Despite getting blown out each of the last three weeks, the Buffalo Bills were able to switch courses in a tough road game against Kansas City, and improved their record to 6-5 on the season.
Up next, the Bills return home for the first of a three-game stretch — and they’ll be up against the mighty New England Patriots. Before we start to discuss that game next week, first is a look back at the game that was for the Bills.
Each and every week, WKBW.com will review the tape, and bring you how each player graded out in the previous week, with the help of the Game Pass app on NFL.com. You can see a full explanation of how they are done at the bottom of the article.
Now, to the individual player grades of the Bills versus the Chiefs:
1) CB Tre’Davious White
Snaps on the Field: 58/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: A-
2) DE Jerry Hughes
Snaps on the Field: 40/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B+
3) WR Zay Jones
Snaps on the Field: 57/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B+
4) RB LeSean McCoy
Snaps on the Field: 49/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
5) MLB Preston Brown
Snaps on the Field: 58/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
6) S Micah Hyde
Snaps on the Field: 58/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
7) TE Charles Clay
Snaps on the Field: 45/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
8) WLB Ramon Humber
Snaps on the Field: 45/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
9) DT Kyle Williams
Snaps on the Field: 40/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
10) RB Travaris Cadet
Snaps on the Field: 21/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
11) DE Eddie Yarbrough
Snaps on the Field:
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
12) LB Matt Milano
Snaps on the Field: 13/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
13) S Jordan Poyer
Snaps on the Field: 58/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B
14) WR Deonte Thompson
Snaps on the Field: 56/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
15) QB Tyrod Taylor
Snaps on the Field: 70/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
16) DT Cedric Thornton
Snaps on the Field: 21/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
17) FB Patrick DiMarco
Snaps on the Field: 17/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
18) LG Richie Incognito
Snaps on the Field: 70/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
19) LT Dion Dawkins
Snaps on the Field: 70/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
20) C Eric Wood
Snaps on the Field: 70/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
21) CB E.J. Gaines
Snaps on the Field: 58/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
22) TE Nick O’Leary
Snaps on the Field: 30/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
23) DT Adolphus Washington
Snaps on the Field: 21/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
24) SLB Lorenzo Alexander
Snaps on the Field: 20/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
25) RT Jordan Mills
Snaps on the Field: 70/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
26) CB Leonard Johnson
Snaps on the Field: 58/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
27) WR Jordan Matthews
Snaps on the Field: 42/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: B-
28) DE Ryan Davis
Snaps on the Field: 18/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: C+
29) DE Shaq Lawson
Snaps on the Field: 39/58
Grade vs. Chiefs: C
30) RG Vladimir Ducasse
Snaps on the Field: 70/70
Grade vs. Chiefs: C-
Players with less than 15 snaps
DT Deandre Coleman - 14
WR Andre Holmes - 14
OL Seantrel Henderson - 10
TE Khari Lee - 7
WR Brandon Tate - 2
Active players without an offensive or defensive snap: QB Nathan Peterman, QB/WR Joe Webb, OL Ryan Groy, LB Tanner Vallejo, LB Deon Lacey, CB Lafayette Pitts, S Trae Elston, S Shamarko Thomas
Inactives: T Conor McDermott (9), G John Miller (7), LT Cordy Glenn (5), RB Mike Tolbert (2), WR Kelvin Benjamin (2), TE Logan Thomas (2), CB Shareece Wright (2)
*(Total games inactive)
Season Grades (Last week’s rank)
*At least 165 snaps to qualify
1) DE Jerry Hughes - 3.39 (1)
2) S Micah Hyde - 3.21 (2)
3) CB Tre’Davious White - 3.11 (5)
4) RB LeSean McCoy - 3.10 (3)
5) LB Matt Milano - 3.07 (4)
6) S Jordan Poyer - 3.02 (6)
7) LT Cordy Glenn - 2.96 (7)
8) TE Charles Clay - 2.92 (10)
9) DT Kyle Williams - 2.91 (12)
10) LG Richie Incognito - 2.89 (8)
11) C Eric Wood - 2.88 (9)
12) WR Jordan Matthews - 2.87 (13)
13) DE Eddie Yarbrough - 2.83 (17)
14) DE Shaq Lawson - 2.82 (11)
15) CB E.J. Gaines - 2.80 (16)
16) FB Patrick DiMarco - 2.80 (15)
17) TE Nick O’Leary - 2.79 (18)
18) QB Tyrod Taylor - 2.78 (19)
19) WR Andre Holmes - 2.78 (20)
20) WR Zay Jones - 2.76 (24)
21) WR Deonte Thompson - 2.75 (21)
22) DE Ryan Davis - 2.75 (22)
23) RG Vladimir Ducasse - 2.69 (14)
24) LT Dion Dawkins - 2.59 (25)
25) DT Cedric Thornton - 2.58 (26)
26) SLB Lorenzo Alexander - 2.50 (27)
27) MLB Preston Brown - 2.47 (30)
28) CB Leonard Johnson - 2.46 (29)
29) DT Adolphus Washington - 2.46 (28)
30) WLB Ramon Humber - 2.43 (31)
31) RT Jordan Mills - 2.17 (32)
32) G John Miller - 1.87 (33)
33) CB Shareece Wright - 1.82 (34)
*RB Mike Tolbert removed from rankings for falling below snap count minimum
How they’re graded:
Every Tuesday, when the All-22 film becomes available, we’ll go through and watch each play and every player on each play as many times as necessary, to assess a letter grade for that game to the player. It is subjective analysis, and it’s important to note that we do not know the play calls and full responsibilities. With that written, the grades stem from technique, outstanding efforts, and presumed liability.
Only players that take a snap on offense or defense are accounted for, and players with under 15 snaps, unless they have a significant impact on the game, will not be factored into weekly rankings.
Season-long grades have been tallied and documented, with each individual game’s grade being weighted for how much the player was on the field in a given week. Those can be seen above.
