2026 · Week 16

Scheduled

Bills

Buffalo

@

Broncos

Denver

Empower Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-13.3est.

DEN perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Billsedge mapBroncos
  • +0.300EPA / play-0.378
  • 41.8%Success rate36.0%
  • +0.597EPA / dropback-0.442
  • -0.263EPA / rush-0.228
  • 14.5%Explosive rate2.0%
  • +8.14CPOE-7.78
  • 33.3%Third-down rate16.7%
  • 66.7%Red-zone TD rate50.0%
  • 3.07Points / drive0.83
  • 0.0%Turnover rate4.0%

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

All square 6–6 since 1999

Meetings average 46 points. DEN are 3-9 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · playoffsBUF @ DEN3033DEN
2024 · playoffsDEN @ BUF731BUF
2023 · W10DEN @ BUF2422DEN
2020 · W15BUF @ DEN4819BUF
2019 · W12DEN @ BUF320BUF
2017 · W3DEN @ BUF1626BUF
2014 · W14BUF @ DEN1724DEN
2011 · W16DEN @ BUF1440BUF

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-15.41
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin-13.27