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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
|
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
NE |
H |
|
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
SF |
A |
|
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
JAC |
H |
|
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
BUF |
H |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
NE |
A |
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| 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 |
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Bye |
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| 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 |
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| 13 |
2012-12-02 |
JAC |
H |
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| 14 |
2012-12-09 |
STL |
H |
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| 15 |
2012-12-16 |
SEA |
H |
|
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| 16 |
2012-12-23 |
MIA |
A |
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| 17 |
2012-12-30 |
NYJ |
H |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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