The Buffalo Bills came into a key game against an AFC opponent with many playoff implications, and ended up blowing the Oakland Raiders out en route to their most impressive victory of the 2017 season.
Up next, the Bills don’t have much time to rest before their Thursday night tilt against the New York Jets — the second time they’ll face the AFC East rival. Before we get to that game on Thursday, 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 Raiders:
1) LT Cordy Glenn
Snaps on the Field: 69/69
Grade vs. Raiders: A
2) C Eric Wood
Snaps on the Field: 69/69
Grade vs. Raiders: A
3) CB Tre’Davious White
Snaps on the Field: 64/65
Grade vs. Raiders: A-
4) S Micah Hyde
Snaps on the Field: 65/65
Grade vs. Raiders: A-
5) RB LeSean McCoy
Snaps on the Field: 50/69
Grade vs. Raiders: A-
6) RG Vladimir Ducasse
Snaps on the Field: 69/69
Grade vs. Raiders: A-
7) LG Richie Incognito
Snaps on the Field: 66/69
Grade vs. Raiders: A-
8) FB Patrick DiMarco
Snaps on the Field: 28/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B+
9) WLB Matt Milano
Snaps on the Field: 52/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B+
10) WR Andre Holmes
Snaps on the Field: 21/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B+
11) TE Nick O’Leary
Snaps on the Field: 54/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B+
12) DE Eddie Yarbrough
Snaps on the Field: 15/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B+
13) DE Ryan Davis
Snaps on the Field: 28/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B+
14) QB Tyrod Taylor
Snaps on the Field: 69/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B
15) DT Kyle Williams
Snaps on the Field: 47/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B
16) RT Jordan Mills
Snaps on the Field: 69/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B
17) CB Leonard Johnson
Snaps on the Field: 59/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B
18) WR Zay Jones
Snaps on the Field: 55/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B
19) RB Mike Tolbert
Snaps on the Field: 19/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B
20) SLB Lorenzo Alexander
Snaps on the Field: 36/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B-
21) DE Jerry Hughes
Snaps on the Field: 42/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B-
22) MLB Preston Brown
Snaps on the Field: 65/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B-
23) WR Jordan Matthews
Snaps on the Field: 48/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B-
24) CB Shareece Wright
Snaps on the Field: 64/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B-
25) TE Logan Thomas
Snaps on the Field: 21/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B-
26) DE Shaq Lawson
Snaps on the Field: 38/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B-
27) DT Cedric Thornton
Snaps on the Field: 23/65
Grade vs. Raiders: B-
28) WR Deonte Thompson
Snaps on the Field: 23/69
Grade vs. Raiders: B-
29) DT Adolphus Washington
Snaps on the Field: 38/65
Grade vs. Raiders: C
30) S Trae Elston
Snaps on the Field: 64/65
Grade vs. Raiders: D+
Players with less than 15 snaps
DT Jerel Worthy - 14
G/C Ryan Groy - 12
TE Khari Lee - 9
WR Brandon Tate - 5
T Dion Dawkins - 3
S Shamarko Thomas - 1
Active players without an offensive or defensive snap: QB Nathan Peterman, QB/WR Joe Webb, RB Joe Banyard, LB Tanner Vallejo, LB Deon Lacey, CB Lafayette Pitts
Inactives: T Conor McDermott (5), G John Miller (3), LB Ramon Humber (3), TE Charles Clay (2), T Seantrel Henderson (2), CB E.J. Gaines (2), S Jordan Payer (1)
*(Total games inactive)
Season Grades (Last week’s rank)
*At least 105 snaps to qualify
1) DE Jerry Hughes - 3.55 (1)
2) S Micah Hyde - 3.38 (2)
3) CB Tre’Davious White - 3.29 (5)
4) DT Kyle Williams - 3.22 (4)
5) S Jordan Poyer - 3.20 (6)
6) LT Cordy Glenn - 3.20 (19)
7) RB LeSean McCoy - 3.18 (7)
8) WLB Matt Milano - 3.18 (8)
9) DE Shaq Lawson - 3.17 (3)
10) DE Eddie Yarbrough - 3.08 (9)
11) CB E.J. Gaines - 3.05 (10)
12) RG Vladimir Ducasse - 3.00 (25)
13) LG Richie Incognito - 2.99 (13)
14) TE Charles Clay - 2.98 (12)
15) C Eric Wood - 2.97 (18)
16) WR Jordan Matthews - 2.97 (11)
17) TE Nick O’Leary - 2.92 (15)
18) FB Patrick DiMarco - 2.92 (16)
19) DE Ryan Davis - 2.86 (21)
20) QB Tyrod Taylor - 2.84 (17)
21) WR Andre Holmes - 2.84 (20)
22) SLB Lorenzo Alexander - 2.83 (14)
23) RB Mike Tolbert - 2.77 (22)
24) DT Marcell Dareus - 2.71 (23)
25) LB Ramon Humber - 2.66 (24)
26) MLB Preston Brown - 2.62 (26)
27) DT Cedric Thornton - 2.59 (28)
28) T Dion Dawkins - 2.56 (29)
29) WR Zay Jones - 2.54 (30)
30) DT Adolphus Washington - 2.46 (27)
31) NCB Leonard Johnson - 2.38 (31)
32) CB Shareece Wright - 2.28 (32)
33) RT Jordan Mills - 2.20 (33)
34) G John Miller - 1.87 (34)
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.
