Week 7, 2024

played in Miami, FL

88 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	7	17	14	0	-	38
Miami Dolphins	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 MIA - Albert McElroy 45 field goal
1Q: 04:32 BUF - Harvey Horn 12 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 11:31 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 33 field goal
2Q: 06:39 MIA - Howard Nyboer 1 run (Albert McElroy extra point)
2Q: 02:10 BUF - Colin Saenz 14 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:55 BUF - Kendall Carswell 55 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 07:43 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 3 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 04:07 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 11 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 03:38 MIA - Howard Nyboer 44 run (Albert McElroy extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:06 MIA - Albert McElroy 45 field goal
1Q: 04:32 BUF - Harvey Horn 12 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 11:31 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 33 field goal
2Q: 06:39 MIA - Howard Nyboer 1 run (Albert McElroy extra point)
2Q: 02:10 BUF - Colin Saenz 14 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
2Q: 00:55 BUF - Kendall Carswell 55 pass from Phillip Rotzell (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 07:43 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 3 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
3Q: 04:07 BUF - Gabe Blasingame 11 run (Taylor Mehlhaff extra point)
4Q: 03:38 MIA - Howard Nyboer 44 run (Albert McElroy extra point)

Team Statistics BUF MIA
Record 4-3 1-6
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 7 9
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 418 356
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 6.63 5.74
Net Rushing Yards 121 171
- Rushing Attempts 32 33
- Yards per Rush 3.78 5.18
Net Passing Yards 297 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 29 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 297 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.58 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:58 28:02

Team Statistics	BUF	MIA
Record	4-3	1-6
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	7	9
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	418	356
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	6.63	5.74
Net Rushing Yards	121	171
- Rushing Attempts	32	33
- Yards per Rush	3.78	5.18
Net Passing Yards	297	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	29 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	297	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.58	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:58	28:02

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:59	4:37	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	1:52	5:29	OWN 20	11	64	Field Goal
2	6:31	4:31	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
2	1:05	0:28	OWN 45	2	55	Touchdown
3	15:00	7:25	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
3	6:49	2:48	OPP 26	6	26	Touchdown
4	13:00	1:44	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:59	2:17	OWN 32	6	0	Punt
4	3:23	1:16	OPP 40	3	8	Missed FG
4	1:59	0:33	OWN 30	3	2	Punt

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:01	OWN 30	11	42	Field Goal
1	4:22	2:30	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	11:23	4:52	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
2	2:00	0:55	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	7:35	0:46	OWN 20	2	4	Interception
3	4:01	6:01	OWN 28	12	38	Punt
4	11:16	3:17	OWN 12	6	14	Punt
4	5:42	2:19	OWN 10	5	90	Touchdown
4	2:07	0:08	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
4	1:26	1:26	OWN 20	6	76	Game

Game MVP: Phillip Rotzell, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gabe Blasingame	23	76	3.30	24	3	2
J.B. Siegel	9	45	5.00	13	1	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Howard Nyboer	19	115	6.05	44	3	2
Nick Foreman	12	36	3.00	9	0	0
Daniel Asherian	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Randy Zimmerman	1	17	17.00	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	31	21	297	0/0	3	55	0	130.7

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Robinson	16	12	120	0/0	0	47	1	69.8
Ricky Turner	13	5	65	0/0	0	34	1	22.9

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irv Buckner	9	12	128	14.22	49	36	0
TE Kendall Carswell	5	7	70	14.00	22	55	1
TE Leonard Dodge	2	2	33	16.50	16	26	0
WR Colin Saenz	1	3	14	14.00	6	14	1
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	2	17	17.00	11	17	0
RB Steven Bradford	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	1
RB J.B. Siegel	1	1	24	24.00	13	24	0
WR James Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Gabe Blasingame	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Oscar Gomes	6	7	78	13.00	0	34
WR Colin Giedt	5	6	35	7.00	11	13
TE Claude Drake	3	8	61	20.33	33	47
RB Nick Foreman	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Emmanuel Chrisman	1	1	13	13.00	1	13
WR D.J. Glenn	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Gene Clemons	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kris Eastridge	1	0	0.00	0
S Joseph Delgado	1	7	7.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	3	170	56.7	55.7	58	3

