Bigger margins, fewer points allowed
The Buffalo Bills improved to 7-1 with a 23-6 road win over the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 9. Buffalo has outscored its past two opponents 59-16, giving its recent results a more comfortable margin after a pair of narrow road victories. The Bills beat the Los Angeles Rams 37-34 in Week 5 and the Las Vegas Raiders 33-30 in Week 6. They followed those three-point wins with a 36-10 home victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8, then held Minnesota to six points. Buffalo has scored 256 points and allowed 187 this season, producing a plus-69 differential. The contrast in those recent results is clear: after allowing 64 points combined against the Rams and Raiders, the Bills surrendered only 16 against Baltimore and Minnesota.
Cook leads the Week 9 fantasy returns
Josh Allen remains Buffalo’s season fantasy leader with 198.7 PPR points, ahead of James Cook at 148.4. Cook delivered the stronger Week 9 total, finishing with 16.7 points to Allen’s 12.9. Tyler Bass contributed 13.0 points in Week 9 and has 89.0 for the season. Dalton Kincaid sits next among Buffalo’s season leaders at 82.9, followed by Khalil Shakir at 76.2. Shakir posted 9.8 points against Minnesota, while tight end Keleki Latu added 9.5. Cook supplied Buffalo’s highest fantasy total that week, but Allen still holds a substantial season-long lead.
Another road trip ahead
Buffalo visits the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in Week 10. Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. ET. The Bills enter that matchup after consecutive wins by at least 17 points, a marked shift from the tight finishes against the Rams and Raiders.