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The 2018 NFL regular season is in the books http://www.billscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-jordan-mills-jersey , and the . With the end of the regular season comes the end of the fantasy football season, as well. The Bills struggled at times this year, allowing quite a few big fantasy performances this season.You’ll notice a trend with regard to the highest scoring outputs by Buffalo’s opponents in the 2018 fantasy football season—there were quite a few big games to be had by opposing defenses. In the middle of the season, with Buffalo’s offense run by a string of inept quarterbacks, the pickings were easy for opposing stop units, both literally and figuratively.Here are the top-ten fantasy football performances against the Buffalo Bills this season. Relive them if you dare. Happy New Year to all!10. (tie) New England Patriots D/STThree sacks, one fumble recovery, and one interception returned for a touchdown are all big fantasy football scoring plays. Not allowing a touchdown is also outstanding. When the team defense in your lineup does all of these things in one game, you usually have an angry opponent. New England’s defense and special teams racked up 20 points on Monday Night Football, which was the top score at the position for Week 8. To this point in the season, fantasy defenses were averaging 14.9 points per week against Buffalo. Yikes.10. (tie) Houston Texans D/STThe Texans’ defense had managed 10 points for the day with 90 seconds remaining in the game. They blocked a punt, they recovered a muffed punt, they had two sacks, and they had only allowed 13 points. Then, Nathan Peterman happened. Buffalo’s turnover-prone backup threw an out-pattern right into Johnathan Joseph’s midsection, and the veteran corner waltzed into the end zone for an 8-point fantasy play. Then, Peterman made a hideous attempt at impersonating Josh Allen, throwing the ball across his body and over the middle on a rollout. The pass wobbled directly to Kareem Jackson. So, Peterman was able to gift the Texans 10 points in about 45 seconds worth of game time. Houston’s 20-point day was good for second-best score out of a team defense in the league for Week 6, trailing only the Baltimore Ravens, who managed 21 points in a shutout victory over the Tennessee Titans.9. RB James WhiteNew England’s leader in targets and receptions on the year led the Patriots in both categories on Monday Night Football, as he saw 13 passes come his way on the evening. He managed to catch ten of them, gaining 79 yards. While he was not nearly as successful as a rusher, managing only 15 yards on eight carries, he did score on a one-yard touchdown plunge in the fourth quarter. White scored 20.4 fantasy points on the game.8. QB Joe FlaccoThe veteran quarterback certainly looked elite on the season’s opening weekend, picking apart an over-matched Buffalo secondary. In two-and-a-half quarters of play, Flacco completed 25-of-34 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns. His 21.74 fantasy points were tops among Baltimore players, and his score placed Flacco tenth among all quarterbacks for the season’s opening weekend. It was also one of only two 20-point performances on the year for the veteran, who lost his starting job to Lamar Jackson after sustaining an injury mid-season.6. (tie) QB Andrew LuckThanks to short fields and a ridiculously efficient running game, Luck was unable to tally many yards through the air, only passing for 156 yards on the afternoon. The blowout status of the game certainly didn’t help that total, either, as head coach Frank Reich appeared content to run clock for most of the second half against the franchise with which he spent the majority of his NFL career. Luck did throw four touchdown passes on the afternoon, however http://www.billscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-charles-clay-jersey , which helped him to a 22.74-point fantasy scoring day. That total was good for fourth in the league for Week 7. Luck’s yardage total was lower than any of the other quarterbacks who were in the top-24 in fantasy scoring for that week. If your league awards six points for touchdown passes, then his afternoon was even better.6. (tie) QB Philip RiversThe Rodney Dangerfield of modern quarterbacks, Rivers just can’t get no respect, I tell ya. He completed 23-of-27 passes (85.2%) for 256 yards and three touchdowns. Rivers continues to perform at an elite level, and the vast number of weapons he has in Los Angeles’ offense perfectly complement his skill set. He scored 22.74 fantasy points on the day, good for eleventh among quarterbacks in Week 2. He ended the year fourteenth in average fantasy points per game among