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BUFFALO BILLS (5-4) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (2-7)
SERIES
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BILLS |
DOLPHINS |
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SERIES LEADER |
53-36-1 |
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STREAKS |
4 of past 6 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
Gailey: 2-1 |
Sparano: 4-2 |
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LAST WEEK |
L 44-7 at Cowboys |
W 20-9 vs. Redskins |
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LAST GAME |
12/19/10: Bills 17 at Dolphins 14. Buffalo QB Ryan Fitzpatrick completes 16 of 26 passes & throws 2 TDs. Bills' defense limits Miami to 65 rushing yards in divisional win. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/19/10 |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Marv Albert, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 137 (Buf.), 94 (Mia.). XM: 227 (Mia.). |
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STATS
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PASSING |
Fitzpatrick: 190-291-2,076-16 (T2C)-12-87.4 |
Mat. Moore: 105-167-1,159-4-5-78.9 |
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RUSHING |
Jackson: 163-917 (1L)-5.6-6 (T1C) |
Bush: 102-474-4.6-3 |
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RECEIVING |
St. Johnson: 44-531-12.1-4 |
Marshall: 53 (T2C)-742 (3C)-14.0-2 |
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OFFENSE |
357.7 |
320.7 |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+4 (2C) |
-8 |
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DEFENSE |
386.9 |
361.4 |
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SACKS |
Dareus (R): 3.5 |
Wake: 5.5 |
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INTs |
Wilson: 4 (T3C) |
4 tied: 1 |
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PUNTING |
Moorman: 49.7 (3C) |
Fields: 48.6 |
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KICKING |
Lindell: 64 (25/25 PAT; 13/15 FG) |
Carpenter: 68 (14/14 PAT; 18/22 FG) |
NOTES
BILLS: Club has won 4 of past 5 vs. Dolphins in Nov...For career, QB RYAN FITZPATRICK is 2-0 against Dolphins with 95.8 rating. Fitzpatrick (48) surpassed DOUG FLUTIE (47) for 5th-most TD passes in club history last week...RB FRED JACKSON (917) needs 83 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 2nd time in career (1,062 in '09). Has NFL-best 1,309 scrimmage yards this season (145.4 per game). Jackson recorded 6th game this season with 100+ rush yards last week. Averages 103.2 rush yards per game on road in '11...WR DAVID NELSON aims for 3rd consecutive game with TD catch. Has career-best 4 TD catches in '11...TE SCOTT CHANDLER is tied for 2nd among NFL TEs with 6 TD rec. in '11 (ROB GRONKOWSKI, 8)...Defense leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 15 INTs (GB, 17)...S GEORGE WILSON (4) needs INT to surpass career-best of 4 in '09...CB TERRENCE MC GEE has 4 career INTs vs. Mia...
DOLPHINS: Have 11-5 record (.687) in Nov. under TONY SPARANO & aim for 4th consecutive win in month...In past 2, QB MATT MOORE has completed 37 of 52 passes (71.2 percent) for 453 yards with 3 TDs vs. 1 INT & 108.9 rating...RB REGGIE BUSH had season-best 2 rush TDs last week. Aims for 3rd consecutive game with rush TD. In past 3 games, Bush is averaging 5.8 yards per carry (42 att., 242 yards). Rookie RB DANIEL THOMAS (2nd round, No. 62) leads AFC & ranks 2nd in NFL among rookie RBs with 356 rush yards (DE MARCO MURRAY, 674)...WR BRANDON MARSHALL has at least 10 rec. (10, 11) & 100+ rec. yards (129, 106) in only 2 at home vs. Bills. In past 2, Marshall is averaging 102 rec. yards per game (204 total)...TE ANTHONY FASANO is averaging 16.7 yards per catch in '11 (15 rec., 250 yards)...LB JASON TAYLOR has 21 career sacks against Bills, most vs. any opponent. Taylor (135.5) needs 6.5 sacks to surpass HOFers JOHN RANDLE (137.5) & RICHARD DENT (137.5) & MICHAEL STRAHAN (141.5) for 5th-most all-time (since '82)...DE JARED ODRICK aims for 3rd straight game with sack...CB VONTAE DAVIS registered 1st INT of season last week.