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Bills at Broncos

Fri, 25 Dec 2026 · 21:30 UTC
Buffalo Bills logo
Buffalo
Bills
5-1 · W5
@
Denver Broncos logo
Denver
Broncos
5-2 · W5
Denver Broncos to win 51% win probability · projected 23–24 · Coin Flip

Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

BUF 49%
DEN 51%
Projected score
23–24
BUF at DEN
Projected margin
+0.2
home perspective
Projected total
47.0
combined points
Confidence
Coin Flip
published before kickoff

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
Empower Field at Mile High
Roof
Outdoors
Surface
Grass
Rest · BUF
6 days
Rest · DEN
5 days

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Buffalo Bills

W @ LV 33–30
W @ LAR 37–34
L vs NE 26–29
W vs LAC 24–16
W vs DET 41–31

Denver Broncos

W @ ARI 30–16
W vs SEA 17–14
W @ LAC 23–17
L @ SF 14–24
W vs LAR 30–26

Season Scoring

Points per game either side of the ball, 2026 season to date.

BUF · scored
32.8
per game · 6 played
BUF · allowed
28.5
per game
DEN · scored
20.6
per game · 7 played
DEN · allowed
20.1
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Buffalo Bills as the stronger side by 27 rating points, which on its own is worth about 1.1 points on the scoreboard (BUF 1,662, DEN 1,635).

Home field adds 1.4 points to DEN — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be. Rest shifts it a further -0.1 points (BUF 6 days, DEN 5).

That lands on a projected margin of +0.2, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Denver Broncos at 51%.

No betting line has been posted for this game yet — books typically price about three weeks ahead. Until one appears, this page shows the engine's number with nothing to compare it against, which is exactly the situation the model is most useful in.

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