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Maurice Dimcheff	5	206	41.2	35.8	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	5/5

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McElroy	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Bradford	1	7	7.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Clemons	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	1	20	20.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Gomes	2	54	27.0	0
Robert Gerleman	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Jamie Allen	8	3	27	26
DE Chris Long	5	2	23	19
CB Jerome Murphy	5	0	27	21
OLB Jackie Stargell	5	0	27	28
CB Ethan Gaytan	4	2	27	24
ILB James Laurinaitis	4	0	27	25
S Joseph Delgado	3	2	23	25
OLB Cameron Sheffield	3	0	7	3
DT Everett Kinsella	2	2	22	15
CB Derrick Namnath	2	0	3	8
DT Teddy Richard	2	0	12	19
S Kendrick Green	1	4	24	18
DT Glenn Dorsey	1	2	28	17
CB Kris Eastridge	1	0	26	26
CB Benjamin King	1	0	7	8
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	0	11	3
DE Doug Worthington	0	1	20	20
OLB Jack Marsh	0	1	4	1

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrell Leibforth	7	3	0.0	28	28
OLB Sergio Kindle	6	0	0.0	17	11
S Eric Berry	5	3	0.0	30	30
CB Alterraun Vernor	5	1	0.0	12	19
CB Jeremy Owens	4	1	0.0	21	23
OLB Zack Roberson	3	2	0.0	23	17
DT Marcus Harrison	3	0	0.0	24	22
CB Wesley Shepard	3	0	0.0	27	28
ILB Edwin Wretzky	2	4	0.0	18	12
ILB Stephen Harvey	2	1	0.0	14	19
DT Chester Pritchett	2	0	0.0	22	18
DT Cornell DeAngelis	2	0	0.0	15	10
DE Tom Anania	1	2	0.0	17	20
CB Zack Bowman	1	0	0.0	6	8
TE Claude Drake	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cory Walek	1	0	0.0	14	8
S Robert Gerleman	1	0	0.0	5	8
RB Nick Foreman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shannon Darrow	0	1	0.0	16	16
ILB Sean Brower	0	1	0.0	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Glenn Dorsey	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Doug Worthington	0.0	0	1	0	20

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tom Anania	0.0	1	2	1	20
DE Trent Hudgins	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerome Murphy	3	1	0	21
S Joseph Delgado	3	0	1	25
CB Ethan Gaytan	3	0	0	24
CB Derrick Namnath	2	0	0	8
OLB Jackie Stargell	2	0	0	28
S Jamie Allen	1	1	0	26
CB Kris Eastridge	1	0	1	26
DE Chris Long	1	0	0	19
DT Teddy Richard	1	0	0	19
S Kendrick Green	0	1	0	18

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Zack Roberson	3	0	17
S Eric Berry	3	0	30
CB Jeremy Owens	3	0	23
CB Alterraun Vernor	2	1	19
S Terrell Leibforth	2	0	28
ILB Stephen Harvey	2	0	19
CB Wesley Shepard	2	0	28
CB Cory Walek	1	1	8
DT Marcus Harrison	1	0	22
CB Zack Bowman	1	0	8
OLB Sergio Kindle	1	0	11
ILB Edwin Wretzky	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Louis Vasquez	3	8	31	30
J.C. Iafrate	2	3	20	22
Jonathan Luigs	2	3	21	19
Michael Oher	1	7	31	27
Jorge Lynn	1	4	28	28
Kendall Carswell	1	3	32	30
Donald Buckner	0	2	24	28
Jeff Thomason	0	1	4	1
Marshall Quaccia	0	1	21	12

