For the second week in a row, the Buffalo Bills suffered a loss in blowout fashion — except this time around, it was quite a bit worse. The New Orleans Saints dominated the Bills from start to finish, dropping the team’s record to 5-4 on the season.
Up next, the Bills head out west to take on the Los Angeles Chargers, and in a game that they likely need if they want to make it to the playoffs in 2017. 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 Saints:
1) RG Vladimir Ducasse
Snaps on the Field: 48/48
Grade vs. Saints: B+
2) LG Richie Incognito
Snaps on the Field: 48/48
Grade vs. Saints: B
3) C Eric Wood
Snaps on the Field: 48/48
Grade vs. Saints: B
4) WR Kelvin Benjamin
Snaps on the Field: 41/48
Grade vs. Saints: B
5) QB Nathan Peterman
Snaps on the Field: 11/48
Grade vs. Saints: B
6) LT Dion Dawkins
Snaps on the Field: 48/48
Grade vs. Saints: B
7) WR Jordan Matthews
Snaps on the Field: 36/48
Grade vs. Saints: B-
8) RB LeSean McCoy
Snaps on the Field: 24/48
Grade vs. Saints: B-
9) S Jordan Poyer
Snaps on the Field: 72/77
Grade vs. Saints: B-
10) TE Charles Clay
Snaps on the Field: 29/48
Grade vs. Saints: B-
11) DE Jerry Hughes
Snaps on the Field: 25/77
Grade vs. Saints: B-
12) CB Tre’Davious White
Snaps on the Field: 75/77
Grade vs. Saints: B-
13) RT Jordan Mills
Snaps on the Field: 48/48
Grade vs. Saints: B-
14) S Micah Hyde
Snaps on the Field: 70/77
Grade vs. Saints: B-
15) TE Nick O’Leary
Snaps on the Field: 19/48
Grade vs. Saints: B-
16) DE Ryan Davis
Snaps on the Field: 39/77
Grade vs. Saints: C+
17) WR Deonte Thompson
Snaps on the Field: 39/48
Grade vs. Saints: C+
18) DT Cedric Thornton
Snaps on the Field: 32/77
Grade vs. Saints: C+
19) DT Jerel Worthy
Snaps on the Field: 26/77
Grade vs. Saints: C+
20) DE Eddie Yarbrough
Snaps on the Field: 46/77
Grade vs. Saints: C+
21) DE Shaq Lawson
Snaps on the Field: 44/77
Grade vs. Saints: C
22) DT Adolphus Washington
Snaps on the Field: 42/77
Grade vs. Saints: C
23) QB Tyrod Taylor
Snaps on the Field: 37/48
Grade vs. Saints: C-
24) CB Leonard Johnson
Snaps on the Field: 17/77
Grade vs. Saints: C-
25) CB Shareece Wright
Snaps on the Field: 73/77
Grade vs. Saints: D
26) DT Kyle Williams
Snaps on the Field: 53/77
Grade vs. Saints: D
27) WLB Ramon Humber
Snaps on the Field: 69/77
Grade vs. Saints: D
28) MLB Preston Brown
Snaps on the Field: 72/77
Grade vs. Saints: D-
29) SLB Lorenzo Alexander
Snaps on the Field: 58/77
Grade vs. Saints: D-
Players with less than 15 snaps
LB Matt Milano - 14
RB Mike Tolbert - 14
FB Patrick DiMarco - 14
QB Nathan Peterman - 11
WR Andre Holmes - 9
TE Logan Thomas - 9
S Shamarko Thomas - 5
LB Tanner Vallejo - 5
S Trae Elston.- 5
WR Brandon Tate - 3
LB Deon Lacey - 3
G Ryan Groy - 2
CB Lafayette Pitts - 2
Active players without an offensive or defensive snap: QB/WR Joe Webb, T Seantrel Henderson
Inactives: T Conor McDermott (7). TE Khari Lee (6), G John Miller (5), CB E.J. Gaines (4), LT Cordy Glenn (3), RB Travaris Cadet (1), WR Zay Jones (1)
*(Total games inactive)
Season Grades (Last week’s rank)
*At least 135 snaps to qualify
1) DE Jerry Hughes - 3.47 (1)
2) S Micah Hyde - 3.22 (2)
3) CB Tre’Davious White - 3.15 (3)
4) WLB Matt Milano - 3.12 (6)
5) RB LeSean McCoy - 3.08 (7)
6) S Jordan Poyer - 3.07 (5)
7) CB E.J. Gaines - 3.05 (9)
8) RG Vladimir Ducasse - 2.97 (16)
9) LT Cordy Glenn - 2.96 (12)
10) LG Richie Incognito - 2.95 (13)
11) DE Shaq Lawson - 2.95 (8)
12) TE Charles Clay - 2.95 (11)
13) C Eric Wood - 2.93 (14)
14) DT Kyle Williams - 2.90 (4)
15) WR Jordan Matthews - 2.89 (15)
16) DE Eddie Yarbrough - 2.86 (10)
17) FB Patrick DiMarco - 2.86 (17)
18) TE Nick O’Leary - 2.82 (20)
19) WR Andre Holmes - 2.81 (21)
20) WR Deonte Thompson - 2.80 (NR)
21) DE Ryan Davis - 2.79 (18)
22) QB Tyrod Taylor - 2.78 (19)
23) RB Mike Tolbert - 2.72 (23)
24) DT Marcell Dareus - 2.71 (25)
25) T Dion Dawkins - 2.63 (29)
26) WR Zay Jones - 2.61 (27)
27) DT Cedric Thornton - 2.56 (28)
28) SLB Lorenzo Alexander - 2.48 (22)
29) MLB Preston Brown - 2.43 (26)
30) DT Adolphus Washington - 2.42 (30)
31) CB Leonard Johnson - 2.37 (31)
32) WLB Ramon Humber - 2.37 (24)
33) RT Jordan Mills - 2.17 (32)
34) RG John Miller - 1.87 (34)
35) CB Shareece Wright - 1.82 (33)
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.
