Bills No. 1 offense facing No. 1 ranked defense: what history says about this rare matchup
We don’t see this type of matchup often in the NFL
The Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings will clash in a rare matchup in Week 9 on Monday Night Football. This will be just the seventh time since 2017 that the No. 1 offense in EPA per play faces the No. 1 defense in EPA allowed per play. EPA per play is a more accurate measure of a team's quality than traditional metrics like yards per game or points per game.
Since 2017, these two top-ranked units have met three times, with an even 3-3 record. Looking back further to 2001, when we include nine additional matchups, the team with the No. 1 offense has a slight 10-6 advantage. On average, the No. 1 offense scores 25.6 points in these games, while the No. 1 defense allows just +0.059 EPA per play. However, seven out of the 16 overall matchups saw the No. 1 offense struggle with a negative EPA per play against the No. 1 defense.
This evenly matched game between the Bills and Vikings promises to be an exciting contest.
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