Giants 9–14 Bills: Score, Stats & Recap | Week 6, 2023

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills?

T. Taylor (New York Giants), 52.2% completion, +9.4% CPOE, -0.00 EPA per dropback, -0.07 total passing EPA. J. Allen (Buffalo Bills), 55.9% completion, -2.2% CPOE, -0.05 EPA per dropback, -1.56 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills?

W. Robinson (New York Giants) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.66 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps.

Quick answer

Winner: Buffalo Bills
Final score: Buffalo Bills 14–9 New York Giants
Halftime: New York Giants 6–0 Buffalo Bills at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Wan'Dale Robinson
Top passer: Tyrod Taylor
Biggest EPA play: (:14) 26-S.Barkley right guard to BUF 1 for no gain (43-T.Bernard; 47-C.Benford).
Game date: 2023-10-15

Game summary

The Buffalo Bills beat the New York Giants 14–9 on 2023-10-15, overcoming New York Giants's 6–0 halftime lead. Wan'Dale Robinson posted a game-high +6.66 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q4 with 17 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q4	—	—	T
New York Giants	3	3	3	0	0	9
Buffalo Bills	0	0	14	0	0	14

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

NYGNew York Giants

+3BUF 11

+3BUF 24

NYG 3

+3BUF 11

BUFBuffalo Bills

FantasyHQ Analytics

Scoring timeline

7 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

NYGNew York Giants
Q1 3:22FG
Graham Gano
Points+3
Yard line
BUF 11
Score
3-0
(3:22) 9-G.Gano 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
NYGNew York Giants
Q2 5:12FG
Graham Gano
Points+3
Yard line
BUF 24
Score
6-0
(5:12) 9-G.Gano 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
BUFBuffalo Bills
Q4 15:00TD
Deonte Harty
Points+6
Yard line
NYG 3
Score
6-6
(15:00) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 11-D.Harty for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NYG-24-D.Belton was injured during the play.
BUFBuffalo Bills
Q4 14:54XP
Tyler Bass
Points+1
Yard line
NYG 15
Score
6-7
2-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
NYGNew York Giants
Q4 10:38FG
Graham Gano
Points+3
Yard line
BUF 11
Score
9-7
(10:38) 9-G.Gano 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
BUFBuffalo Bills
Q4 3:55TD
Quintin Morris
Points+6
Yard line
NYG 15
Score
9-13
(3:55) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 85-Q.Morris for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN [41-M.McFadden].
BUFBuffalo Bills
Q4 3:48XP
Tyler Bass
Points+1
Yard line
NYG 15
Score
9-14
2-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Wan'Dale Robinson · New York Giants · Receiving · +6.66 total EPA · 8 snaps · +0.83 EPA/play
2Darius Slayton · New York Giants · Receiving · +3.14 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.52 EPA/play
3Quintin Morris · Buffalo Bills · Receiving · +2.57 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.57 EPA/play
4Deonte Harty · Buffalo Bills · Receiving · +2.15 total EPA · 1 snaps · +2.15 EPA/play
5Stefon Diggs · Buffalo Bills · Receiving · +1.50 total EPA · 16 snaps · +0.09 EPA/play
6Khalil Shakir · Buffalo Bills · Receiving · +1.50 total EPA · 1 snaps · +1.50 EPA/play
7James Cook III · Buffalo Bills · Rushing · +1.08 total EPA · 14 snaps · +0.08 EPA/play
8Demone Harris · Buffalo Bills · Rushing · +0.34 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.34 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Wan'Dale Robinson — NYG · Receiving

Wan'Dale Robinson posted the highest total EPA (+6.66) in the game, the strongest overall impact for New York Giants. Across 8 counted snaps, they averaged +0.83 EPA per play.

Biggest single play (-5.15 EPA): Saquon Barkley — (:14) 26-S.Barkley right guard to BUF 1 for no gain (43-T.Bernard; 47-C.Benford).

Quarterback report card

Tyrod Taylor led all passers in efficiency for New York Giants, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Tyrod Taylor (New York Giants) · 46 dropbacks · 52.2% completion · +9.4% CPOE · -0.00 EPA/play · -0.07 total EPA
Jonathan Allen (Buffalo Bills) · 34 dropbacks · 55.9% completion · -2.2% CPOE · -0.05 EPA/play · -1.56 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	New York Giants	Buffalo Bills
Offensive EPA/play	-0.099	-0.083
Offensive success rate	44.4%	45.3%
Pass EPA/play	-0.002	-0.046
Rush EPA/play	-0.312	+0.031
Defensive EPA/play	+0.083	+0.099
Defensive success rate	54.7%	55.6%

Drive & efficiency notes

Both offenses finished within striking distance on EPA per play (New York Giants -0.10, Buffalo Bills -0.08) — a true toss-up on the analytics sheet.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

New York Giants: -0.10 EPA/play (33rd percentile vs. 2023 team-game averages)
Buffalo Bills: -0.08 EPA/play (36th percentile vs. 2023 team-game averages)

Buffalo Bills: 9 drives, -6.25 total EPA, 2 scoring drives
New York Giants: 10 drives, -8.93 total EPA, 3 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Buffalo Bills — Deonte Harty (Jonathan Allen pass) (Q4 15:00)
Buffalo Bills — Quintin Morris (Jonathan Allen pass) (Q4 3:55)

Field goals

New York Giants — Graham Gano (Q1 3:22)
New York Giants — Graham Gano (Q2 5:12)
New York Giants — Graham Gano (Q4 10:38)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: New York Giants won the period 3–0. New York Giants connected on a field goal from the BUF 11 (Q1 3:22) — (3:22) 9-G.Gano 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan..

