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This week Seattle travels to Buffalo to play the AFC East leading Bills. The Bills are 6-2 this year and just came off a big win against the New England Patriots, who they hadn’t won a game against since 2016. At this point, Buffalo looks like a playoff team; however, they are a team that does a lot of things well but nothing exceptional.

At quarterback for Buffalo is Josh Allen. Allen was the seventh overall pick in the 2018 draft. Now in his third season in the NFL, Allen has put up some impressive statistics so far this season. He is fifth in total yards with 2,172, tied for sixth with sixteen touchdowns, and is fourth with a quarterback rating of 80.8. After being sacked thirty-eight times last season, he has only been sacked thirteen times this season. Allen has the second-most rushing yards for Buffalo, and he leads his team with four rushing touchdowns this season. Josh Allen would be the starting quarterback for most NFL teams; however, Seattle isn’t one of them.

Buffalo’s primary running back this season is Devin Singletary. He leads the Bills with 385 yards rushing this season. Rookie Zack Moss is another running back to watch. Last week he scored the first two touchdowns of his career against New England in only his fifth game. Both running backs each had fourteen carries, so it will be interesting to see how the workload is shared against the Seahawks.

Buffalo has several options at the receiver position. They have four wide receivers and a tight end that have two or more touchdowns on the year. They are led by Stefon Diggs, who is currently second in the NFL in receiving yards. As good as Diggs is, he would likely be the third option behind Lockett and Metcalf.

The Bills kicker is Tyler Bass. He’s had some issues with accuracy this season, making 13-18 of his field-goal attempts good for a field goal percentage of seventy-two. Three of his misses this year have been in the 30-39 yard range, so that may be something to watch in a close game.

Seattle’s made progress correcting their most significant weakness last week. For three quarters at least, Seahawks fans got to witness what it is like to have a good defense. That didn’t last into the fourth quarter, however, as Seattle gave up 20 points. Newly acquired defensive end Carlos Dunlap will attend his first practice with the team on November 4th. Also, strong safety Jamal Adams with be able to practice this week as well. He may not be ready for this week’s game against Buffalo. Finally, running back, Chris Carson is feeling better but may not be ready for this week’s game. He is listed as questionable.