Week 13 · Game preview · Fri 12:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Buffalo by 2.5
56% to win
Buffalo 56%Akron 44%
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Buffalo |  Akron | |
|---|---|---|
| #77 | Résumé rank | #134 |
| -13.5#125 | Power rating | -17.9#133 |
| -7.8#128 | Offense | -4.8#115 |
| -4.7#117 | Defense | -8.2#134 |
| +0.2#66 | Special teams | -1.4#134 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Buffalo | Akron | |
|---|---|---|
| 23.9#97 | Points per game | 19.1#129 |
| 26.0#79 | Points allowed | 32.2#121 |
| -0.00#123 | Offense EPA/play | 0.01#120 |
| 0.20#117 | Defense EPA/play | 0.28#134 |
| 34.0%#134 | Offense success rate | 39.9%#101 |
| 44.2%#109 | Defense success rate | 46.1%#123 |
| 4.7#133 | Yards per play | 5.3#109 |
| 39.0%#84 | 3rd down | 40.7%#62 |
| 54.1%#133 | Red zone TD rate | 56.6%#121 |
| 12.7%#109 | Havoc created | 11.3%#130 |
| -5.0#113 | Turnover margin | -9.0#136 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Buffalo
Sedrick Vessah#33 EDGE
21 tackles · 6 TFL · 3.5 sacks · 1 INT
Miles Greer#105 S
57 tackles · 4 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 INT
Chance Morrow#171 WR
50 catches · 661 yds · 5 TD
Akron
Omari Abor#152 DE
8 tackles · 2 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 INT
Cyrus Durham#215 DL
22 tackles · 5 TFL · 3.5 sacks
Sean Patrick#132 RB
224 rush yds · 0 TD
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).