(WKBW) — Only one more game to go for the Buffalo Bills, who played in their final road game of the 2018 season on Sunday. What they hoped to be a bit of a closer contest, they just couldn't get started in a frustrating 24-12 loss to the New England Patriots.
Up next, the Bills will take on the Miami Dolphins at home in their final contest of the 2018 season. And before that happens, first is an in-depth look at the individual performances from the Week 16 loss to the Patriots, which dropped the Bills' record to 5-10 on the 2018 season.
Each week, WKBW.com will review the film, and bring you how each player graded out in the previous week, with the help of the Game Pass app on NFL.com. You can see a full explanation of how the grades get calculated at the bottom of the article.
Without further ado, the individual grades:
1) SLB Lorenzo Alexander
Snaps on the Field: 73/75
Grade vs. Patriots: B+
2) S Micah Hyde
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Patriots: B
3) DE Jerry Hughes
Snaps on the Field: 46/75
Grade vs. Patriots: B
4) CB Tre'Davious White
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Patriots: B
5) WR Robert Foster
Snaps on the Field: 59/61
Grade vs. Patriots: B-
6) QB Josh Allen
Snaps on the Field: 61/61
Grade vs. Patriots: B-
7) MLB Tremaine Edmunds
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Patriots: B-
8) DE Trent Murphy
Snaps on the Field: 34/75
Grade vs. Patriots: B-
9) LG Wyatt Teller
Snaps on the Field: 49/61
Grade vs. Patriots: B-
10) LT Dion Dawkins
Snaps on the Field: 61/61
Grade vs. Patriots: B-
11) S Jordan Poyer
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Patriots: B-
12) DE Mike Love
Snaps on the Field: 22/75
Grade vs. Patriots: B-
13) TE Jason Croom
Snaps on the Field: 44/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
14) RB LeSean McCoy
Snaps on the Field: 31/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
15) RB Keith Ford
Snaps on the Field: 30/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
16) RT Jordan Mills
Snaps on the Field: 61/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
17) DE Shaq Lawson
Snaps on the Field: 42/75
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
18) DT Kyle Williams
Snaps on the Field: 48/75
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
19) S Rafael Bush
Snaps on the Field: 37/75
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
20) G Ike Boettger
Snaps on the Field: 28/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
21) DT Jordan Phillips
Snaps on the Field: 27/75
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
22) RG John Miller
Snaps on the Field: 45/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
23) DT Harrison Phillips
Snaps on the Field: 31/75
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
24) TE Logan Thomas
Snaps on the Field: 26/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C+
25) WR Zay Jones
Snaps on the Field: 61/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C
26) WR Isaiah McKenzie
Snaps on the Field: 39/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C
27) DT Star Lotulelei
Snaps on the Field: 35/75
Grade vs. Patriots: C
28) CB Levi Wallace
Snaps on the Field: 75/75
Grade vs. Patriots: C
29) WLB Corey Thompson
Snaps on the Field: 48/75
Grade vs. Patriots: C-
30) C Ryan Groy
Snaps on the Field: 61/61
Grade vs. Patriots: C-
Players with less than 15 snaps:
WR Deonte Thompson (11)
DE Eddie Yarbrough (7)
FB Patrick DiMarco (3)
OL Jeremiah Sirles (1)
Active players without an offensive or defensive snap:
QB Matt Barkley
WR Da'Mari Scott
WR Victor Bolden Jr.
T Conor McDermott
MLB Julian Stanford
SLB Deon Lacey
CB Lafayette Pitts
CB Denzel Rice
S Siran Neal
Inactives:
*(Total games inactive in 2018)
QB Derek Anderson (8)
CB Ryan Lewis (7)
WR Ray-Ray McCloud (6)
G Vladimir Ducasse (5)
RB Chris Ivory (3)
TE Charles Clay (3)
S Dean Marlowe (2)
Season-long grades:
*(Minimum 200 snaps)
1) DE Jerry Hughes - 3.25 (1)
2) CB Tre'Davious White - 3.21 (2)
3) SLB Lorenzo Alexander - 3.21 (3)
4) WR Robert Foster - 3.06 (4)
5) DE Shaq Lawson - 3.05 (5)
6) NCB Taron Johnson - 3.04 (6)
7) WLB Matt Milano - 2.99 (7)
8) S Micah Hyde - 2.94 (9)
9) S Jordan Poyer - 2.92 (8)
10) RB Chris Ivory - 2.86 (11)
11) MLB Tremaine Edmunds - 2.82 (13)
12) DT Harrison Phillips - 2.82 (12)
13) WR Isaiah McKenzie - 2.81(NR)
14) DT Kyle Williams - 2.79 (14)
15) DT Star Lotulelei - 2.78 (15)
16) DE Trent Murphy - 2.77 (17)
17) RB LeSean McCoy - 2.75 (16)
18) WR Zay Jones - 2.71 (18)
19) DT Jordan Phillips - 2.69 (19)
20) CB Levi Wallace - 2.68 (10)
21) DE Eddie Yarbrough - 2.68 (20)
22) QB Josh Allen - 2.62 (21)
23) WR Andre Holmes - 2.61 (23)
24) S Rafael Bush - 2.58 (22)
25) LT Dion Dawkins - 2.47 (25)
26) TE Jason Croom - 2.47 (24)
27) G Vladimir Ducasse - 2.42 (26)
28) TE Charles Clay - 2.40 (27)
29) RG John Miller - 2.34 (28)
30) TE Logan Thomas - 2.31 (29)
31) WR Kelvin Benjamin - 2.27 (30)
32) CB Phillip Gaines - 2.22 (31)
33) LG Wyatt Teller - 2.19 (32)
34) RT Jordan Mills - 2.13 (33)
35) C Russell Bodine - 1.90 (34)
36) C Ryan Groy - 1.84 (35)
(Last week's rank in parentheses)
How the grades work:
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 a 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.
The study accounts only for players that take a snap on offense or defense, and players with under 15 snaps -- unless they have a significant impact on the game -- will not factor into weekly rankings.
Season-long grades have been tallied and documented, with an individual game’s grade weighted for how much the player was on the field in a given week. Those will be available starting in Week Two.
Previous Weeks:
Week 1 - Ravens 47, Bills 3
Week 2 - Chargers 31, Bills 20
Week 3 - Bills 27, Vikings 6
Week 4 - Packers 22, Bills 0
Week 5 - Bills 13, Titans 12
Week 6 - Texans 20, Bills 13
Week 7 - Colts 37, Bills 5
Week 8 - Patriots 25, Bills 6
Week 9 - Bears 41, Bills 9
Week 10 - Bills 41, Jets 10
Week 12 - Bills 24, Jaguars 21
Week 13 - Dolphins 21, Bills 17
Week 14 - Jets 27, Bills 23
Week 15 - Bills 14, Lions 13
Week 16 - Patriots 24, Bills 10
