Final Score Prediction
Dolphins 27, Bills 20
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Miami Dolphins |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 17 |
Matt Moore  |
Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 10 |
Reggie Bush |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 52 |
Daniel Thomas |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 11 |
Brandon Marshall |
Rec: 7-90, 1 TD |
| WR 60 |
Davone Bess |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 89 |
Brian Hartline |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 17 |
Anthony Fasano |
Rec: 4-40, 1 TD |
| K 14 |
Dan Carpenter |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 19 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Dolphins In past 2 on road, QB Matt Moore has completed 36 of 55 passes (65.5 pct.) for 532 yards with 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 121.2 passer rating. Moore completed 14 of 20 passes (70 pct.) for 160 yards with 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 133.3 passer rating in last game vs. Bills... RB Reggie Bush posted 3rd 100-yard rush game of season last week (103, 100, 103). Bush has career-best 770 rush yards in '11. Has 5 rush TDs in past 6. Averages 5.1 yards per carry on road in '11 (77 att., 390 yards). Rookie RB Daniel Thomas (2nd round, No. 62) leads AFC rookie RBs with 508 rush yards... WR Brandon Marshall (937) needs 63 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for 5th consecutive season. Marshall (5,970) needs 30 receiving yards to reach 6,000 career... LB Jason Taylor (138.5) needs 3.5 sacks to surpass MICHAEL STRAHAN for 5th-most since sacks became official statistic in '82. Taylor has 22 career sacks vs. Bills, most against any opponent.
 Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (7,435) needs 148 passing yards to surpass QB DOUG FLUTIE (7,582) for 5th-most passing yards in club annals. Fitzpatrick (52) needs 4 TD passes to surpass DREW BLEDSOE (55) for 4th-most in franchise history. Has career-best 3,013 passing yards in '11... RB C.J. Spiller is averaging 5 yards per carry in past 2 in Dec. WR Steve Johnson posted 1st 100-yard receiving game of season last week (116). Has TD reception in 2 of past 3. WR David Nelson has career-best in catches (50), yards (534) & TDs (5) in '11... TE Scott Chandler (6) needs TD rec. to surpass PETE METZELAARS (6 in '92) & JAY RIEMERSMA (6 in '98) for most TD catches by TE in season in franchise history. Had 5 catches for 71 yards (14.2 avg.) in last game vs. Mia... Defense has 12 INTs in 6 games at home in '11... Rookie DT Marcell Dareus (1st round, No. 3) has 4.5 sacks, most by Bills rookie since '01 (AARON SCHOBEL, 6.5)... S Bryan Scott had FR-TD last week, 2nd TD of season (INT-TD return in Week 4).
Results and Schedule
| Miami Dolphins |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-12 |
NE |
H |
L 24-38 |
-14 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
HOU |
H |
L 13-23 |
-10 |
| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
CLE |
A |
L 16-17 |
-1 |
| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
SD |
A |
L 16-26 |
-10 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2011-10-17 |
NYJ |
A |
L 6-24 |
-18 |
| 7 |
2011-10-23 |
DEN |
H |
L 15-18 |
-3 |
| 8 |
2011-10-30 |
NYG |
A |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
KC |
A |
W 31-3 |
+28 |
| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
WAS |
H |
W 20-9 |
+11 |
| 11 |
2011-11-20 |
BUF |
H |
W 35-8 |
+27 |
| 12 |
2011-11-24 |
DAL |
A |
L 19-20 |
-1 |
| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
OAK |
H |
W 34-14 |
+20 |
| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
PHI |
H |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
BUF |
A |
W 30-23 |
+7 |
| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
NE |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
NYJ |
H |
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| Buffalo Bills |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2011-09-11 |
KC |
A |
W 41-7 |
+34 |
| 2 |
2011-09-18 |
OAK |
H |
W 38-35 |
+3 |
| 3 |
2011-09-25 |
NE |
H |
W 34-31 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2011-10-02 |
CIN |
A |
L 20-23 |
-3 |
| 5 |
2011-10-09 |
PHI |
H |
W 31-24 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2011-10-16 |
NYG |
A |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2011-10-30 |
WAS |
H |
W 23-0 |
+23 |
