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Week 6 · 2026-10-18 · 16:25 · Allegiant Stadium (dome) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: BUF 10 LV
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 LV DEFENSE
LV 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
LV OFFENSE vs BUF DEFENSE
BUF DEFENSE LV OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 39% run Ball-control
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 LV DEFENSE
+0.16 #6 Pass attack OFF +17 #23 +0.08
+0.11 #1 Run game OFF +13 #14 -0.04
234 #13 Pass yards even #13 214
160 #1 Rush yards OFF +16 #17 117
2.4 #19 Pass pro vs rush even #21 2.1
46% #3 3rd down OFF +27 #30 47%
72% #3 Red zone OFF +8 #11 59%
LV OFFENSE vs BUF DEFENSE
-0.19 #29 Pass attack DEF +22 #7 -0.11
-0.26 #32 Run game even #30 +0.09
195 #26 Pass yards DEF +25 #1 170
77 #32 Rush yards even #28 136
3.8 #32 Pass pro vs rush DEF +12 #20 2.1
34% #29 3rd down even #24 42%
56% #27 Red zone even #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 LV 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
3.8 #32 sacks allowed /g #21 2.1
LV PASS RUSH vs BUF PASS PRO
Maxx Crosby DE 10.0 sacks '25
Malcolm Koonce DE 4.5 sacks '25
Kwity Paye DE 4.0 sacks '25
2.4 #19 sacks allowed /g #20 2.1
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 #23 PASS D 234.7 pass y/g 7/10
James Cook III RB vs #14 RUN D 93.9 rush y/g 5/10
DJ Moore WR1 2025: CHI vs #23 PASS D 42.0 rec y/g 5/10
Khalil Shakir WR2 vs #23 PASS D 48.7 rec y/g 5/10
Joshua Palmer WR3 vs #23 PASS D 25.2 rec y/g 2/10
Dalton Kincaid TE vs #23 PASS D 48.7 rec y/g 3/10

LV

Kirk Cousins QB 2025: ATL vs #7 PASS D 172.1 pass y/g 6/10
Ashton Jeanty RB vs #30 RUN D 57.4 rush y/g 4/10
Tre Tucker WR1 vs #7 PASS D 40.9 rec y/g 3/10
Jalen Nailor WR2 2025: MIN vs #7 PASS D 26.1 rec y/g 4/10
Jack Bech WR3 vs #7 PASS D 16.0 rec y/g 5/10
Brock Bowers TE vs #7 PASS D 56.7 rec y/g 3/10
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.