Will the Buffalo Bills make the point spread against the St Louis Rams in week 14?

Looking at the teams that are left in the hunt for a wild card spot in the AFC, Bills, Jets, Bengals and Dolphins; the outcome of these four football games are very important. In each of the mentioned cases, they find themselves in must win situations.

By the time we reach this part of the season, it is common for a number of teams to have had injuries. The league, as well as the teams, are doing what they can to reduce injuries and helping to keep players safe; but football is a physical game and players do get hurt.

The Buffalo Bills know this all too well and they too had had their share of players get hurt. The list of Bill’s players that have been hurt is quite extensive. Throughout the year they have lost tackles, line backers, ends, corners, receivers and more.

Even though they have suffered these injured players they have overcome at times and have won just under 50% of their games. There are 4 games left in the season, and if they win the last four they could possibly earn a spot depending on losses by a few other teams. The Rams too have had a few injuries but not near the number Buffalo has.

Does that mean you think the Rams will beat the Bills?

Not so fast. The books have the line on this game with the Bills winning by 3 points. When the bookies pick a team you can be sure they are confident they have a good shot at winning so let’s look at why they picked them.

The Rams offense is only ranked 25th overall with their passing game ranked 22nd. The biggest threat that the Bills need to be concerned about will be their running game. The Rams are ranked 14th on the ground so the Bills defense will need to keep their eye on running backs Steven Jackson and Daryl Richardson. Although Jackson should be considered a threat, he has been battling a foot injury in recent weeks and the fact he missed practice leads me to believe he may not be at 100%.

On the offensive side of the ball the Bills are ranked at 17th overall but that is slightly misleading. Yes, they are ranked 26th in passing, but on the ground they are ranked 4th in the league. They have some very talented running backs such as C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson. In fact Spiller is close to the 1000 yard for the season and could break that mark on Sunday.

I think the Bills will take the win and I do think the Bills can make the 3 point spread. If Spiller has a big game they could easily win by a touchdown or more.

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