29-year old QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has been awful lately and he has taken his team down with him.  The Bills are 0-6 in their last six games and they have only scored 77 points in those games.  In Fitzpatrick’s last six games, he has completed 123 of 220 passes (55.9%) for 1,271 yards with 6 TD passes and 9 INTs.  Fitzpatrick seems to be buckling under the pressure of his new contract that he recently signed before the downfall of the Bills.  Fitzpatrick has played in 13 games for the Bills so far this year and he has completed 278 of 449 passes (61.9%) for 3,013 yards with 20 TD passes and 16 INTs (81.6 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 46 times for 150 yards (3.3 ypc) so far this year.  The Bills need Fitzpatrick to step up if they are going to win more games this year.

The Bills looked terrible yesterday in San Diego.  Ryan Fitzpatrick flat out stunk yesterday as he completed 13 of 34 passes for 176 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 INTs (one of which was returned 26 yards by safety Steve Gregory for a TD).  Tyler Thigpen finished up this game by completing 2 of 3 passes for 19 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 interception.  C.J. Spiller led the way for the Bills on the ground with 46 yards rushing on 12 carries (3.8 ypc).  He also caught 3 passes for 10 yards (3.3 avg) in this game.  WR Steve Johnson led the way for the Bills in the passing game with 4 grabs for 116 yards (29.0 avg).  The Bills finished up with 96 yards rushing on 20 carries (4.8 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 37 passes (40.5%) for 185 yards as they only had possession of the ball for 24:27.

The Bills were pretty awful on D in this game.  LB Kelvin Sheppard led the way for the Bills on D in this game with 14 tackles.  Safety Bryan Scott (8 tackles, 1 pass defensed and a fumble recovery in the end zone for a TD), LB Nick Barnett (8 tackles) and DT Marcell Dareus (5 tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for a loss and 2 QB hits) also had decent games for the Bills.  The Chargers finished up with 150 yards rushing on 32 carries (4.7 ypc) and they also completed 24 of 33 passes (72.7%) for 216 yards in this game.  The Bills are now 5-8 on the year.

The Buffalo Bills have played better the last couple of weeks, but they have still lost five games in a row.  The Chargers snapped a six game losing streak last week by thumping the Jacksonville Jaguars 38-14 on Monday Night Football.  Here is a look at the matchups in this game:

When the Bills have the ball:  The Bills will probably try to be balanced offensively in this game.  C.J. Spiller played well against the Titans last weekend and they hope he will repeat that effort against a Chargers’ D that is allowing 131.7 yards rushing per game and 4.3 yards per carry.  The Chargers don’t have much of a pass rush and they are giving up 202.9 yards passing per game, so Ryan Fitzpatrick is likely going to have another good game this weekend.  Steve Johnson and David Nelson will have to likely carry the load in the passing game as TE Scott Chandler doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to play.

When the Chargers have the ball:  The Chargers looked like a machine last Monday Night offensively in Jacksonville, against a defense that’s a lot better than the Bills’ D.  The Bills are going to have a hard time stopping RBs Ryan Mathews and Mike Tolbert as they are giving up 129.1 yards rushing per game and 4.7 yards per carry.  They will have an even harder time dealing with Philip Rivers and his receivers.  WRs Vincent Jackson, Malcom Floyd and TE Antonio Gates give Rivers three large targets to throw to and that is going to be a huge problem for the Bills in this game.

PREDICTION:  CHARGERS 34, BILLS 24

The Bills have signed 25-year old TE Fendi Onobun off of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad.  Onobun played in 1 game for the Jaguars this year but he didn’t catch any passes.  Onobun has now played in 4 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has caught 2 passes for 15 yards (7.5 avg).  The Bills are hurting at TE with Scott Chandler a little banged up, so this signing makes perfect sense for them.

