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Week 5 · 2026-10-12 · 20:15 · SoFi Stadium (dome) · matrixturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: BUF 11 LAR
Vegas line (context)
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

BUF OFFENSE vs LAR DEFENSE
LAR DEFENSE BUF OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Run-heavy · 49% run Avg pace dual-threat QB
LAR OFFENSE vs BUF DEFENSE
BUF DEFENSE LAR OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 42% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

BUF OFFENSE vs LAR DEFENSE
+0.16 #6 Pass attack even #10 -0.07
+0.11 #1 Run game OFF +11 #12 -0.04
234 #13 Pass yards even #20 235
160 #1 Rush yards OFF +11 #12 111
2.4 #19 Pass pro vs rush DEF +10 #9 2.8
46% #3 3rd down even #6 36%
72% #3 Red zone even #8 56%
LAR OFFENSE vs BUF DEFENSE
+0.23 #2 Pass attack even #7 -0.11
+0.03 #7 Run game OFF +23 #30 +0.09
277 #2 Pass yards even #1 170
127 #7 Rush yards OFF +21 #28 136
1.4 #2 Pass pro vs rush OFF +18 #20 2.1
40% #16 3rd down OFF +8 #24 42%
68% #6 Red zone OFF +18 #24 68%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

BUF PASS RUSH vs LAR PASS PRO
Bradley Chubb OLB 8.5 sacks '25
Greg Rousseau LB 8.0 sacks '25
C.J. Gardner-Johnson SAF 3.0 sacks '25
1.4 #2 sacks allowed /g #9 2.1
LAR PASS RUSH vs BUF PASS PRO
Myles Garrett DE 23.0 sacks '25
Byron Young LB 12.0 sacks '25
Kobie Turner DE 7.0 sacks '25
2.4 #19 sacks allowed /g #20 2.8
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

BUF

Josh Allen QB vs #10 PASS D 234.7 pass y/g 7/10
James Cook III RB vs #12 RUN D 93.9 rush y/g 5/10
DJ Moore WR1 2025: CHI vs #10 PASS D 42.0 rec y/g 5/10
Khalil Shakir WR2 vs #10 PASS D 48.7 rec y/g 5/10
Joshua Palmer WR3 vs #10 PASS D 25.2 rec y/g 2/10
Dalton Kincaid TE vs #10 PASS D 48.7 rec y/g 3/10

LAR

Matthew Stafford QB vs #7 PASS D 282.1 pass y/g 4/10
Kyren Williams RB vs #30 RUN D 71.8 rush y/g 5/10
Puka Nacua WR1 vs #7 PASS D 107.7 rec y/g 5/10
Davante Adams WR2 vs #7 PASS D 57.3 rec y/g 7/10
Jordan Whittington WR3 vs #7 PASS D 12.1 rec y/g 3/10
Colby Parkinson TE vs #7 PASS D 32.9 rec y/g 7/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.