Closest meeting: 141.76–142.78 in 2021 (Week 1)· Riley won by 1.02
Highest-scoring meeting: 184.46–138.68 in 2023 (Week 3)· Joel won — combined 323.14 points
Joel is 2–3 in the last 5 meetings· From 2024–2026
Joel and Riley have never met in the playoffs.
The Take
Josh Allen had a 43.82-point week and Riley didn't even need the rest of it — the final was 118.42 to 44, a divisional beatdown that wasn't as close as a 74-point margin somehow makes it sound. Allen was the story, full stop, while Saquon limped to 2.5 points and Riley still won by a country mile. Joel's side was a quiet disaster: DJ Moore at -0.1, the Texans D carrying the offense at 7.5, and 44.87 points rotting on the bench — nearly matching the entire final score. Joel still leads the all-time series 18–13, but he's now 2–3 in the last five meetings, and losing a division game by 74 in Week 2 is exactly the kind of hole that makes the back half of the schedule feel a lot longer.
⚔️ Position BattleRank in bar = place among all 12 BDLL teams this week