quarterbacks (18.56), and he was tenth in fantasy points overall at the position (297.02).5. Green Bay D/STThe highest-scoring team defense of Week 4 was the Green Bay Packers, as their shutout led to big bonuses in most leagues. Combine that with three forced turnovers, all of which were committed by rookie quarterback Josh Allen, and seven sacks, and the Packers turned in a dominant afternoon in real life and in the fantasy football realm, scoring 23 fantasy points on the day. This game took place one week after Allen was fantastic against the Minnesota Vikings, representing a low point in Allen’s season.4. RB Leonard FournetteThe former LSU product had his best game of the 2018 season, totaling 95 yards and two touchdowns on 18 rushes in Week 12. He also added three receptions for 13 yards. All of that production came in the game’s first 42 minutes, as Fournette was ejected late in the third quarter. As some pushing and shoving broke out around the end zone after what appeared to be a Donte Moncrief touchdown catch, Fournette ran all the way across the field to join the fray. He squared up to Shaq Lawson and began punching the Bills’ defensive end in the helmet. Both players were tossed, the touchdown was overturned, and the Jacksonville Jaguars were left without their best player. His 24.3 fantasy points were good for fourth among all running backs that week. (With the Jags on the doorstep when he was ejected, it could have been more, too.)3. RB Melvin GordonWhile Gordon’s yardage total wasn’t impressive (28 rushing yards, 38 receiving yards), it was the three trips into the end zone that cemented his day as a great one. Gordon ran for a touchdown and added two more as a receiver. The Bills had no answer for him coming out of the backfield, and he made any man who tried to cover him look foolish in space. Gordon scored 27.6 points on the day, good for second among all running backs in Week 2.2. Chicago Bears D/STThis Week 9 game saw the Bears score twice on defense, returning a Jason Croom fumble 65 yards for a touchdown and following that up by taking a deflected Nathan Peterman pass back 19 yards for another score. Add to those plays four sacks and another interception, and the Bears clearly had a strong day. They also held Buffalo to nine points, which helped boost their total to 28 fantasy points on the afternoon.1. RB Marlon MackAlthough Mack returned the week prior, he really took off in Week 7, gaining a total of 159 yards from scrimmage. Against a Bills defense that had been stout for the four previous weeks, Mack carried the ball 19 times for 126 yards and a touchdown, caught two passes for 33 yards and a touchdown, and plunged into the end zone on a two-point conversion. Overall, Mack scored 30.9 fantasy points, which was the second-highest running back score of the week http://www.billscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-jordan-poyer-jersey , and the top scoring effort against the Buffalo Bills in the 2018 fantasy football season. The Buffalo Bills had issues up front, as the offensive line struggled mightily throughout the season. As a result, offensive line coach Juan Castillo was relieved of his duties (and he wasn’t very happy about it, either). The Bills had to absorb the loss of three stalwarts in the trenches before the season even began. The team traded away left tackle Cordy Glenn, lost center Eric Wood to retirement, then released guard Richie Incognito just prior to the enigmatic veteran engaging in a series of increasingly bizarre incidents.Overall, the Bills have a ton of work to do along the offensive line. In our latest look at the state of the Buffalo Bills roster, we profile the offensive tackles. Note that some of these players are listed at multiple positions along the offensive line. All statistical data courtesy of The Washington Post.Dion DawkinsContract status for 2019: Signed; $1,140,883 cap hit ($591,178 dead cap if cut)Age: 24 (25 on 4/26/19) Playing time: 16 games (16 starts), 1057 snaps (99.81% of offensive total), 55 ST snaps (12.53%)Key statistics: 11 penalties against, 1 catch, 7 yards, TD, 8 sacks allowedEntering his first season as the planned starting left tackle (Dawkins started there last year in place of an injured Cordy Glenn), expectations for the second-year player out of Temple were high. He did not meet those expectations, as Dawkins struggled often throughout the year. He regressed in pass protection and in run blocking, as did the line as a unit. While he did add a touchdown grab on a pretty sweet trick play dialed up by offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, that one great play doesn’t take away from his mediocre-at-best season. Dawkins has already owned the fact that he did not perform