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Week 8 · 2026-11-01 · 13:00 · Highmark Stadium (outdoors) · a_turf
Last 5 yrs H2H: BAL 13 BUF
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

BAL OFFENSE vs BUF DEFENSE
BUF DEFENSE BAL 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 · 51% run Ball-control dual-threat QB
BUF OFFENSE vs BAL DEFENSE
BAL 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
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

BAL OFFENSE vs BUF DEFENSE
-0.04 #24 Pass attack DEF +17 #7 -0.11
+0.10 #2 Run game OFF +28 #30 +0.09
193 #28 Pass yards DEF +27 #1 170
157 #2 Rush yards OFF +26 #28 136
2.6 #21 Pass pro vs rush even #20 2.1
41% #15 3rd down OFF +9 #24 42%
60% #22 Red zone even #24 68%
BUF OFFENSE vs BAL DEFENSE
+0.16 #6 Pass attack OFF +15 #21 +0.07
+0.11 #1 Run game even #7 -0.05
234 #13 Pass yards OFF +16 #29 259
160 #1 Rush yards OFF +9 #10 107
2.4 #19 Pass pro vs rush OFF +11 #30 1.8
46% #3 3rd down even #10 38%
72% #3 Red zone even #7 55%
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

BAL PASS RUSH vs BUF PASS PRO
Calais Campbell DE 6.5 sacks '25
Travis Jones DT 5.0 sacks '25
Tavius Robinson LB 4.5 sacks '25
2.4 #19 sacks allowed /g #20 1.8
BUF PASS RUSH vs BAL 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
2.6 #21 sacks allowed /g #30 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

BAL

Lamar Jackson QB vs #7 PASS D 196.1 pass y/g 4/10
Derrick Henry RB vs #30 RUN D 93.8 rush y/g 7/10
Zay Flowers WR1 vs #7 PASS D 71.2 rec y/g 5/10
Rashod Bateman WR2 vs #7 PASS D 17.2 rec y/g 3/10
Devontez Walker WR3 vs #7 PASS D 17.0 rec y/g 4/8
Mark Andrews TE vs #7 PASS D 24.8 rec y/g 3/10

BUF

Josh Allen QB vs #21 PASS D 234.7 pass y/g 7/10
James Cook III RB vs #7 RUN D 93.9 rush y/g 5/10
DJ Moore WR1 2025: CHI vs #21 PASS D 42.0 rec y/g 5/10
Khalil Shakir WR2 vs #21 PASS D 48.7 rec y/g 5/10
Joshua Palmer WR3 vs #21 PASS D 25.2 rec y/g 2/10
Dalton Kincaid TE vs #21 PASS D 48.7 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.