Game Preview - Week 14: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills

Miami: The loss to Pittsburgh (3-0) two weeks had to be demoralizing and now after getting blown out by the lowly Jets (40-13) can the Dolphins sink any further? With only four more chances at victory time is running out to avoid being a laughing stock in NFL history. Kind of ironic and funny that the undefeated Dolphins of '72 are busy spewing the airwaves with concerns of a potential perfect season in New England while their own team is striving for a perfect season themselves. Jesse Chatman, the only fantasy consideration, continues to be bothered by a sprained ankle and will likely share carries with Sam Gado, Lorenzo Booker, or both. In other words, keep Chatman on our bench.

Start: RB Jesse Chatman
Consider: TE David Martin
Sit: WR Marty Booker, WR Ted Ginn, RB Ronnie Brown QB Cleo Lemon, K Jay Feeley

Buffalo: The Bills squeaked one out over the Redskins last week (17-16) and now face the intense pressure of not being the team to lose to the Dolphins. Buffalo beat Miami earlier this season (13-10) in a game too close for comfort. Fred Jackson stepped in to the spotlight rushing for 82 yards and receiving 69 more in Buffalo's win over Washington. Jackson is expected to start again this week even though Marshawn Lynch (sprained ankle) took part in a good portion of Wednesday's practice. Lynch will likely return next week when Buffalo takes on Cleveland.

Start: RB Fred Jackson
Consider: N/A
Sit: QB Trent Edwards, WR Lee Evans, RB Marshawn Lynch, TE Robert Royal, WR Peerless Price, WR Josh Reed

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Miami Dolphins
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 32	John Beck	Pass: 160, 0 Rush: 5, 0
WR 73	Marty Booker	Rec: 2-30, 0
WR 74	Ted Ginn Jr.	Rec: 2-30, 0
WR 75	Derek Hagan	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 20	David Martin	Rec: 3-30, 0

Buffalo Bills
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 28	Trent Edwards	Pass: 205, 1 Rush: 0, 0
RB 22	Marshawn Lynch	Rush: 70, 0 Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 33	Fred Jackson	Rush: 30, 1 Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 37	Lee Evans	Rec: 4-55, 0
WR 62	Roscoe Parrish	Rec: 3-35, 0
WR 69	Josh Reed	Rec: 2-30, 0
TE 26	Michael Gaines	Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Miami Dolphins
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	WAS	A	L 13-16	-3
2	2007-09-16	DAL	H	L 20-37	-17
3	2007-09-23	NYJ	A	L 28-31	-3
4	2007-09-30	OAK	H	L 17-35	-18
5	2007-10-07	HOU	A	L 19-22	-3
6	2007-10-14	CLE	A	L 31-41	-10
7	2007-10-21	NE	H	L 28-49	-21
8	2007-10-28	NYG	H	L 10-13	-3
9		Bye
10	2007-11-11	BUF	H	L 10-13	-3
11	2007-11-18	PHI	A	L 7-17	-10
12	2007-11-26	PIT	A	L 0-3	-3
13	2007-12-02	NYJ	H	L 13-40	-27
14	2007-12-09	BUF	A	L 17-38	-21
15	2007-12-16	BAL	H
16	2007-12-23	NE	A
17	2007-12-30	CIN	H

Buffalo Bills
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	DEN	H	L 14-15	-1
2	2007-09-16	PIT	A	L 3-26	-23
3	2007-09-23	NE	A	L 7-38	-31
4	2007-09-30	NYJ	H	W 17-14	+3
5	2007-10-08	DAL	H	L 24-25	-1
6		Bye
7	2007-10-21	BAL	H	W 19-14	+5
8	2007-10-28	NYJ	A	W 13-3	+10
9	2007-11-04	CIN	H	W 33-21	+12
10	2007-11-11	MIA	A	W 13-10	+3
11	2007-11-18	NE	H	L 10-56	-46
12	2007-11-25	JAC	A	L 14-36	-22
13	2007-12-02	WAS	A	W 17-16	+1
14	2007-12-09	MIA	H	W 38-17	+21
15	2007-12-16	CLE	A
16	2007-12-23	NYG	H
17	2007-12-30	PHI	A

Offense Stats Comparison

	MIA Offense	BUF Offense	NFL Average
Points for	9.0	14.3	21.8
Rushing yards	80.7	95.0	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	3.20	3.92	3.94
Completion %	54.9%	63.4%	61.1%
Passing yards	124.7	212.5	218.1
Passing yards per completion	8.01	11.05	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	4.40	7.01	6.47
Interceptions	0.0	1.0	1.1
Fumbles lost	1.3	0.5	0.8
Sacked	1.7	1.0	2.2

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 8 to 13 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 8 to 13 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	MIA Defense	BUF Defense	NFL Average
Points against	14.3	20.8	21.8
Rushing yards	145.3	107.8	107.2
Rushing yards per attempt	4.12	3.69	3.94
Completion %	57.5%	63.7%	61.1%
Passing yards	144.3	229.8	218.1
Passing yards per completion	10.01	10.42	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	5.76	6.64	6.47
INT return	1.0	0.5	1.1
Fumble recoveries	0.3	0.5	0.8
Sacks	2.7	1.3	2.2

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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

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2006 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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