Bills 33, Raiders 30
NFL Legion's pick
- Pick
- Bills 66%
Hit - Against the spread
- Bills −4.5
Miss - Line: Bills by 4.5NFL Legion: Bills by 4.6
- Projected score
Bills 29, Raiders 24 - Line total: 53.5 points
Pick computed Sunday, October 18, 3:50 PM.
Who scores?
Bills
- James Cook (RB): 50%, scored
- Josh Allen (QB): 35%, did not score
- Khalil Shakir (WR): 29%, scored
- DJ Moore (WR): 29%, did not score
- Keon Coleman (WR): 26%, scored
Raiders
- Ashton Jeanty (RB): 48%, scored
- Brock Bowers (TE): 39%, did not score
- Tre Tucker (WR): 23%, scored
- Michael Mayer (TE): 19%, did not score
- Cody White (WR): 16%, did not score
What it said before the game; players marked “TD” scored. Track record
Recap
Bills beat Raiders 33-30 in Las Vegas
The Bills and Raiders were tied 13-13 at halftime. Buffalo scored 10 points in each of the last two quarters, including the fourth, and won 33-30. NFL Legion had picked the Bills at 66% and hit the winner, but missed against the 4.5-point spread.
The keys before kickoff
- NFL Legion favors the Bills with a 66% win probability, compared with 34% for the Raiders.
- With the Bills favored by 4.5 points on the line, NFL Legion likes Buffalo to cover the spread.
- The Raiders arrive on a 2-game losing streak, including a 17-45 loss to the Patriots, with a 3-2 record.
- The Bills are 4-1 and NFL Legion gives them an 88% chance to make the playoffs; it projects a 29-24 final.
Injury report
Buffalo Bills
- QuestionableDemetrius Flannigan-FowlesUndisclosed - Questionable for Week 5 at L.A. Rams
- QuestionableDJ MooreShoulder - AC Joint - Questionable for Week 8 vs. Baltimore
- QuestionableEd OliverKnee - Questionable for Week 8 vs. Baltimore
- QuestionableGrant DuBoseShoulder - Questionable for Week 5 at L.A. Rams
- QuestionableJalen VirgilUndisclosed - Questionable for Week 5 at L.A. Rams
- QuestionableJordan PoyerHamstring - Questionable for Week 5 at L.A. Rams
Long-term absences (4)
- NFI listDorian StrongNeck - NFI-R for Week 8 vs. Baltimore
- Injured reserveJordan HancockI.L. - Hamstring
- PUP listTyrell ShaversKnee - ACL - Physically Unable to Perform. Expected Return - Week 8
- Injured reserveZane DurantI.L. - Undisclosed
Las Vegas Raiders
Nobody on the report.
Starting quarterbacks
- Josh Allen No injury designation
- Kirk Cousins No injury designation
The two teams
- Record
- Bills: 5-1
- Raiders: 3-4
- Home
- Bills: 2-1
- Raiders: 1-3
- Away
- Bills: 3-0
- Raiders: 2-1
- Points per game
- Bills: 32.8
- Raiders: 26.1
- Points allowed per game
- Bills: 28.5
- Raiders: 28.1
- Last 5
- Bills:
win, win, loss, win and win (oldest to newest) - Raiders:
win, loss, loss, loss and loss (oldest to newest) - Division rank
- Bills: 1st in the AFC East
- Raiders: 3rd in the AFC West
- Rating
- Bills: 1,618
- Raiders: 1,458