NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 8 · Sunday, Nov 1 · 1:00 pm ET · Highmark Stadium

TBD referee · 7 rest days (BAL) / 14 (BUF)

Model

54%BAL46%BUF

Projected BAL 27.4 – BUF 26.0
margin −1.4 · total 53.4

Market

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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.

BALBUF
+5.5 3rdPower rating10th +2.6
+2.6 6thOffense rating4th +3.4
+2.9 6thDefense rating20th −0.8
+0.209 6thOffense EPA/play4th +0.278
−0.225 6thDefense EPA/play allowed20th +0.071
46.9% 12thOffense success rate21st 41.1%
42.6% 13thDefense success rate allowed24th 48.1%
+0.316 7thPass EPA/dropback3rd +0.556
−0.410 3rdPass EPA/dropback allowed17th +0.098
+0.102 6thRush EPA/carry28th −0.263
+0.116 28thRush EPA/carry allowed24th +0.030
10.9% 8thExplosive play rate2nd 14.3%
13.0% 29thExplosive rate allowed16th 8.9%
37.5% 17th3rd-down conversion18th 33.3%
30.0% 11th3rd-down conversion allowed20th 43.8%
75.0% 13thRed-zone TD rate26th 33.3%
100.0% 23rdRed-zone TD rate allowed20th 80.0%
10.3% 8thPressure rate allowed7th 9.1%
26.5% 4thPressure rate7th 21.4%
7.7% 12thTurnover rate1st 0.0%
16.7% 10thTakeaway rate7th 18.2%
41.0 2ndPoints per game5th 36.0
23.0 14thPoints allowed per game23rd 31.0
−5.8% Pass rate over expected +3.7%
30.8 19thNeutral pace (sec/play)9th 28.0
+0.209 Off epa last3 +0.278
−0.225 Def epa last3 +0.071
+4.8 6thSpecial teams EPA7th +4.4

BAL offense vs BUF defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
BALBUF D

BUF offense vs BAL defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
BUFBAL D