2021 · Week 6

Final

Bills

Buffalo

QB Josh Allen

31·34

Titans

Tennessee

QB Ryan Tannehill

Nissan Stadium · outdoors · grass · 66°F · wind 6mph

Closing spread

BUF -6

Total

53.5

Model margin

-0.0est.

TEN perspective

Push chance

2.9%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Titans
  • Bills

How each play moved the game.

Titans winsBills wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Billsedge mapTitans
  • +0.091EPA / play+0.025
  • 47.4%Success rate44.7%
  • +0.164EPA / dropback+0.092
  • -0.048EPA / rush-0.054
  • 8.5%Explosive rate7.8%
  • +1.95CPOE+2.33
  • 47.6%Third-down rate43.8%
  • 62.4%Red-zone TD rate66.6%
  • 2.52Points / drive2.15
  • 1.8%Turnover rate2.1%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

TEN lead 8–6 since 1999

BUF have won 2 straight. Meetings average 45.4 points. TEN are 7-7 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W7TEN @ BUF1034BUF
2022 · W2TEN @ BUF741BUF
2020 · W5BUF @ TEN1642TEN
2019 · W5BUF @ TEN147BUF
2018 · W5TEN @ BUF1213BUF
2015 · W5BUF @ TEN1413BUF
2012 · W7TEN @ BUF3534TEN
2011 · W13TEN @ BUF2317TEN

Box score

Individual performances

Bills

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Josh Allen35/4735331

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Devin Singletary5275.40
Josh Allen9262.90
Zack Moss8243.00
Isaiah McKenzie155.00

Titans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Ryan Tannehill18/2921601

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Derrick Henry201437.23
Ryan Tannehill231.51

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -62.7%4.4%2.9%7.4%7.4%2.9%4.4%

Positive margins favour Titans; negative favour Bills.

Half-point at risk

2.92%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

49.0%

Expected total

43.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.72
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-0.02