Prediction: Dolphins 23, Bills 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Game Notes
Bills QB Kyle Orton is 2-0 on road with Buf., passing for 546 yards & 5 TDs vs. 1 INT for 116.4 rating... RB Fred Jackson (5,370 rush; 2,439 rec.) needs 61 rec. yards to join HOFer THURMAN THOMAS as only Bills with 5,000+ career rush & 2,500+ rec. yards. RB BOOBIE DIXON led team with season-high 62 yards on 9 att. (6.9 avg.) last week. RB Bryce Brown led team with 100 scrim. yards vs. KC (35 rush, 65 rec.)... WR Sammy Watkins (No. 4 overall) leads AFC rookies in rec. yards (617) on 42 catches & is tied for 2nd in TD rec. among rookies (5). Scored 1st career TD in last meeting (8 rec., 117 yards)... DE Mario Williams aims for 7th in row with at least half sack. DT Marcell Dareus leads NFL DTs with 10 sacks, incl. 3 last week. Rookie LB Preston Brown (Rd. 3, No. 73 overall) leads team with 67 tackles.
Dolphins In past 6, QB Ryan Tannehill has 1,490 pass yards & 11 TDs vs. 5 INTs for 99.7 rating. Club is 15-1 (.938) when Tannehill has 90+ rating... In past 4 at home, RB Lamar Miller has 360 scrim. yards (269 rush, 91 rec.) & 3 total TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.). Has 5 rush TDs in past 7... WR Mike Wallace had TD in last meeting & has TD in 4 of past 6 overall. Rookie WR-KR Jarvis Landry (Rd. 2, No. 63 overall) led team with 53 rec. yards on 7 catches last week. Leads NFL in KR avg. (32.0). TE Charles Clay tied season-high with 7 catches for 45 yards vs. Det... Defense has 28 sacks, tied for 2nd in AFC... In past 5, DE Cameron Wake has 6.5 sacks, FF & FR. Had 2 sacks vs. Lions & has 60 career, surpassing JEFF CROSS (59.5) for 2nd-most in club history. CB Brent Grimes has 4 INTs in past 3, incl. 1 vs. Lions. LB Jelani Jenkins leads team with 61 tackles, incl. team-high 7 tackles & sack last week.
Results and Schedule
Buffalo Bills |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
CHI |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
MIA |
H |
W 29-10 |
+19 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
SD |
H |
L 10-22 |
-12 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
HOU |
A |
L 17-23 |
-6 |
5 |
2014-10-05 |
DET |
A |
W 17-14 |
+3 |
6 |
2014-10-12 |
NE |
H |
L 22-37 |
-15 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
MIN |
H |
W 17-16 |
+1 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
NYJ |
A |
W 43-23 |
+20 |
9 |
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Bye |
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10 |
2014-11-09 |
KC |
H |
L 13-17 |
-4 |
11 |
2014-11-13 |
MIA |
A |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
NYJ |
H |
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13 |
2014-11-30 |
CLE |
H |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
DEN |
A |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
GB |
H |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
OAK |
A |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
NE |
A |
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Miami Dolphins |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2014-09-07 |
NE |
H |
W 33-20 |
+13 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
BUF |
A |
L 10-29 |
-19 |
3 |
2014-09-21 |
KC |
H |
L 15-34 |
-19 |
4 |
2014-09-28 |
OAK |
A |
W 38-14 |
+24 |
5 |
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Bye |
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6 |
2014-10-12 |
GB |
H |
L 24-27 |
-3 |
7 |
2014-10-19 |
CHI |
A |
W 27-14 |
+13 |
8 |
2014-10-26 |
JAC |
A |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
9 |
2014-11-02 |
SD |
H |
W 37-0 |
+37 |
10 |
2014-11-09 |
DET |
A |
L 16-20 |
-4 |
11 |
2014-11-13 |
BUF |
H |
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12 |
2014-11-23 |
DEN |
A |
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13 |
2014-12-01 |
NYJ |
A |
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14 |
2014-12-07 |
BAL |
H |
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15 |
2014-12-14 |
NE |
A |
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16 |
2014-12-21 |
MIN |
H |
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17 |
2014-12-28 |
NYJ |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BUF Offense |
MIA Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
18.7 |
26.0 |
23.5 |
MIA |
Rushing yards |
82.0 |
127.0 |
107.9 |
MIA |
Rushing yards per attempt |
3.50 |
4.32 |
4.07 |
MIA |
Completion % |
65.6% |
67.5% |
61.9% |
MIA |
Passing yards |
258.7 |
223.7 |
242.9 |
BUF |
Passing yards per completion |
10.35 |
10.16 |
11.04 |
BUF |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.79 |
6.85 |
6.83 |
MIA |
Interceptions |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
- |
Fumbles lost |
1.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
MIA |
Sacks allowed |
3.7 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
MIA |
3rd down conversions |
38.0% |
42.6% |
39.2% |
MIA |
4th down conversions |
50.0% |
33.3% |
48.1% |
BUF |
Time of possession |
29:20 |
30:47 |
30:15 |
MIA |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BUF Defense |
MIA Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
18.7 |
15.7 |
23.5 |
MIA |
Rushing yards |
118.0 |
78.7 |
107.9 |
MIA |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.35 |
3.98 |
4.07 |
MIA |
Completion % |
58.1% |
57.9% |
61.9% |
MIA |
Passing yards |
160.7 |
207.0 |
242.9 |
BUF |
Passing yards per completion |
9.75 |
10.07 |
11.04 |
BUF |
Passing yards per attempt |
5.66 |
5.83 |
6.83 |
BUF |
INT return |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
MIA |
Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
- |
Sacks |
5.0 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
BUF |
3rd down conversions |
33.8% |
37.3% |
39.2% |
BUF |
4th down conversions |
100.0% |
70.0% |
48.1% |
MIA |
Time of possession |
30:40 |
29:13 |
30:15 |
MIA |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BUF |
MIA |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
8.9 |
10.2 |
9.0 |
MIA |
Yards per kick return |
18.8 |
35.8 |
24.1 |
MIA |
Yards allowed per punt return |
7.8 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
BUF |
Yards allowed per kick return |
19.0 |
29.1 |
24.1 |
BUF |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BUF |
MIA |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
7.7 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
MIA |
Penalty yards |
57.0 |
40.3 |
55.6 |
MIA |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2014 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 5 to 10 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 |
2013 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
BUF |
MIA |
23-21 |
BUF |
2013 |
16 |
2013-12-22 |
MIA |
BUF |
0-19 |
BUF |
2014 |
2 |
2014-09-14 |
MIA |
BUF |
10-29 |
BUF |
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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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