PFF: Highest-graded Bills players on defense vs. the Bears
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Aug 10, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert (24) is tackled by Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard (43) in the first quarter of a pre-season game at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
The Buffalo Bills fell 33-6 to the Chicago Bears in the first week of the NFL's 2024 preseason.
Statistics will always help determine who played well. So will the eye test. But why not get a little bit deeper with some help from the analytics folks at Pro Football Focus?
With that, here are the five highest-graded players from the Bills defense against the Bears:
S Dee Delaney
Aug 10, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Dante Pettis (81) tries to hold off Buffalo Bills cornerback Dee Delaney (29) after making a catch in the fourth quarter of a pre-season game at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
PFF grade: 67.1.
LB Terrel Bernard
Aug 10, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert (24) runs with the ball and is tackled by Buffalo Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard (43) during the first half at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports
PFF grade: 67.7.
DE AJ Epenesa
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 10: Caleb Williams #18 of the Chicago Bears runs with the ball as AJ Epenesa #57 of the Buffalo Bills defends during the first half of a preseason game at Highmark Stadium on August 10, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images)
PFF grade: 69.0.
CB Kaiir Elam
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - OCTOBER 22: Kaiir Elam #24 of the Buffalo Bills warms up before the game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on October 22, 2023 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)
PFF grade: 71.9.
LB Baylon Spector
Bills linebacker Baylon Spector dives into a blocking pad during individual drills during day seven of the Buffalo Bills training camp at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
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