90.5
The Saints have used zone coverage on defense for 90.5% of their snaps, the third-highest rate of any team in the NFL, according to Next Gen Stats. Bills quarterback Josh Allen has 485 yards and a 74.6 completion percentage against zone coverage this season. New Orleans ranks 25th in points allowed (90) and 14th in yards allowed (940).
77.7
The Bills’ run-block win rate of 77.7% ranks first in the NFL, according to ESPN, and they are third in pass-block win rate (74%). The Saints’ defense is 31st and 23rd, respectively, in pass-rush win rate and run-stop win rate, but they’ve allowed just 3.3 yards per carry. Bills running back James Cook is second in the league in rushing yards (284) and yards after contact per game (77.2), trailing the Colts’ Jonathan Taylor. Cook has rushed for a touchdown in seven consecutive regular season games, tying a franchise record.
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7.1
Allen enters Sunday ranked 33rd among quarterbacks in average depth of target (7.1), according to Pro Football Focus, and he has attempted just nine passes that have traveled 20-plus yards. Only 7.1% of his passes in Week 3 were beyond 9 yards, the fifth-lowest rate by any quarterback since 2016. The Bills are third in the NFL in yards after the catch (432), per Next Gen Stats, and the Saints are tied for 27th in expected points added per pass allowed.
4.7
The Saints, led by second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler, are tied for 28th in yards per pass (4.7), and they are 18th in passing yards per game. Chris Olave, their top pass catcher, has 17 more targets than any other New Orleans receiver, and the Bills likely will use their top cornerback, Christian Benford, to cover Olave. Benford allowed six catches for just 61 yards in wins over the Jets and Dolphins.
– Lance Lysowski, News Sports Reporter
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