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Final Score Prediction

Bills 26, Dolphins 23

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 19 Daniel Thomas Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 23 Reggie Bush Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 29 Brian Hartline Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 50 Davone Bess Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 72 Jabar Gaffney Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 23 Anthony Fasano Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 10 Dan Carpenter FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 16 Defense / ST  
 
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 17 Ryan Fitzpatrick Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 2 C.J. Spiller Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-40, 0
RB 56 Tashard Choice Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 23 Steve Johnson Rec: 6-70, 1 TD
WR 40 Donald Jones Rec: 4-60, 0 TD
TE 20 Scott Chandler Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 2 Rian Lindell FG: 4/4 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins Have won 3 of past 4 at Buf... QB Ryan Tannehill (1,979) needs 232 passing yards to surpass HOFer DAN MARINO (2,210 in 1983) for most passing yards by rookie in Dolphins history. Tannehill (165) also needs 12 comp. for most by rookie in club annals (DAVID WOODLEY, 176). RB Reggie Bush averages 111.5 rush yards per game vs. AFC East on road as Dolphin (446 total). Aims for 3rd straight game with rush TD vs. Bills. For career, Bush averages 5.6 yards per carry vs. Bills (53 att., 299 yards). Since entering NFL in 2006, Bush leads NFL RBs in rec. (358)... WR Brian Hartline has career-best in catches (49) & receiving yards (741) this season. WR Davone Bess (42) needs 8 rec. to reach 50 for 5th consecutive season... TE Anthony Fasano has 2 TD rec. in past 2 vs. Bills... DE Cameron Wake has 8.5 sacks in past 6 games. Wake needs 1.5 sacks to reach 10 for 2nd time in career (14 in '10)... DT Randy Starks has 4 career sacks vs. Buf... CB Sean Smith has team-high 11 passes defensed in '12.

Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (10,265) became 5th QB in franchise history to reach 10,000 career passing yds. last wk. Fitzpatrick (73) needs 4 TD passes to tie JACK KEMP (77) for 3rd-most in Bills history. Has 9 TDs & 98.5 passer rating at home in '12. Posted 2nd 300-yard game of season last week (337)... Last week, RB Fred Jackson (201) joined HOFer THURMAN THOMAS (456) as only RBs in Bills history to reach 200 career rec. RB C.J. Spiller totaled 131 scrimmage yards last week (70 rush, 61 rec.). Averages NFL-best 7.3 yards per carry (87 att., 632 yards)... WR Donald Jones has 2 TD receptions in past 3... Since '11, TE Scott Chandler is tied for 2nd among AFC TEs with 11 TD catches....DE Mario Williams has 4.5 sacks in 5 career games vs. Mia... DT Kyle Williams (5) needs sack to surpass career-best (5.5 in '10)... LB Nick Barnett has team-high 67 tackles... PR Leodis McKelvin has NFL-best 19.5 PR avg.


Results and Schedule
Miami Dolphins
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 HOU A L 10-30 -20
2 2012-09-16 OAK H W 35-13 +22
3 2012-09-23 NYJ H L 20-23 -3
4 2012-09-30 ARI A L 21-24 -3
5 2012-10-07 CIN A W 17-13 +4
6 2012-10-14 STL H W 17-14 +3
7   Bye      
8 2012-10-28 NYJ A W 30-9 +21
9 2012-11-04 IND A L 20-23 -3
10 2012-11-11 TEN H L 3-37 -34
11 2012-11-15 BUF A L 14-19 -5
12 2012-11-25 SEA H    
13 2012-12-02 NE H    
14 2012-12-09 SF A    
15 2012-12-16 JAC H    
16 2012-12-23 BUF H    
17 2012-12-30 NE A    
   
Buffalo Bills
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 NYJ A L 28-48 -20
2 2012-09-16 KC H W 35-17 +18
3 2012-09-23 CLE A W 24-14 +10
4 2012-09-30 NE H L 28-52 -24
5 2012-10-07 SF A L 3-45 -42
6 2012-10-14 ARI A W 19-16 +3
7 2012-10-21 TEN H L 34-35 -1
8   Bye      
9 2012-11-04 HOU A L 9-21 -12
10 2012-11-11 NE A L 31-37 -6
11 2012-11-15 MIA H W 19-14 +5
12 2012-11-25 IND A    
13 2012-12-02 JAC H    
14 2012-12-09 STL H    
15 2012-12-16 SEA H    
16 2012-12-23 MIA A    
17 2012-12-30 NYJ H    

Injury Report
Miami Dolphins
Questionable  WR Jabar Gaffney (knee)
 DE Tony McDaniel (knee)
   
Buffalo Bills
Out  DE Mark Anderson (knee)
Questionable  RB Fred Jackson (concussion)
 DE Chris Kelsay (neck)
 CB Aaron Williams (knee)
IR  CB Ron Brooks (foot, 9/4)
 CB Terrence McGee (knee, 11/6)
 WR David Nelson (knee, 9/11)

Offense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Offense 
BUF
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 18.0 19.7 22.5 BUF
Rushing yards 68.7 138.7 117.0 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 2.71 5.50 4.35 BUF
Completion % 61.5% 65.7% 61.9% BUF
Passing yards 195.0 195.7 233.2 BUF
Passing yards per completion 10.47 9.04 10.78 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 6.44 5.94 6.67 MIA
Interceptions 0.0 1.0 0.9 MIA
Fumbles lost 0.7 1.0 0.7 MIA
Sacks allowed 2.0 2.0 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 29.0% 38.6% 38.8% BUF
4th down conversions 33.3% 66.7% 53.3% BUF
Time of possession 27:22 29:24 29:52 BUF
  Defense Stats Comparison
  MIA
 Defense 
BUF
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 16.7 31.0 22.5 MIA
Rushing yards 121.3 165.7 117.0 MIA
Rushing yards per attempt 4.78 5.93 4.35 MIA
Completion % 57.8% 62.3% 61.9% MIA
Passing yards 258.7 226.3 233.2 BUF
Passing yards per completion 11.02 11.51 10.78 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 6.36 7.16 6.67 MIA
INT return 0.3 0.0 0.9 MIA
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.0 0.7 MIA
Sacks 2.3 1.7 2.2 MIA
3rd down conversions 38.8% 47.8% 38.8% MIA
4th down conversions 85.7% 80.0% 53.3% BUF
Time of possession 32:38 31:53 29:52 BUF

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   MIA   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.6 10.7 8.3 BUF
Yards per kick return 30.1 27.7 23.3 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 8.2 9.9 8.3 MIA
Yards allowed per kick return 23.1 21.3 23.3 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison
   MIA   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.3 6.0 6.3 MIA
Penalty yards 46.0 44.7 52.1 BUF

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 5 to 10 of the 2012 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
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
2011 15 2011-12-18 MIA BUF 30-23 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.