Final Score Prediction
Dolphins 23, Bills 17
| Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger |
| Buffalo Bills |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 18 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 11 |
Fred Jackson |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 50 |
C.J. Spiller |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 10 |
Steve Johnson |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 63 |
Donald Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
| WR 86 |
David Nelson |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| TE 32 |
Jonathan Stupar |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 28 |
Rian Lindell |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 19 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is 1-0 against Dolphins & has completed 17 of 26 passes (65.4 pct.) for 246 yards w/ 1 TD vs. 1 INT & 92.8 passer rating. Rushed for season-high 49 yards vs. Browns. Aims for 15th straight game w/ TD pass... RB Fred Jackson (775 rush, 191 rec., 966 total) needs 34 scrimmage yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd consecutive season. With 112 rush yards vs. Cle., Jackson posted 7th career 100-yard game. Bills are 6-1 when Jackson rushes for 100 yards. Averages 5.5 yards per carry against Miami (53 att., 290 yards)... WR Steve Johnson (9) needs 2 TD rec. to tie BILL BROOKS (11 in '95) for most TD receptions in season in franchise history. Johnson (874) needs 126 receiving yards to record 1st career 1,000-yard season. Rookie WR David Nelson (undrafted free agent) aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD catch... LB Paul Posluszny leads team w/ 120 tackles in '10. Had sack in last game vs. Mia... K Rian Lindell (247) needs 3 more made FGs to reach 250 career.
 Dolphins Club aims for 3rd straight win vs. Bills at home... QB Chad Henne is 2-1 as starter against Bills... RB Ronnie Brown (15) needs 100-yard rush game to surpass Pro Football HOFer LARRY CSONKA (15) for 2nd-most such games in Dolphins history (Ricky Williams, 24). Brown has 3 rush TDs in past 2 vs. Buf. & aims for 3rd straight game w/ rush TD against Bills. For career, RB Williams averages 95.1 rush yards per game against Bills (1,046 total)... WR Brandon Marshall (387) needs 13 catches to reach 400 career. WR Davone Bess (673) needs 86 rec. yards to surpass career-high of 758 in '09. Bess leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL w/ 26 rec. on 3rd down (RODDY WHITE, 28)... DE Cameron Wake aims for 5th straight game w/ sack & has NFL-best 14 sacks this season. Needs sack to become 6th Dolphins player w/ 15+ sacks in season since '82. Wake has 3.5 sacks in 3 career games against Bills... LB Karlos Dansby leads team w/ 92 tackles. Had sack & FF last week against Jets. DT Paul Soliai had 2nd career sack last week vs. NYJ.
Results and Schedule
| Buffalo Bills |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
MIA |
H |
L 10-15 |
-5 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
GB |
A |
L 7-34 |
-27 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
NE |
A |
L 30-38 |
-8 |
| 4 |
2010-10-03 |
NYJ |
H |
L 14-38 |
-24 |
| 5 |
2010-10-10 |
JAC |
H |
L 26-36 |
-10 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
BAL |
A |
L 34-37 |
-3 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
KC |
A |
L 10-13 |
-3 |
| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
CHI |
H |
L 19-22 |
-3 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
DET |
H |
W 14-12 |
+2 |
| 11 |
2010-11-21 |
CIN |
A |
W 49-31 |
+18 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
PIT |
H |
L 16-19 |
-3 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
MIN |
A |
L 14-38 |
-24 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
CLE |
H |
W 13-6 |
+7 |
| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
MIA |
A |
W 17-14 |
+3 |
| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
NE |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
NYJ |
A |
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| Miami Dolphins |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2010-09-12 |
BUF |
A |
W 15-10 |
+5 |
| 2 |
2010-09-19 |
MIN |
A |
W 14-10 |
+4 |
| 3 |
2010-09-26 |
NYJ |
H |
L 23-31 |
-8 |
| 4 |
2010-10-04 |
NE |
H |
L 14-41 |
-27 |
| 5 |
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Bye |
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| 6 |
2010-10-17 |
GB |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 7 |
2010-10-24 |
PIT |
H |
L 22-23 |
-1 |
| 8 |
2010-10-31 |
CIN |
A |
W 22-14 |
+8 |
| 9 |
2010-11-07 |
BAL |
A |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 10 |
2010-11-14 |
TEN |
H |
W 29-17 |
+12 |
| 11 |
2010-11-18 |
CHI |
H |
L 0-16 |
-16 |
| 12 |
2010-11-28 |
OAK |
A |
W 33-17 |
+16 |
| 13 |
2010-12-05 |
CLE |
H |
L 10-13 |
-3 |
| 14 |
2010-12-12 |
NYJ |
A |
W 10-6 |
+4 |
| 15 |
2010-12-19 |
BUF |
H |
L 14-17 |
-3 |
| 16 |
2010-12-26 |
DET |
H |
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| 17 |
2011-01-02 |
NE |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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BUF
Offense |
MIA
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
15.8 |
14.8 |
22.6 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards |
112.5 |
94.0 |
116.6 |
BUF |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.35 |
3.47 |
4.28 |
BUF |
| Completion % |
57.4% |
55.8% |
60.9% |
BUF |
| Passing yards |
210.8 |
204.0 |
225.1 |
BUF |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.05 |
11.51 |
10.98 |
MIA |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.35 |
6.42 |
6.69 |
MIA |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
BUF |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
MIA |
| Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
BUF |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.0% |
36.4% |
38.7% |
BUF |
| 4th down conversions |
62.5% |
50.0% |
51.2% |
BUF |
| Time of possession |
27:43 |
27:55 |
30:13 |
MIA |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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BUF
Defense |
MIA
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
21.0 |
15.8 |
22.6 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards |
137.3 |
102.3 |
116.6 |
MIA |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.24 |
3.38 |
4.28 |
MIA |
| Completion % |
59.6% |
56.2% |
60.9% |
MIA |
| Passing yards |
200.8 |
193.3 |
225.1 |
MIA |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.43 |
10.20 |
10.98 |
MIA |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.21 |
5.74 |
6.69 |
MIA |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
BUF |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
BUF |
| Sacks |
1.3 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
MIA |
| 3rd down conversions |
44.3% |
34.1% |
38.7% |
MIA |
| 4th down conversions |
100.0% |
12.5% |
51.2% |
MIA |
| Time of possession |
32:29 |
31:56 |
30:13 |
MIA |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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BUF |
MIA |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
8.5 |
11.5 |
9.3 |
MIA |
| Yards per kick return |
17.6 |
23.7 |
22.1 |
MIA |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.5 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
MIA |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
20.0 |
24.0 |
22.1 |
BUF |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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BUF |
MIA |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.0 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
MIA |
| Penalty yards |
40.3 |
38.3 |
48.8 |
MIA |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2010 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
| 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 |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 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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