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The Bills and the Vikings play on November 13, on Sunday at 1:00 ET. The Bills are first in their division and are tied with the best record in the AFC at 6-2 with the Chiefs. The Vikings are first in their division and only have one loss and they are 7-1 and they have the second best record in the NFC only falling to the 8-0 Eagles.
The Bills offense has been nothing short of amazing besides their last game of the Jets which they lost 20-17 and a frustrating day for Josh Allen with two interceptions and 205 passing yards. Josh Allen is 4th in the NFL in passing yards with 2,403 passing yards and a 64.1% completion rate. And 19 passing touchdowns and 8 interceptions. Stefon Diggs is the Bills leading receiver with 60 catches and 857 yards on the season and has seven TD catches. Stefon Diggs is the 3rd overall best receiver in the NFL.
The Bills running game has been good this year. They have 994 total rushing yards. One reason their run game was good was because of Josh Allen. He can run the ball and has four rushing touchdowns with 392 rushing yards total so far on the season which leads the team in rushing yards.
The Bills defense is 4th in the NFL in interceptions with 11 and one pick six on the year and is ranked the overall best defense through 2022 so far. The Bills leading tackler is Tremaine Edmunds with 63 tackles and has one sack and four tackles for loss, the Bills leader in interceptions is Jordan Poyer with four interceptions and 21 tackles.
Kirk Cousins is the Viking quarterback and he has been very dynamic with 1,999 passing yards total this season. The Vikings unlike the Bills are coming off a win against the Washington Commanders the final score was 20-17, Vikings. Making the Commanders 4-5 and giving the Vikings their seventh win of the season. The Viking’s leading receiver is Justin Jefferson who has 59 catches and 867 total yards, and has three TD catches. And he is the 5th best overall wide receiver in the NFL.
The Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has 608 yards rushing and five TD runs and only one fumble.The Vikings defense has eight interceptions and only has given up 890 rushing yards and gives up 4.2 yards average per carry.
The Vikings have forced six fumbles and have recovered all six fumbles they’ve forced. Harrison Smith leads the Vikings in interception with four on the season including one last game against the Washington Commanders.
So, who will win?
The Buffalo Bills because the Bills are thirsty for a win after the loss to the Jets and the vikings are not great against the run and it seems as if no team can stop Josh Allen running the ball and I don’t see the Vikings being able to stop their run game.
Or the Bills passing game as the Vikings defense ranked 25th best in the NFL.
And Kirk Cousins' record against teams with a winning season at the end of the year is currently 10-40 and the Bills need just three more wins to have a winning season, but they probably have more if they play the way they are playing.
Sources: NFL.com, Google Stats