On Saturday, the Denver Broncos visit Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York to play the Buffalo Bills in Week 2 of the NFL preseason. Denver opened its preseason with an impressive 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. However Denver used only one starter on the offense; right tackle Calvin Anderson. The Broncos started slow with only 29 yards and a pair of first downs in three possessions during the first quarter.'
However, eventually behind quarterback Josh Johnson, who finished with 172 yards and two touchdowns, the Broncos were able to move the ball. Kendall Hinton caught a 24-yard touchdown reception. The Broncos rushed for only eight yards during the first half and for just 15 yards through the first three quarters. Denver's defense held Dallas backups to 316 total yards.
The Buffalo Bills open their NFL preseason with a 27-24 come from behind victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Case Keenum, Buffalo's new backup quarterback, completed 11 of 18 passes but threw a pair of interceptions while third string quarterback Matt Barkley threw one interception but helped lead the Bills to the victory in the second half.
Rookies for Buffalo played well as wide receiver Khalil Shakir caught five passes for 92 yards and punter Matt Araiza launched an 82-yard punt which is equal to the longest punt last season in the NFL. Buffalo's defense returned a fumble for a touchdown after Terrel Bernard picked up a Nick Foles miscue that was caused by Boogie Basham's strip sack, and raced it into the end zone.
Recent Betting Trends
- Denver is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 versus Buffalo
- The UNDER has cashed in 15 of the Broncos last 20
- Buffalo is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7
- The OVER has cashed in 6 of the Bulls last 8
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Buffalo Bulls +1.5