25-year old, 6’5″, 215 pound WR David Nelson is stepping up for the Buffalo Bills.  He has taken over for the departed Lee Evans (traded to Baltimore) in a trade before the 2011 season began.  Nelson has played in 12 games for the Bills so far this year and he has caught 48 passes for 514 yards (10.7 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  The Bills need Nelson to finish this season strongly.  Nelson has now played in 27 games in his first two years with the Bills and he has caught 79 passes for 867 yards (11.0 avg) with 8 TD grabs.

26-year old Scott Chandler played in 4 games as a rookie for the Bills in 2010 and he caught 1 pass for 8 yards.  He was thrust into the starting lineup this year and he has swum instead of sunk so far this year.  Chandler has played in 12 games for the Bills so far this year and he has caught 35 passes for 360 yards (10.3 avg) with 6 TD grabs.  Bills’ QBs have completed an utterly amazing 35 of 41 passes (85.4%) thrown in Chandler’s direction.  With that in mind, the Bills should expand Chandler’s role in the offense.

25-year old safety Jairus Byrd started off with a bang as a rookie with 9 interceptions.  Last year he was a little off, but he’s back in a good groove this year.  Byrd has played in 12 games for the Bills so far this year and he has 82 tackles, 6 passes defensed, 2 interceptions, 1 sack, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery and 3 tackles for a loss.  Byrd has now played in 42 games in his first three years for the Bills and he has 216 tackles, 19 passes defensed, 12 interceptions (one return for a TD), 2 sacks, 4 tackles for a loss, 6 forced fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries.  The Bills need him to keep up the good work.

The Buffalo Bills just couldn’t convert all of the yards they got offensively into enough points to win today.  Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 29 of 46 passes for 288 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  C.J. Spiller was pretty solid in this game as he rushed for 83 yards on 14 carries (5.9 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also caught 3 passes for 19 yards (6.3 avg) for the Bills in this game.  Tashard Choice pitched in with 5 carries for 20 yards (4.0 ypc) in this game.  WR Brad Smith (7 rec, 72 yards) and Steve Johnson (5 rec, 52 yards, TD) led the way for the Bills in the passing game today.  The Bills finished up with 97 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 46 passes (63%) for 282 yards in this game as they had possession of the ball for 31:46.

The Bills just couldn’t stop Chris Johnson and the Titans’ running game today.  LB Nick Barnett led the way for the Bills today with 11 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit.  Safeties Jairus Byrd (9 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss) and Da’Norris Searcy (9 tackles) also had solid games for the Bills today.  The Titans finished up with 97 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.2 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 46 passes (63%) for 282 yards in this game.  The Bills are now 5-7 on the season.

The Buffalo Bills are stuck in a rut right now as they have lost their last four games.  The Titans are coming off a nice 23-17 home win over the Buccaneers.  They are trying to make a late season run at the AFC South title.  Here is a look at the matchups in this game:

When the Bills have the ball:  The Bills are likely going to come out of the locker room throwing the football.  The Titans don’t have a big time pass rush and the Bills’ O-Line just doesn’t give up many sacks (15), so Ryan Fitzpatrick should have time to throw the ball.  Fitzpatrick has done a good job of spreading the ball around this year to keep everyone happy.  Steve Johnson, Brad Smith, David Nelson and Scott Chandler are all likely to get the ball in their hands this weekend.  The Bills also hope to get C.J. Spiller going against a Titans’ D that is allowing 124.1 yards rushing and 4.3 yards per carry so far this year.

When the Titans have the ball:  The Titans are likely going to give the ball to Chris Johnson 20-30 times this Sunday, so the front seven of the Bills’ D better be ready.  The Titans are likely to remain balanced on offense though as Matt Hasselbeck will also throw the ball a lot this Sunday in Buffalo.  The Bills are going to have deal with WRs Nate Washington, Damian Williams, Lavelle Hawkins and TE Jared Cook as they are Hasselbeck’s favorite targets in the passing game.

PREDICTION:  TITANS 27, BILLS 20