NFL Heat Check
NFL Heat Check, Buffalo Bills 6-0 in Their Last 6
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Form is the story the standings tell slowly and the last ten games tell fast. Right now the fast version of NFL is easy to summarize: Buffalo Bills are rolling, Miami Dolphins are reeling, and the gap between those two feelings is enormous.
Who's hot
Buffalo Bills own the league's best recent ledger at 6-0, and the +63 points margin underneath it says the record is earned. Per game the numbers read 31.5 for and 21.0 against, a gap that does not happen by accident across 6 games.
Right behind them sit Baltimore Ravens, 5-1 over the same kind of stretch and +79 on points margin, quieter, but pointed the same direction.
And do not sleep on San Francisco 49ers, quietly 5-1 across their last 6.
For scale, the league as a whole is averaging 20.7 points a game over this window, Buffalo Bills are clearing that bar by 10.8 a night all on their own.
The deep freeze
At the bottom of the temperature map sit Miami Dolphins: 0-6 in their last 6, -91 on points margin. That is about 15.2 a game in the wrong direction, and no lineup shuffle fixes it overnight.
Houston Texans (0-6) share the cold row, for whatever comfort that provides.
Do not ignore the middle class, either: Atlanta Falcons (3-3) and Pittsburgh Steelers (3-3) sit close enough that a single hot or cold series flips their order.
By the numbers
The top of the ledger, at a glance:
| Team | Last 10 | Points +/- |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 6-0 (6 gm) | +63 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 5-1 (6 gm) | +79 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-1 (6 gm) | +72 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 5-1 (6 gm) | +54 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-2 (6 gm) | +52 |
Worth remembering
As always, watch where record and points margin tell different stories about the same club. The margin tends to know first.