| 9 |
2011-11-06 |
NYJ |
H |
L 11-27 |
-16 |
| 10 |
2011-11-13 |
DAL |
A |
L 7-44 |
-37 |
| 11 |
2011-11-20 |
MIA |
A |
L 8-35 |
-27 |
| 12 |
2011-11-27 |
NYJ |
A |
L 24-28 |
-4 |
| 13 |
2011-12-04 |
TEN |
H |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
| 14 |
2011-12-11 |
SD |
A |
L 10-37 |
-27 |
| 15 |
2011-12-18 |
MIA |
H |
L 23-30 |
-7 |
| 16 |
2011-12-24 |
DEN |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-01-01 |
NE |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
MIA
Offense |
BUF
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
26.0 |
11.5 |
21.6 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards |
103.5 |
95.5 |
116.8 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.81 |
4.33 |
4.17 |
BUF |
| Completion % |
63.3% |
55.3% |
59.4% |
MIA |
| Passing yards |
186.0 |
208.0 |
223.6 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.02 |
9.92 |
11.30 |
MIA |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.97 |
5.48 |
6.71 |
MIA |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
MIA |
| Fumbles lost |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
2.0 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
BUF |
| 3rd down conversions |
39.0% |
30.6% |
36.9% |
MIA |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
23.1% |
44.4% |
BUF |
| Time of possession |
31:07 |
27:29 |
30:14 |
MIA |
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Defense Stats Comparison
| |
MIA
Defense |
BUF
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
12.8 |
31.8 |
21.6 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards |
60.8 |
144.3 |
116.8 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
2.88 |
4.41 |
4.17 |
MIA |
| Completion % |
54.1% |
68.3% |
59.4% |
MIA |
| Passing yards |
209.8 |
191.3 |
223.6 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.77 |
10.22 |
11.30 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per attempt |
5.83 |
6.98 |
6.71 |
MIA |
| INT return |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
MIA |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
BUF |
| Sacks |
2.8 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
MIA |
| 3rd down conversions |
25.9% |
47.9% |
36.9% |
MIA |
| 4th down conversions |
33.3% |
100.0% |
44.4% |
MIA |
| Time of possession |
28:53 |
32:31 |
30:14 |
MIA |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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MIA |
BUF |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
10.3 |
11.3 |
9.9 |
BUF |
| Yards per kick return |
32.0 |
20.8 |
23.3 |
MIA |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
12.4 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
BUF |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
18.1 |
22.8 |
23.3 |
MIA |
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Misc Stats Comparison
| |
MIA |
BUF |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.5 |
3.5 |
6.4 |
BUF |
| Penalty yards |
59.8 |
34.5 |
54.5 |
BUF |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2011 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 9 to 14 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
6 |
2000-10-08 |
BUF |
MIA |
13-22 |
MIA |
| 2000 |
14 |
2000-12-03 |
MIA |
BUF |
33-6 |
MIA |
| 2001 |
11 |
2001-11-25 |
MIA |
BUF |
34-27 |
MIA |
| 2001 |
17 |
2002-01-06 |
BUF |
MIA |
7-34 |
MIA |
| 2002 |
7 |
2002-10-20 |
BUF |
MIA |
23-10 |
BUF |
| 2002 |
13 |
2002-12-01 |
MIA |
BUF |
21-38 |
BUF |
| 2003 |
3 |
2003-09-21 |
BUF |
MIA |
7-17 |
MIA |
| 2003 |
16 |
2003-12-21 |
MIA |
BUF |
20-3 |
MIA |
| 2004 |
6 |
2004-10-17 |
MIA |
BUF |
13-20 |
BUF |
| 2004 |
13 |
2004-12-05 |
BUF |
MIA |
42-32 |
BUF |
| 2005 |
5 |
2005-10-09 |
MIA |
BUF |
14-20 |
BUF |
| 2005 |
13 |
2005-12-04 |
BUF |
MIA |
23-24 |
MIA |
| 2006 |
2 |
2006-09-17 |
BUF |
MIA |
16-6 |
BUF |
| 2006 |
15 |
2006-12-17 |
MIA |
BUF |
0-21 |
BUF |
| 2007 |
10 |
2007-11-11 |
BUF |
MIA |
13-10 |
BUF |
| 2007 |
14 |
2007-12-09 |
MIA |
BUF |
17-38 |
BUF |
| 2008 |
8 |
2008-10-26 |
BUF |
MIA |
16-25 |
MIA |
| 2008 |
14 |
2008-12-07 |
MIA |
BUF |
16-3 |
MIA |
| 2009 |
4 |
2009-10-04 |
BUF |
MIA |
10-38 |
MIA |
| 2009 |
12 |
2009-11-29 |
MIA |
BUF |
14-31 |
BUF |
| 2010 |
1 |
2010-09-12 |
MIA |
BUF |
15-10 |
MIA |
| 2010 |
15 |
2010-12-19 |
BUF |
MIA |
17-14 |
BUF |
| 2011 |
11 |
2011-11-20 |
BUF |
MIA |
8-35 |
MIA |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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