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Final Score Prediction

Dolphins 24, Bills 20

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 Thaddeus Lewis Pass: 190, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 15 Fred Jackson Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 21 C.J. Spiller Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 38 Robert Woods Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 47 Steve Johnson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
WR 82 T.J. Graham Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 14 Scott Chandler Rec: 3-40, 1 TD
K 18 Dan Carpenter FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  
 
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 26 Lamar Miller Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 52 Daniel Thomas Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 16 Mike Wallace Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 35 Brian Hartline Rec: 6-70, 0 TD
WR 61 Brandon Gibson Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 12 Charles Clay Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 14 Caleb Sturgis FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 9 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Bills In 2nd career start (1st with Buf.), QB THAD LEWIS completed 19 of 32 passes (59.4 pct.) for 216 yards with 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs & 100.5 passer rating last week. Lewis is 1st QB in Bills history w/ 2 TD passes & 1 rush TD in 1st start with team... Bills avg. AFC-best 148.8 rush yards per game... Since 2012, RB C.J. Spiller averages 95.2 scrimmage yards per game, 3rd-highest in AFC. In past 3 vs. Mia., Spiller has rushed for 320 yards on 56 att. (5.7 avg.). RB Fred Jackson has 3 rush TDs in past 4... Rookie WR Marquise Goodwin registered 40-yard TD reception last week, 1st of career... Since 2011, TE Scott Chandler has 14 TD catches, 2nd-most on team... Defense is tied for NFL-best with 10 INTs in 2013... S JIM LEONHARD has career-best 3 INTs this season... DE Mario Williams has 5.5 sacks in 7 career games vs. Dolphins... Rookie LB Kiko Alonso leads team with 66 tackles. Tied for NFL-best with 4 INTs... DT Marcell Dareus had 2 sacks in last game vs. Mia., tied for 2nd-most in career. Has 3 sacks in past 3 games.

Dolphins Since 1990, club has 14-10 (.583) record after bye... In past 4 at home, QB Ryan Tannehill has completed 80 of 128 passes (62.5 pct.) for 893 yards with 7 TDs vs. 1 INT & 98.2 rating. Team is 8-1 when he has 90+ rating. Posted 93.8 rating in last win vs. Bills... RB Lamar Miller averaged 7.3 yards per carry (10 att., 73 yards) in last game vs. Buf... WR Mike Wallace recorded 2nd 100-yard receiving game of season last game. 15 of WR Brandon Gibson's 24 catches this season have been for 1st downs. In only career meeting vs. Bills (with Rams on 12/9/12), Gibson totaled 6 catches for 100 yards (16.7 avg.) with TD... TE Charles Clay aims for 3rd straight game with TD catch. Averages 19.8 yards per catch vs. Bills... DE Cameron Wake aims for 4th straight game with sack against Buf. DT Randy Starks has 24 sacks with Mia., most by Dolphins DT. Has 5 career sacks vs. Bills... S Reshad Jones posted 1st INT of season last game vs. Ravens... LB Olivier Vernon seeks 3rd game in row with sack.


Results and Schedule
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 NE H L 21-23 -2
2 2013-09-15 CAR H W 24-23 +1
3 2013-09-22 NYJ A L 20-27 -7
4 2013-09-29 BAL H W 23-20 +3
5 2013-10-03 CLE A L 24-37 -13
6 2013-10-13 CIN H L 24-27 -3
7 2013-10-20 MIA A    
8 2013-10-27 NO A    
9 2013-11-03 KC H    
10 2013-11-10 PIT A    
11 2013-11-17 NYJ H    
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 ATL H    
14 2013-12-08 TB A    
15 2013-12-15 JAC A    
16 2013-12-22 MIA H    
17 2013-12-29 NE A    
   
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 CLE A W 23-10 +13
2 2013-09-15 IND A W 24-20 +4
3 2013-09-22 ATL H W 27-23 +4
4 2013-09-30 NO A L 17-38 -21
5 2013-10-06 BAL H L 23-26 -3
6   Bye      
7 2013-10-20 BUF H    
8 2013-10-27 NE A    
9 2013-10-31 CIN H    
10 2013-11-11 TB A    
11 2013-11-17 SD H    
12 2013-11-24 CAR H    
13 2013-12-01 NYJ A    
14 2013-12-08 PIT A    
15 2013-12-15 NE H    
16 2013-12-22 BUF A    
17 2013-12-29 NYJ H    

Injury Report
Buffalo Bills
Out  QB EJ Manuel (knee)
Questionable  CB Ron Brooks (foot)
Probable  WR Steve Johnson (other-excused)
 RB C.J. Spiller (ankle)
IR  NT Alex Carrington (knee, 9/29/2013)
 K Dustin Hopkins (groin, 10/7/2013)
 QB Kevin Kolb (concussion, 8/30/2013)
 WR Brad Smith (ribs, 8/30/2013)
   
Miami Dolphins
Questionable  MLB Dannell Ellerbe (shoulder)
 CB Dimitri Patterson (groin)
IR  TE Dustin Keller (knee, 8/20/2013)
 DT Vaughn Martin (undisclosed, 9/24/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Offense 
MIA
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 23.0 23.3 23.0 MIA
Rushing yards 142.5 71.0 108.3 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.25 3.66 4.09 BUF
Completion % 55.4% 62.6% 61.7% MIA
Passing yards 184.5 247.7 246.4 MIA
Passing yards per completion 10.46 10.83 11.03 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 5.80 6.79 6.81 MIA
Interceptions 0.5 0.7 1.0 BUF
Fumbles lost 0.8 0.7 0.7 MIA
Sacks allowed 3.0 4.7 2.7 BUF
3rd down conversions 33.3% 40.3% 38.1% MIA
4th down conversions 33.3% 50.0% 44.4% MIA
Time of possession 26:12 26:40 48:26 MIA
  Defense Stats Comparison
  BUF
 Defense 
MIA
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 25.0 23.0 23.0 MIA
Rushing yards 134.8 111.3 108.3 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 3.92 3.96 4.09 BUF
Completion % 55.7% 60.0% 61.7% BUF
Passing yards 277.8 270.0 246.4 MIA
Passing yards per completion 12.31 11.69 11.03 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 6.86 7.01 6.81 BUF
INT return 1.3 1.0 1.0 BUF
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.7 0.7 MIA
Sacks 3.5 2.3 2.7 BUF
3rd down conversions 39.6% 36.2% 38.1% MIA
4th down conversions 50.0% 40.0% 44.4% MIA
Time of possession 34:37 33:20 48:26 MIA

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   BUF   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 9.2 4.6 8.7 BUF
Yards per kick return 19.4 26.2 23.8 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 14.3 10.4 8.7 MIA
Yards allowed per kick return 20.4 26.8 23.8 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   BUF   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.8 3.7 6.4 MIA
Penalty yards 68.3 34.3 55.5 MIA

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2013 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 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins
 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
2011 15 2011-12-18 MIA BUF 30-23 MIA
2012 11 2012-11-15 MIA BUF 14-19 BUF
2012 16 2012-12-23 BUF MIA 10-24 MIA

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.