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Geno Smith

Geno Smith

QBNYJNew York Jets

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  • Top target Garrett Wilson is questionable, which can lower the passing game.

A hurt top target or lead back nudges the projection up a little, since their work tends to shift to teammates. QB and offensive-line flags are shown for context but do not change the number.

Games
8
2026 season
PPR PPG
15.4
QB21 overall
Total pts
123.1

This is how QBs have played against the Bills in the 2026 season.

WkTeamPlayerCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1HOUHOUC.J. Stroud263827420215016.5
2DETDETJared Goff26383274037029.8
3LACLACJustin Herbert203422611417012.7
4NENEDrake Maye223726931854026.2
5LALAMatthew Stafford40543833000027.3
6LVLVKirk Cousins23413132100018.5
8BALBALLamar Jackson010000000.0
Average22.434.7256.02.10.42.413.30.018.7
Median23.038.0274.02.00.02.07.00.018.5
High405438341854029.8
Low010000000.0

Averages are raw, outliers are never removed.

QB1 avg pts
18.7
PPR per game
Rank
9
of 32 (1 = most allowed)
vs League
+14%
lg avg 16.5
How Geno Smith should do vs the BillsSeason log, the group you pick, and a projection

Season so far, compared with what the group you pick below has done against the Bills, plus a projection for this game.

What is this table?

Rows at the top are every game Geno Smith has played this season, using the same stat columns as the table above.

Compare against picks which group of Bills opponents to line them up with: the best QB they faced in each game (1), the second best (2), the third best (3), or all of the top three. Nobody knows which slot Geno Smith will land in this week, so this is your call, not a guess.

Bills avg is the average line of that group. Difference is that minus Geno Smith's own average: green means the defense gives that slot more than Geno Smith usually produces.

Projected is Geno Smith's recent-weighted average scaled by how generous the Bills were to the slot you picked. Change the slot and the projected points change, because each slot has a different matchup adjustment. Picking Top 3 uses the usual-role projection.

Compare against
WkOppCmpAttPaYdPaTDINTCarRuYdRuTDFPts
1TEN1924215006709.3
2GB274124710517015.6
3DET313732130212026.0
4CHI815119100008.8
5CLE17301821057010.0
6NE2030252112-1012.0
7MIA23302873120023.5
8LV20322902114018.0
Smith avg20.629.9239.11.50.42.95.80.015.4
Bills QB1 avg22.434.7256.02.10.42.413.30.018.7
Difference+1.8+4.8+16.9+0.6+0.1-0.4+7.5+0.0+3.3
Projected as QB122.632.7262.01.60.43.26.30.016.8

Difference is what the defense allows minus what Smith averages (green = defense gives up more). Projected stats scale the player's averages by the matchup adjustment, so they are a rough guide.

Start / Sit · Geno SmithGood confidence · 16.8 proj pts5/10 start
  • Geno Smith averages 15.4 PPR points over 8 games (recent-weighted 16.3) and has played as the team's QB1.
  • The Bills have allowed 18.7 points to QB1s over 7 games (+14% vs league). The model applies 70% of that gap because the sample is small, giving a +10% adjustment.
  • Last season's average (11.6) is blended in at 20% weight because this season's sample is small.
  • Projection: 16.8 points.
  • For reference, a typical weekly starter-level QB scores about 19.1 and a top-tier one about 23.8.
  • A statistical model from box scores, Vegas lines, weather and injury tags. It cannot see role changes or in-game events.
Prediction & chance to scoreGeno Smith vs the Bills

Prediction for Geno Smith

Nobody knows which slot Geno Smith will land in this week, so pick the one you expect. The projection changes because each slot faces a different average from the Bills.

If Geno Smith plays as
16.8
projected PPR points

I predict about 16.8 points for Geno Smith if playing as a QB1. Geno Smith has averaged 15.4 over 8 games, and the Bills have given up 18.7 to QB1s (+14% vs the league average of 16.5).

How this projection is built

1. The player. Geno Smith scored: Wk 1 9.3, Wk 2 15.6, Wk 3 26.0, Wk 4 8.8, Wk 5 10.0, Wk 6 12.0, Wk 7 23.5, Wk 8 18.0. Average 15.4; weighted toward recent games it is 15.3.

2. The defense. Over 7 games, the Bills allowed 18.7 points to their opponent's QB1. The league average for that slot is 16.5, so that is +14%.

3. Trusting small samples less. With 7 defensive games, only 70% of the gap is applied, capped at +/-30%. That gives a +10% adjustment (x1.10).

4. Result. 15.3 x 1.10 = 16.8. Switching slots only changes step 2 and 3: the player's own numbers stay the same, but each slot faces a different defensive average.

It is a statistical model, not knowledge of injuries, game script or weather.

Chance to score

Type a point total to see how likely Geno Smith is to reach it as a QB1.

44%
chance of 17+ PPR points
Why this percentage?

The projection (16.8) is the middle of the range. Fantasy scores swing a lot from game to game, so the model spreads possible scores around it by about 6.7 points, leaning on Geno Smith's own game-to-game swings once there are several games (and on typical QB swings before that).

Scores are modelled as right-skewed, since a big game is possible but a very negative one is not. The percentage is the share of that spread at or above 17.

With only 8 games of history, treat this as a rough gauge. It gets sharper as the season goes on. It is never lower than 1% or higher than 99%.

InsightsPlain-English takeaways from the table
  • QB1s have averaged 256.0 passing yards, 2.1 passing TDs and 13.3 rushing yards against the Bills across 7 games.
  • The Bills allow 18.7 PPR points to QB1s, +14% versus the league average of 16.5 (ranked 9 of 32, where 1 is most generous). That is a favorable matchup.
  • Outlier: Week 8, Lamar Jackson (0.0 pts, 0 pass yds) sits far below the other games and drags the averages down. Average with it vs without it: pts 18.7 vs 21.8; pass yds 256.0 vs 298.7. The table above keeps the raw averages.
  • Outlier: Week 2, Jared Goff (29.8 pts) sits far above the other games and pulls the averages up. Average with it vs without it: pts 18.7 vs 16.9. The table above keeps the raw averages.
  • 5 of 7 games reached 15+ PPR points. Scores range from 0.0 to 29.8 (median 18.5).
  • QB1s scored a touchdown in 6 of 7 games (86%).

Insights are generated by rules from the table above and recalculate every week.