Buffalo (4-1) at Atlanta (2-2)

BetMGM NFL Odds: Bills by 4 1/2.

Against the spread: Bills 2-3; Falcons 2-2

Series record: Falcons lead 7-6.

Last meeting: Bills beat Falcons 29-15 in Orchard Park, New York, on Jan. 2, 2022.

Last week: Bills lost to New England 23-20. Falcons had their bye week.

Bills offense: overall (3), rush (1), pass (7t), scoring (3).

Bills defense: overall (9), rush (28), pass (2), scoring (18).

Falcons offense: overall (7), rush (6), pass (13), scoring (26).

Falcons defense: overall (1), rush (16), pass (1), scoring (15).

Turnover differential: Bills plus-1; Falcons plus-1

Rookie DT Deone Walker. At 6-foot-7 and 331 pounds, the fourth-round pick out of Kentucky has topped 30 snaps in each of Buffalo’s past two outings playing behind starter DaQuan Jones. Walker is tied for second on the team with three tackles for losses and plays an important element in Buffalo’s run defense.

RB Bijan Robinson. He had a career-high 181 yards from scrimmage, including a career-high 106 yards receiving and 75 on the ground, in a 34-27 win over Washington before the bye week. When asked what is the Falcons’ identity, coach Raheem Morris said: “I think we’re a running football team that’s able to go out there and run it on just about anybody and when you want to run it.” Robinson has strong support from Tyler Allgeier. The Bills’ rushing defense ranks only 28th in the league.

Bills: Starting LB Matt Milano is not expected to play after aggravating a pectoral injury on Sunday. ... Starting DT Ed Oliver is trending toward returning after missing four games with an ankle injury. ... LT Dion Dawkins’ status bears monitoring after he popped up on the injury report with a hand injury on Thursday.

Falcons: CB A.J. Terrell, one of Atlanta’s top defensive players, could return after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury. ... WR Darnell Mooney left the win over Washington with a hamstring injury, leaving his status for this week uncertain. Mooney did not practice Thursday.

The series began with the Bills beating the Falcons in Atlanta in 1973 and included the non-conference teams meeting in Toronto on Dec. 1, 2013. The Bills lost their “home” game 34-31 in overtime at Toronto’s domed Rogers Centre in what became the final outing of Buffalo’s six-year “Bills in Toronto Series.” Terry and Kim Pegula canceled the series a year later upon purchasing the Bills. The Falcons won four straight home games before a 23-17 loss in 2017 in the teams’ last meeting at Atlanta.

While WR Drake London is Penix’s top target, TE Kyle Pitts had his first TD catch of the year against Washington and is looking for his fifth straight game with at least four catches. Pitts has been a risky fantasy play in recent years but is becoming a more trustworthy option with Penix at quarterback. His 70 yards receiving in Week 4 tied for the league high by a tight end.

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