The Buffalo Bills had it in the bag against the favored Oakland Raiders, but imploded down the stretch and wound up losing the game 38-24.
They’re next up against the Pittsburgh Steelers with their playoff hopes on life support, but before we turn the page to the next week’s opponent, first is a detailed look at how the game went for the players that make up the Buffalo Bills roster.
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. Before we get to the rankings, first, an explanation of how they are done.
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. You can find those below all the weekly rankings at the bottom of the article.
Now, the individual player grades of the Bills versus the Raiders:
1) RB LeSean McCoy
Snaps on the Field: 45/72
Grade vs. Raiders: A-minus
2) RG John Miller
Snaps on the Field: 55/72
Grade vs. Raiders: A-minus
3) DL Kyle Williams
Snaps on the Field: 61/71
Grade vs. Raiders: A-minus
4) CB Stephon Gilmore
Snaps on the Field: 69/71
Grade vs. Raiders: A-minus
5) FB Jerome Felton
Snaps on the Field: 26/72
Grade vs. Raiders: A-minus
6) DL Marcell Dareus
Snaps on the Field: 59/71
Grade vs. Raiders: B-plus
7) OLB Shaq Lawson
Snaps on the Field: 32/71
Grade vs. Raiders: B-plus
8) LT Cordy Glenn
Snaps on the Field: 72/72
Grade vs. Raiders: B-plus
9) RB Mike Gillislee
Snaps on the Field: 29/72
Grade vs. Raiders: B-plus
10) WR Sammy Watkins
Snaps on the Field: 49/72
Grade vs. Raiders: B-plus
11) C Ryan Groy
Snaps on the Field: 72/72
Grade vs. Raiders: B
12) TE Nick O’Leary
Snaps on the Field: 70/72
Grade vs. Raiders: B
13) OLB Jerry Hughes
Snaps on the Field: 43/71
Grade vs. Raiders: B-minus
14) OLB Lorenzo Alexander
Snaps on the Field: 38/71
Grade vs. Raiders: B-minus
15) WR Marquise Goodwin
Snaps on the Field: 59/71
Grade vs. Raiders: B-minus
16) WR Justin Hunter
Snaps on the Field: 38/71
Grade vs. Raiders: B-minus
17) ILB Zach Brown
Snaps on the Field: 70/71
Grade vs. Raiders: B-minus
18) DL Leger Douzable
Snaps on the Field: 22/71
Grade vs. Raiders: B-minus
19) CB Nickell Robey-Coleman
Snaps on the Field: 49/71
Grade vs. Raiders: B-minus
20) LG Richie Incognito
Snaps on the Field: 72/72
Grade vs. Raiders: B-minus
21) CB Kevon Seymour
Snaps on the Field: 69/71
Grade vs. Raiders: C-plus
22) G Patrick Lewis
Snaps on the Field: 17/72
Grade vs. Raiders: C-plus
23) S James Ihedigbo
Snaps on the Field: 38/71
Grade vs. Raiders: C-plus
24) S Corey Graham
Snaps on the Field: 71/71
Grade vs. Raiders: C
25) ILB Preston Brown
Snaps on the Field: 71/71
Grade vs. Raiders: C-minus
26) RT Jordan Mills
Snaps on the Field: 72/72
Grade vs. Raiders: D-plus
27) CB/S Corey White
Snaps on the Field: 49/71
Grade vs. Raiders: D-plus
28) QB Tyrod Taylor
Snaps on the Field: 72/72
Grade vs. Raiders: D-plus
Players with less than 15 snaps
WR Brandon Tate (14)
WR Dez Lewis (14)
DL Deandre Coleman (14)
LB Brandon Spikes (12)
TE Gerald Christian (11)
DL Adolphus Washington (10)
RB Reggie Bush (5)
RB Jonathan Williams (4)
T Cyrus Kouandjio (2)
S Jonathan Meeks (2)
ILB Ramon Humber (2)