The second quarter: New York Giants won the period 3–0. New York Giants connected on a field goal from the BUF 24 (Q2 5:12) — (5:12) 9-G.Gano 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan..

The fourth quarter: Buffalo Bills won the period 14–3. Buffalo Bills found the end zone from the NYG 3 (Q4 15:00) — (15:00) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 11-D.Harty for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NYG-24-D.Belton was injured during the play.; Buffalo Bills added 1 points from the NYG 15 (Q4 14:54) — 2-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.; New York Giants connected on a field goal from the BUF 11 (Q4 10:38) — (10:38) 9-G.Gano 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.; Buffalo Bills found the end zone from the NYG 15 (Q4 3:55) — (3:55) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 85-Q.Morris for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN [41-M.McFadden].; Buffalo Bills added 1 points from the NYG 15 (Q4 3:48) — 2-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

New York Giants (Q4 0:00) — (:00) Untimed down. 2-T.Taylor pass incomplete short middle to 12-D.Waller (7-Ta.Johnson). [WPA -51.8% · EPA -4.07]
Buffalo Bills (Q4 1:29) — (1:29) 2-T.Bass 53 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin. [WPA -21.4% · EPA -2.86]
Buffalo Bills (Q2 2:30) — (2:30) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short middle intended for 88-D.Knox INTERCEPTED by 41-M.McFadden (58-B.Okereke) at NYG 36. 41-M.McFadden to NYG 41 for 5 yards (28-L.Murray). Pass tipped be [WPA -16.0% · EPA -4.16]
New York Giants (Q4 0:22) — (:22) (Shotgun) 2-T.Taylor pass short middle to 13-J.Hyatt to BUF 15 for 12 yards (43-T.Bernard). [WPA +15.1% · EPA +0.82]
Buffalo Bills (Q4 3:55) — (3:55) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 85-Q.Morris for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN [41-M.McFadden]. [WPA +14.2% · EPA +2.57]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

New York Giants (Q2 0:14) — (:14) 26-S.Barkley right guard to BUF 1 for no gain (43-T.Bernard; 47-C.Benford). [WPA -12.4% · EPA -5.15]
Buffalo Bills (Q1 9:31) — (9:31) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 13-G.Davis to NYG 45 for 9 yards (22-A.Jackson, 58-B.Okereke). FUMBLES (58-B.Okereke), RECOVERED by NYG-41-M.McFadden at NYG 44. [WPA -9.2% · EPA -4.38]
Buffalo Bills (Q2 2:30) — (2:30) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short middle intended for 88-D.Knox INTERCEPTED by 41-M.McFadden (58-B.Okereke) at NYG 36. 41-M.McFadden to NYG 41 for 5 yards (28-L.Murray). Pass tipped be [WPA -16.0% · EPA -4.16]
New York Giants (Q4 0:00) — (:00) Untimed down. 2-T.Taylor pass incomplete short middle to 12-D.Waller (7-Ta.Johnson). [WPA -51.8% · EPA -4.07]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

New York Giants FG (+3) — Q1 3:22 · BUF 11 · Score 3-0
(3:22) 9-G.Gano 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
New York Giants FG (+3) — Q2 5:12 · BUF 24 · Score 6-0
(5:12) 9-G.Gano 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
Buffalo Bills TD (+6) — Q4 15:00 · NYG 3 · Score 6-6
(15:00) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 11-D.Harty for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN. NYG-24-D.Belton was injured during the play.
Buffalo Bills XP (+1) — Q4 14:54 · NYG 15 · Score 6-7
2-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
New York Giants FG (+3) — Q4 10:38 · BUF 11 · Score 9-7
(10:38) 9-G.Gano 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-59-C.Kreiter, Holder-6-J.Gillan.
Buffalo Bills TD (+6) — Q4 3:55 · NYG 15 · Score 9-13
(3:55) (Shotgun) 17-J.Allen pass short right to 85-Q.Morris for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN [41-M.McFadden].
Buffalo Bills XP (+1) — Q4 3:48 · NYG 15 · Score 9-14
2-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

Buffalo Bills earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Wan'Dale Robinson (New York Giants) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Tyrod Taylor (NYG) finished above expected through the air (positive CPOE).

Frequently asked questions

Who won New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills on 2023-10-15?

The Buffalo Bills beat the New York Giants 14-9 in Week 6, 2023.

What was the score by quarter in New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills?

Q1: New York Giants 3, Buffalo Bills 0; Q2: New York Giants 3, Buffalo Bills 0; Q4: New York Giants 3, Buffalo Bills 14; Final: New York Giants 9, Buffalo Bills 14.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills?

Buffalo Bills touchdown — D. Harty (J. Allen pass) (Q4 15:00) Buffalo Bills touchdown — Q. Morris (J. Allen pass) (Q4 3:55) New York Giants field goal — G. Gano (Q1 3:22, 3 pts) New York Giants field goal — G. Gano (Q2 5:12, 3 pts) New York Giants field goal — G. Gano (Q4 10:38, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills?

Tyrod Taylor (New York Giants), 52.2% completion, +9.4% CPOE, -0.00 EPA per dropback, -0.07 total passing EPA. Jonathan Allen (Buffalo Bills), 55.9% completion, -2.2% CPOE, -0.05 EPA per dropback, -1.56 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills?

Wan'Dale Robinson (New York Giants) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +6.66 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 8 snaps.

Was New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills a close game?

Yes — the margin was 5 points. Buffalo Bills won 14-9 in a game that stayed within one score into the fourth quarter.

Season records after this game

New York Giants

Entered 1-4 Now 1-5 L

Buffalo Bills

Entered 3-2 Now 4-2 W

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