The Central Georgia Sports Report

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NFL: Buffalo at Atlanta

Sunday, 1 p.m., CBS

Line: Atlanta by 8.

Records: Buffalo is 2-1, Atlanta is 3-0.

Scouting Report: The Bills average 103.7 fewer yards a game on offense than the Falcons, with the biggest difference coming in the passing game.

            QB Tyrod Taylor is 53 for 79 for 562 yards, and LeSean McCoy leads in rushing with 140 yards on 48 carries. He's also caught a team-high 18 passes for 131 yards.

            Ramon Humber is fourth in the NFL with 31 tackles.

            Atlanta has a statistical edge pretty much everywhere, the biggest gap coming in scoring, 29 points to 16.7.

            Both teams are pretty solid on defense in most areas, and fairly even. Atlanta is clearly the better offensive team in every area, whether Julio Jones is 100 percent or not.

The call: Atlanta really hasn't been all that sharp, despite the record. This is the game where the Falcons have to start looking like the team people expect, without needing a break on the final play or by keeping an underdog in the game.

            Atlanta 34, Buffalo 21.