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Prediction: Dolphins 23, Bills 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 18 Kyle Orton Pass: 245, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 24 Bryce Brown Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 34 Anthony Dixon Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 16 Sammy Watkins Rec: 6-75, 1 TD
WR 57 Robert Woods Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 18 Scott Chandler Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 10 Dan Carpenter FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 9 Defense / ST  
 
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 20 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 30, 0
RB 19 Lamar Miller Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 29 Mike Wallace Rec: 6-75, 0 TD
WR 49 Jarvis Landry Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
WR 66 Brian Hartline Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 11 Charles Clay Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 7 Caleb Sturgis FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

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   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 KC H L 13-17 -4
11 2014-11-13 MIA A    
12 2014-11-23 NYJ H    
13 2014-11-30 CLE H    
14 2014-12-07 DEN A    
15 2014-12-14 GB H    
16 2014-12-21 OAK A    
17 2014-12-28 NE A    
   

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   Bye      
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    
12 2014-11-23 DEN A    
13 2014-12-01 NYJ A    
14 2014-12-07 BAL H    
15 2014-12-14 NE A    
16 2014-12-21 MIN H    
17 2014-12-28 NYJ H    

Injury Report

Buffalo Bills
Out  WLB Kiko Alonso (knee)
 CB Leodis McKelvin (ankle)
Questionable  CB Ron Brooks (groin)
 WR Marquise Goodwin (ribs)
 RB Fred Jackson (groin)
 DE Jarius Wynn (knee)
Probable  QB Kyle Orton (toe)
IR  DB Kenny Ladler (arm, 10/28/2014)
 SS Jonathan Meeks (neck, 9/16/2014)
 RB C.J. Spiller (collarbone, 10/21/2014)
   

Miami Dolphins
Questionable  CB Cortland Finnegan (foot)
 DT Anthony Johnson (back)
IR  CB Will Davis (knee, 11/14/2014)
 WLB Dannell Ellerbe (hip, 9/8/2014)
 RB Mike Gillislee (hamstring, 8/26/2014)
 TE Arthur Lynch (back, 8/26/2014)
 RB Knowshon Moreno (knee, 10/14/2014)
 FS Michael Thomas (pectoral, 11/3/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   BUF   MIA  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 7.7 5.7 6.7 MIA
Penalty yards 57.0 40.3 55.6 MIA

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.

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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

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.