NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 3 · Sunday, Sep 27 · 1:00 pm ET · Highmark Stadium

TBD referee · 7 rest days (LAC) / 10 (BUF)

Model

28%LAC72%BUF

Projected LAC 22.6 – BUF 30.6
margin +8.0 · total 53.2

Market

No market line yet.

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

LACBUF
−3.9 28thPower rating10th +2.6
−2.2 24thOffense rating4th +3.4
−1.7 25thDefense rating20th −0.8
−0.167 24thOffense EPA/play4th +0.278
+0.139 25thDefense EPA/play allowed20th +0.071
40.0% 24thOffense success rate21st 41.1%
48.6% 27thDefense success rate allowed24th 48.1%
−0.087 23rdPass EPA/dropback3rd +0.556
+0.270 25thPass EPA/dropback allowed17th +0.098
−0.360 29thRush EPA/carry28th −0.263
−0.044 22ndRush EPA/carry allowed24th +0.030
5.5% 25thExplosive play rate2nd 14.3%
5.6% 9thExplosive rate allowed16th 8.9%
25.0% 23rd3rd-down conversion18th 33.3%
46.2% 22nd3rd-down conversion allowed20th 43.8%
66.7% 15thRed-zone TD rate26th 33.3%
40.0% 7thRed-zone TD rate allowed20th 80.0%
11.4% 9thPressure rate allowed7th 9.1%
12.8% 21stPressure rate7th 21.4%
20.0% 27thTurnover rate1st 0.0%
0.0% 25thTakeaway rate7th 18.2%
14.0 24thPoints per game5th 36.0
26.0 17thPoints allowed per game23rd 31.0
+0.3% Pass rate over expected +3.7%
29.9 16thNeutral pace (sec/play)9th 28.0
−0.167 Off epa last3 +0.278
+0.139 Def epa last3 +0.071
−4.3 31stSpecial teams EPA7th +4.4

LAC offense vs BUF defense

Offense percentiles for LAC against the matching defensive percentiles for BUF. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
LACBUF D

BUF offense vs LAC defense

Offense percentiles for BUF against the matching defensive percentiles for LAC. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
BUFLAC D