 2. Beasley came in handy over the middle of the field and the gameplan that unfolded was one many expected of him throughout the season.

Beasley has heated up as of late. He had scores in three-straight games from Weeks 7 to 9, but his catches as Josh Allen’s “security blanket” out of the slot haven’t been there with the scores. It’s been one or the other.

Both were on display against the Broncos.

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Mitch Morse exits Bills game vs. Broncos

Buffalo Bills center Mitch Morse is questionable to return to his team’s meeting with the Denver Broncos. Morse suffered a finger injury. 

Buffalo Bills center Mitch Morse is questionable to return to his team’s meeting with the Denver Broncos. Morse suffered a finger injury.

Morse exited the game and guard Jon Feliciano is in at center with the first-team offense.

Spencer Long replaced Feliciano at guard.

On the drive Morse left, the Bills earned a field goal to take a 6-0 lead. Kicker Stephen Hauschka converted from 23 yards for the score.

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Bills vs. Broncos: Game day inactives

Here are the full game day inactives for the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos ahead of their Week 12 meeting at New Era Field.

Here are the full game day inactives for the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos ahead of their Week 12 meeting at New Era Field:

Denver Broncos (3-7)

  • OL Ja’Wuan James (knee)
  • LB Justin Hollins (hamstring)
  • WR Juwann Winfree
  • CB Cyrus Jones
  • DE Demarcus Walker
  • OL Calvin Anderson
  • DL Jonathan Harris

Buffalo Bills (7-3)

  • TE Tommy Sweeney
  • WR Duke Williams
  • RB TJ Yeldon
  • OL Ike Boettger
  • DT Vincent Taylor
  • DB Siran Neal (concussion)
  • OL Ty Nsekhe (ankle)

Game previews:

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