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Prediction: Dolphins 24, Bills 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Miami Dolphins
Rank  Player Projections
QB 15 Ryan Tannehill Pass: 265, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 15 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 29 Lamar Miller Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 3-25, 0
WR 16 Mike Wallace Rec: 7-80, 1 TD
WR 58 Brian Hartline Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
WR 86 Brandon Gibson Rec: 2-25, 0 TD
TE 17 Charles Clay Rec: 4-45, 0 TD
K 26 Caleb Sturgis FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 6 Defense / ST  
 
Buffalo Bills
Rank  Player Projections
QB 28 EJ Manuel Pass: 205, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0
RB 20 C.J. Spiller Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 32 Fred Jackson Rush: 45, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 36 Sammy Watkins Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 53 Robert Woods Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 78 Mike Williams Rec: 3-35, 0 TD
TE 31 Scott Chandler Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 24 Dan Carpenter FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 26 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill has passed for 2+ TDs in 6 of past 9 vs. AFC East, including 2 vs. NE last week. Dolphins are 8-3 (.727) when Tannehill has 2+ TD passes... RB Knowshon Moreno led NFL with 134 rush yards on Kickoff Weekend, most by player in Dolphins debut since 2000 (LAMAR SMITH). RB Lamar Miller had 1st career TD catch last week... WR Mike Wallace had 7 catches for 81 yards (11.6 avg.) & TD last week vs. NE. Has TD catch in 4 of past 5 vs. AFC East. WR Brian Hartline (3,795) needs 205 rec. yards to become 7th player in club history to reach 4,000 career... Defense had 4 sacks in Week 1, tied for 3rd in NFL... DE Cameron Wake had 2 sacks & 2 FF last week. Ranks 4th in club history with 53.5 sacks & needs 3.5 to surpass TRACE ARMSTRONG (56.5) for 3rd in team annals. Since entering NFL in 2009, ranks 3rd in AFC in sacks. LB Olivier Vernon had sack vs. NE. Has 6 sacks in past 7 vs. AFC East. Undrafted rookie LB Chris McCain had sack & blocked punt in NFL debut.

Bills QB EJ Manuel had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) & 91.7 rating vs. Bears. Bills are 3-1 when Manuel starts & has 90+ rating. Has won 3 of 5 career home starts, completing 93 of 148 passes (62.8 pct.) for 1,068 yards with 7 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 91.8 rating... In past 4 starts vs. Mia., RB C.J. Spiller has 579 scrimmage yards (403 rush, 176 rec.) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). Had TD catch last week. RB Fred Jackson rushed for 105 yards on 18 att. (5.8 avg.) & TD in last meeting. Rushed for 61 yards on 7 att. (8.7 avg.) vs. Chi. Last week in Bills debut, RB Anthony Dixon rushed for 60 yards on 5 att. (12 avg.), including career-long 47-yard run... Rookie WR Sammy Watkins (No. 4 overall) makes home debut. WR Robert Woods led team with 4 catches for 78 yards (19.5 avg.) vs. Chi. Had 3 catches for 70 yards (23.3 avg.) in last meeting... DT Kyle Williams had 2 sacks in last meeting. Posted 1st career INT last week vs. Chi. In 2 career meetings, CB Nickell Robey has 2 sacks & INT-TD. CB Leodis McKelvin had INT in last meeting. Had 79-yard PR-TD in 11/15/12 meeting. Last week, CB Corey Graham had INT for career-long 45-yard return in Bills debut.


Results and Schedule

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    
3 2014-09-21 KC H    
4 2014-09-28 OAK A    
5   Bye      
6 2014-10-12 GB H    
7 2014-10-19 CHI A    
8 2014-10-26 JAC A    
9 2014-11-02 SD H    
10 2014-11-09 DET A    
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    
   

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    
3 2014-09-21 SD H    
4 2014-09-28 HOU A    
5 2014-10-05 DET A    
6 2014-10-12 NE H    
7 2014-10-19 MIN H    
8 2014-10-26 NYJ A    
9   Bye      
10 2014-11-09 KC H    
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    

Injury Report

Miami Dolphins
Out  MLB Koa Misi (ankle)
 WLB Jordan Tripp (chest)
Questionable  CB Will Davis (ankle)
 FS Louis Delmas (knee)
 DE Terrence Fede (knee)
 CB Jamar Taylor (groin)
 SLB Philip Wheeler (thumb)
Probable  RB Lamar Miller (leg)
IR  WLB Dannell Ellerbe (hip, 9/8/2014)
 CB Anthony Gaitor (knee, 8/26/2013)
 RB Mike Gillislee (hamstring, 8/26/2014)
 TE Arthur Lynch (back, 8/26/2014)
   

Buffalo Bills
Out  WLB Kiko Alonso (knee)
 CB Ron Brooks (foot)
 CB Stephon Gilmore (wrist)
 WR Marquise Goodwin (hand)
Questionable  SS Jonathan Meeks (neck)
 SLB Keith Rivers (groin)
 TE Lee Smith (toe)
 FS Aaron Williams (concussion)
Probable  WLB Nigel Bradham (other-excused)
 CB Stephon Gilmore (groin)
 WR Sammy Watkins (ribs)

Offense Stats Comparison

  MIA
 Offense 
BUF
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 33.0 23.0 22.4 MIA
Rushing yards 191.0 193.0 115.0 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 5.03 5.85 4.36 BUF
Completion % 56.3% 72.7% 64.3% BUF
Passing yards 169.0 167.0 244.2 MIA
Passing yards per completion 9.39 10.44 10.45 BUF
Passing yards per attempt 5.28 7.59 6.71 BUF
Interceptions 1.0 1.0 0.8 -
Fumbles lost 2.0 0.0 0.6 BUF
Sacks allowed 1.0 1.0 2.2 -
3rd down conversions 53.8% 33.3% 39.3% MIA
4th down conversions 0.0% 0.0% 54.2% -
Time of possession 30:27 30:32 30:13 BUF
  Defense Stats Comparison

  MIA
 Defense 
BUF
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 20.0 20.0 22.4 -
Rushing yards 89.0 86.0 115.0 BUF
Rushing yards per attempt 4.45 4.78 4.36 MIA
Completion % 51.8% 69.4% 64.3% MIA
Passing yards 226.0 341.0 244.2 MIA
Passing yards per completion 7.79 10.03 10.45 MIA
Passing yards per attempt 4.04 6.96 6.71 MIA
INT return 0.0 2.0 0.8 BUF
Fumble recoveries 2.0 1.0 0.6 MIA
Sacks 4.0 2.0 2.2 MIA
3rd down conversions 29.4% 41.7% 39.3% MIA
4th down conversions 50.0% 0.0% 54.2% BUF
Time of possession 29:33 34:42 30:13 MIA

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   MIA   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 8.0 7.0 8.4 MIA
Yards per kick return 25.0 20.0 23.0 MIA
Yards allowed per punt return 7.5 -1.0 8.4 BUF
Yards allowed per kick return 25.7 21.0 23.0 BUF
  Misc Stats Comparison

   MIA   BUF  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 9.0 6.9 MIA
Penalty yards 26.0 108.0 60.5 MIA

Note: Team statistics are the results from Week 1 of the 2014 season. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 week results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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
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

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.