QB EJ Manuel (1)
Inactives: QB Cardale Jones (12), WR Robert Woods (3), WR Percy Harvin (2), TE Charles Clay (1), TE Logan Thomas (1), DL Jerel Worthy (2), CB Ronald Darby (2)
Season Grades (Last week’s rank)
*At least 150 snaps to qualify
1) DL Marcell Dareus - 3.57 (NR)
2) DL Kyle Williams - 3.48 (1)
3) OLB Jerry Hughes - 3.31 (2)
4) RB LeSean McCoy - 3.23 (3)
5) LG Richie Incognito - 3.08 (4)
6) WR Sammy Watkins - 3.07 (NR)
7) FB Jerome Felton - 3.06 (8)
8) OLB Lorenzo Alexander - 3.03 (5)
9) RB Mike Gillislee - 3.03 (6)
10) RG John Miller - 3.00 (10)
11) C Eric Wood - 2.98 (7)
12) LT Cordy Glenn - 2.96 (12)
13) ILB Zach Brown - 2.94 (9)
14) WR Robert Woods - 2.93 (11)
15) TE Charles Clay - 2.88 (13)
16) TE Nick O’Leary - 2.87 (15)
17) CB Stephon Gilmore - 2.84 (19)
18) DL Adolphus Washington - 2.84 (14)
19) DL Leger Douzable - 2.78 (17)
20) WR Justin Hunter - 2.75 (18)
21) CB Ronald Darby - 2.75 (21)
22) WR Marquise Goodwin - 2.74 (22)
23) S Aaron Williams - 2.73 (23)
24) CB Nickell Robey-Coleman - 2.70 (24)
25) ILB Preston Brown - 2.69 (16)
26) S Corey Graham - 2.69 (20)
27) DL Corbin Bryant - 2.61 (25)
28) OL Ryan Groy - 2.61 (29)
29) OLB Lerentee McCray - 2.58 (26)
30) WR Walt Powell - 2.55 (28)
31) CB Kevon Seymour - 2.50 (NR)
32) OL Cyrus Kouandjio - 2.48 (NR)
33) QB Tyrod Taylor - 2.45 (27)
34) RT Jordan Mills - 2.24 (30)
35) S Robert Blanton - 2.03 (32)
36) CB/S Corey White - 1.97 (31)
Total Snaps
(Offense: 789, Defense: 810)
1) ILB Preston Brown - 805
2) S Corey Graham - 799
3) CB Stephon Gilmore - 793
4) LG Richie Incognito - 784
5) RG John Miller - 772
6) QB Tyrod Taylor - 765
7) RT Jordan Mills - 758
8) ILB Zach Brown - 730
9) OLB Jerry Hughes - 697
10) DL Kyle Williams - 655
11) LT Cordy Glenn - 637
12) TE Charles Clay - 614
13) C Eric Wood - 569
14) CB Ronald Darby - 567
15) OLB Lorenzo Alexander - 557
16) RB LeSean McCoy - 477
17) WR Marquise Goodwin - 476
18) CB Nickell Robey-Coleman - 453
19) WR Robert Woods - 441
20) DL Leger Douzable - 342
21) S Aaron Williams - 339
22) WR Walt Powell - 296
23) TE Nick O’Leary - 285
24) WR Justin Hunter - 272
25) S Robert Blanton - 270
26) OL Ryan Groy - 266
27) DL Adolphus Washington - 255
28) DL Corbin Bryant - 234
29) CB Corey White - 226
30) FB Jerome Felton - 213
31) RB Mike Gillislee - 206
32) CB Kevon Seymour - 199
33) DL Marcell Dareus - 193
34) OLB Lerentee McCray - 159
35) WR Sammy Watkins - 156
36) T Cyrus Kouandjio - 151
37) OLB Shaq Lawson - 138
38) WR Brandon Tate - 125
39) DL Jerel Worthy - 107
40) S James Ihedigbo - 100
41) S Duke Williams - 91
42) ILB Brandon Spikes - 85
43) RB Reggie Bush - 84
44) S Jonathan Meeks - 74
45) WR Percy Harvin - 67
46) RB Jonathan Williams - 65
47) WR Greg Salas - 36
48) T Seantrel Henderson - 34
49) TE Jim Dray - 30
50) ILB Ramon Humber - 30
51) QB EJ Manuel - 26
52) TE Gerald Christian - 18
53) OL Patrick Lewis - 17
54) WR Dez Lewis - 14
55) DL Deandre Coleman - 14
56) OL Michael Ola - 11
57) FB Glenn Gronkowski - 8
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