The Buffalo Bills, in desperate need of a win in their final home game of the 2017 season, took care of business and came away with a victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
Now at 8-6, the Bills are setting up to likely need at least one win to make their playoff dreams a reality — and it starts next weekend on the road against the 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 Dolphins:
1) RB LeSean McCoy
Snaps on the Field: 41/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: A-
2) S Jordan Poyer
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: A-
3) QB Tyrod Taylor
Snaps on the Field: 63/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B+
4) C Eric Wood
Snaps on the Field: 63/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B+
5) S Micah Hyde
Snaps on the Field: 72/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B+
6) CB Tre’Davious White
Snaps on the Field: 72/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B+
7) DE Ryan Davis
Snaps on the Field: 36/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B+
8) WR Deonte Thompson
Snaps on the Field: 44/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
9) DE Eddie Yarbrough
Snaps on the Field: 42/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
10) SLB Lorenzo Alexander
Snaps on the Field: 40/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
11) RB Travaris Cadet
Snaps on the Field: 22/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
12) LG Richie Incognito
Snaps on the Field: 63/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
13) FB Patrick DiMarco
Snaps on the Field: 24/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
14) DE Jerry Hughes
Snaps on the Field: 48/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
15) WLB Matt Milano
Snaps on the Field: 51/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
16) CB Shareece Wright
Snaps on the Field: 32/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
17) TE Charles Clay
Snaps on the Field: 48/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B
18) TE Nick O’Leary
Snaps on the Field: 27/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
19) CB E.J. Gaines
Snaps on the Field: 40/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
20) CB Leonard Johnson
Snaps on the Field: 63/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
21) DT Kyle Williams
Snaps on the Field: 55/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
22) DE Nordly “Cap” Capi
Snaps on the Field: 23/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
23) DT Cedric Thornton
Snaps on the Field: 23/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
24) DT Deandre Coleman
Snaps on the Field: 17/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
25) RG Vladimir Ducasse
Snaps on the Field: 63/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
26) LT Dion Dawkins
Snaps on the Field: 63/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
27) WLB Ramon Humber
Snaps on the Field: 24/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
28) WR Kelvin Benjamin
Snaps on the Field: 37/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: B-
29) WR Zay Jones
Snaps on the Field: 44/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: C+
30) RT Jordan Mills
Snaps on the Field: 63/63
Grade vs. Dolphins: C+
31) MLB Preston Brown
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: C+
32) DT Adolphus Washington
Snaps on the Field: 37/75
Grade vs. Dolphins: C
Players with less than 15 snaps
WR Andre Holmes - 14
G Ryan Groy - 7
WR Brandon Tate - 4
TE Logan Thomas - 3
Active players without an offensive or defensive snap: QB/WR Joe Webb, T Seantrel Henderson, LB Tanner Vallejo, LB Deon Lacey, CB Lafayette Pitts, S Trae Elston, S Shamarko Thomas
Inactives: T Conor McDermott (11), G John Miller (10), TE Khari Lee (8), RB Mike Tolbert (4), WR Brandon Reilly (2), QB Nathan Peterman (1), CB Breon Borders (1)
*(Total games inactive)
Season Grades (Last week’s rank)
*At least 210 snaps to qualify
1) DE Jerry Hughes - 3.33 (1)
2) CB Tre’Davious White - 3.17 (2)
3) S Micah Hyde - 3.15 (3)
4) RB LeSean McCoy - 3.11 (4)
5) S Jordan Poyer - 3.05 (6)
6) WLB Matt Milano - 3.03 (5)
7) C Eric Wood - 2.98 (8)
8) LT Cordy Glenn - 2.96 (7)
9) LG Richie Incognito - 2.94 (9)
10) TE Charles Clay - 2.91 (11)
11) DT Kyle Williams - 2.87 (10)
12) DE Eddie Yarbrough - 2.87 (12)
13) CB E.J. Gaines - 2.82 (13)
14) FB Patrick DiMarco - 2.82 (14)
15) DE Ryan Davis - 2.80 (21)
16) DE Shaq Lawson - 2.79 (15)
17) TE Nick O’Leary - 2.79 (16)
18) WR Jordan Matthews - 2.78 (17)
19) WR Andre Holmes - 2.77 (18)
20) WR Deonte Thompson - 2.77 (22)
21) RG Vladimir Ducasse - 2.76 (19)
22) QB Tyrod Taylor - 2.74 (23)
23) WR Zay Jones - 2.72 (20)
24) LT Dion Dawkins - 2.68 (24)
25) DT Cedric Thornton - 2.62 (25)
26) SLB Lorenzo Alexander - 2.55 (27)
27) CB Leonard Johnson - 2.54 (26)
28) DT Adolphus Washington - 2.44 (28)
29) MLB Preston Brown - 2.39 (29)
30) WLB Ramon Humber - 2.30 (30)
31) RT Jordan Mills - 2.17 (31)
32) CB Shareece Wright - 1.92 (33)
33) G John Miller - 1.87 (32)
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.
