Buffalo Rumblings
The Buffalo Bills took down another AFC East rival in Week 3, defeating the Miami Dolphins 31-21 in a game that wasn’t firmly Buffalo’s until very late in action. The Bills have played efficient, mistake-free football, which undoubtedly plays into the team’s current 3-0 record.
Up next and heading to Highmark Stadium are the New Orleans Saints, another victory-starved team sitting last in their division. It’s a dangerous place to be for an oft-discussed Super Bowl favorite like Buffalo. Pride makes it so that no one wants to be the first to lose to a winless outfit. Pride also often pushes an underdog to new heights against a juggernaut.
Once again, that’s exactly what the Bills are heading into Week 4: A juggernaut playing a very vulnerable team. In fact, Buffalo opens as 14.5-point favorites (-14.5) over New Orleans with FanDuel Sportsbook, 10 days out from their Week 4 matchup. The money line as of publishing was at -1350 for the Bills and +810 for the Saints, while the O/U was at 48.5 (and -115 Buffalo / -105 Nola).
The Bills and Saints aren’t all that familiar with one another as cross-conference teams with very different trajectories who meet once every four years. Some might say that plays into Buffalo’s hand as the home team, and bettors overwhelmingly agree at the moment. That said, left tackle Dion Dawkins will be the first to remind everyone that taking any team lightly is a foolish play, something the Dolphins reminded Bills Mafia about in Week 3.
Buffalo and New Orleans last squared off for a Thursday Night Football game on Thanksgiving night in 2021. That was quarterback Josh Allen’s first game against the Saints, and Buffalo won 31-6 — proving to be too much for New Orleans inside the Superdome. The rosters for both teams are very different now, but the Bills still have head coach Sean McDermott and of course Allen, who is the reigning NFL MVP.
It’s still very early and the Saints have yet to play their Week 3 game, but how do you see this one playing out a week from this Sunday?
