After a big drop a week ago, some of the Bills’ playmakers were having none of that against the 49ers in Week 13. Statistical leaders on the team jumped right back up the charts in that one.
In the 34-24 win over the Niners, it was the Josh Allen show for Buffalo (9-3). After a mere 157 yards passing a week ago, Allen had 375 against San Francisco.
That went the distance for him as he’s back in the top-five in terms of passing yards in the NFL:
But yardage wasn’t Allen only big number from the game. Leading the way with his arm also helped the QB throw for four touchdowns. That brought his season total to 26, bringing him into a tie for the sixth-most touchdowns of any quarterback in the NFL. He previously was at No. 9.
His lack of an interception dropped him fifth to seventh-most as well, while completing 80 percent of his passes vs. the Niners was a great step in the right direction for Allen, too. Now at a 69.9 percent, Allen moves up from No. 8 to No. 4 in that department, trailing only Drew Brees (73.5), Teddy Bridgewater (70.2) and Russell Wilson (70.0).
Naturally if the gun-slinger a boost in numbers, so did his wideouts. At the top, Stefon Diggs surpassed the 1,000-yard mark on the year. Overall, Diggs put up 10 catches and 92 yards.
Like father like son… like quarterback like wide receiver, Diggs now sits at No. 5 overall in terms of receiving yards as well:
While fifth is nice, first is better. Diggs is there in another statistic: catches. He’s up to 90 total in a tie with the Chargers’ Keenan Allen. Diggs was leading the NFL in this category periodically throughout the year, but Allen jumped him after a huge 16-catch game three weeks ago, but Diggs has since chipped his way back to the top.
In terms of some other stats, Diggs remained at four touchdowns, dropping him to a huge tie for ninth-most… His 46 catches for first downs is also sixth-most now a jump up from 10th via the six he had in Week 13.
Finally, we love rounding out with Cole Beasley. The slot wideout is now up to 66 catches, 797 yards and four touchdowns. His scores is clearly in a tie with Diggs, but his receptions puts him at tie for 12th and his yards sits at No. 19. Those two are up from from 15th and 23rd, respectively.
In total against the Niners, Beasley led the Bills with 130 yards via nine catches with a touchdown.
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