to expectations, which hopefully is the first step towards rebounding in 2019. While he is the team’s left tackle at the moment, general manager Brandon Beane would not rule out a position change for the man who has protected the blind side of five different starting quarterbacks in his 32 NFL games.Conor McDermottContract status for 2019: Signed; $645,000 cap hit (0 dead cap if cut)Age: 26 (27 on 10/19/19)Playing time: 5 games, 22 snaps (2.08% of offensive total), 23 ST snaps (5.24%)Key statistics: 1 sack allowedThe second-year backup has served as a low-cost swing tackle to keep inactive on game days since the Bills claimed him on waivers from the New England Patriots. McDermott had some chances to play this year, albeit not many. His spot is one that may be upgraded, but at such a low cap cost, he is a solid enough backup. Jordan MillsContract status for 2019: Unsigned; UFAAge: 28 (29 on 12/24/19)Playing time: 16 games (16 starts), 1011 snaps (95.11% of offensive total), 53 ST snaps (12.07%)Key statistics: 7 penalties against, 6.5 sacks allowedBuffalo’s starting right tackle for the past three seasons has one elite ability—his availability. Mills has not missed a game since 2015; however, his play has ranged from awful to acceptable throughout his tenure in Buffalo and, as a free agent http://www.billscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-jerry-hughes-jersey , it’s hard to imagine the Bills making any serious push to keep Mills in town. While it’s definitely nice to know exactly who will be on the field at a given time at a given position, there has to be a time where the coaching staff realizes it’s time to upgrade particular spots. It’s time to make it better here by forgetting about re-signing Jordan Mills. Ike Boettger Contract status for 2019: Signed; $570,000 cap hit (0 dead cap if cut)Age: 24 (25 on 10/5/19)Playing time: 4 games, 76 snaps (7.18% of offensive total), 7 ST snaps (1.59%)Key statistics: N/ABoettger finished his rookie year by playing both tackle and guard, and he even took some snaps with the starters in the season finale against the Miami Dolphins. In fact, he was the guy who cleared Kiko Alonso out after the latter attempted yet another cheap hit on a quarterback who was mid-slide. For that reason alone, I like Ike. He seems to be a tenacious guy who plays with a bit of a mean streak, which is an obvious prerequisite for being an NFL offensive lineman. Boettger is worth keeping through the next training camp and preseason due to his strength and positional versatility.Jeremiah SirlesContract status for 2019: Unsigned; UFAAge: 27 (28 on 8/8/19)Playing time: 12 games (5 starts), 138 snaps (13.03% of offensive total), 45 ST snaps (10.25%)Key statistics: 1 penalty, .5 sacks allowedSpeaking of positional versatility, Sirles served as either a primary backup or a player on the field at tackle, guard, and center this season. The ability to play multiple positions along the offensive line is a coveted trait, and Sirles was Buffalo’s nominal sixth offensive lineman, as he was the most common “tackle-eligible” throughout the regular season. (Side note: on the Dion Dawkins touchdown, when the official said “number 73 is eligible,” I turned to my wife and said, “That has to be wrong; Sirles is always the eligible receiver.” The next sound I heard was the agonizing screams of thousands of salty New York Jets fans as I celebrated in MetLife Stadium. I think that’s why the play worked so well—if I knew Sirles was always the tackle-eligible, the Jets must have known, as well, and they may have thought it was a mistake. Sirles was acquired in September, replacing the traded Marshall Newhouse on the roster. While he won’t be a high-priority free agent for Buffalo, if the team were to bring him back to serve in a similar role as this past season, I’d be all for it if the contract is reasonable.Positional OutlookThis group is one that has one average player followed by a whole bunch of sub-par ones. If Buffalo is going to protect its young quarterback and kick-start a once-dominant rushing attack, it starts up front. The team isn’t going to cut Dawkins, but lighting a fire under him and bringing in some legitimate competition at the tackle position would benefit both the team and the individual players. The team has to make this position better. Jordan Mills should be gone next year, Jeremiah Sirles will most likely be gone, and Conor McDermott and Ike Boettger are not safe. Expect the Bills to spend an early draft choice on an offensive lineman, and perhaps kick the tires on a free-agent tackle, someone like former Carolina Panthers right tackle Daryl Williams. The line needs a lot of help, and there is no better time to start fixing it than the present.