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Brandon Burrows	3	6	0	31	26
Jason Smith	3	5	0	30	28
Marlon Clemons	2	6	1	13	8
Oliver Sanford	2	4	0	25	25
Bill Horn	1	3	0	20	13
Mike Mayes	0	4	0	29	25
Randy Zimmerman	0	3	0	15	11
Robert Brewster	0	2	0	15	17

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Saenz	3	14
Harvey Horn	2	13
Jack Marsh	1	14

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Nyboer	1	20
Robert Gerleman	1	18

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jackie Stargell	---	---	27	28	15	70
Kendall Carswell	32	30	---	---	5	67
James Laurinaitis	---	---	27	25	12	64
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	27	24	12	63
Kris Eastridge	---	---	26	26	11	63
Phillip Rotzell	32	31	---	---	---	63
Louis Vasquez	31	30	---	---	---	61
Jorge Lynn	28	28	---	---	4	60
Joseph Delgado	---	---	23	25	11	59
Michael Oher	31	27	---	---	---	58
Jamie Allen	---	---	27	26	2	55
Irv Buckner	23	25	---	---	4	52
Donald Buckner	24	28	---	---	---	52
Jerome Murphy	---	---	27	21	1	49
Doug Worthington	---	---	20	20	6	46
Colin Saenz	12	19	---	---	14	45
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	28	17	---	45
J.C. Iafrate	20	22	---	---	3	45
Jonathan Luigs	21	19	---	---	5	45
Chris Long	---	---	23	19	1	43
Leonard Dodge	18	15	---	---	10	43
Gabe Blasingame	23	20	---	---	---	43
Kendrick Green	---	---	24	18	1	43
Everett Kinsella	---	---	22	15	3	40
Marshall Quaccia	21	12	---	---	5	38
James Hardy	15	15	---	---	3	33
Teddy Richard	---	---	12	19	1	32
Steven Bradford	3	5	---	---	21	29
Fernando Mathews	---	---	12	12	1	25
Harvey Horn	3	7	---	---	13	23
J.B. Siegel	9	5	---	---	5	19
Jack Marsh	---	---	4	1	14	19
Clyde DeVault	0	2	---	---	15	17
Perry Georges	1	0	---	---	15	16
Benjamin King	---	---	7	8	---	15
Tommy Wyden	---	---	11	3	---	14
Derrick Namnath	---	---	3	8	---	11
Jeff Thomason	4	1	---	---	5	10
Cameron Sheffield	---	---	7	3	---	10
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	9	9
Austen Lane	---	---	6	1	2	9
Daniel Joslyn	1	0	---	---	5	6
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	3	3
Andy Gass	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mack Lowe	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Claude Drake	33	22	---	---	9	64
Eric Berry	---	---	30	30	1	61
Jason Smith	30	28	---	---	2	60
Mike Mayes	29	25	---	---	5	59
Terrell Leibforth	---	---	28	28	2	58
Brandon Burrows	31	26	---	---	1	58
Wesley Shepard	---	---	27	28	---	55
Jeremy Owens	---	---	21	23	11	55
Howard Nyboer	20	14	---	---	20	54
Gene Clemons	14	18	---	---	19	51
Marcus Harrison	---	---	24	22	4	50
D.J. Glenn	25	18	---	---	7	50
Oliver Sanford	25	25	---	---	---	50
Trent Hudgins	---	---	22	21	4	47
Colin Giedt	16	16	---	---	11	43
Chester Pritchett	---	---	22	18	2	42
Zack Roberson	---	---	23	17	2	42
Emmanuel Chrisman	13	13	---	---	16	42
Sean Brower	---	---	11	13	15	39
Oscar Gomes	12	17	---	---	10	39
Sergio Kindle	---	---	17	11	11	39
Robert Brewster	15	17	---	---	6	38
Alterraun Vernor	---	---	12	19	7	38
Tom Anania	---	---	17	20	1	38
Bill Horn	20	13	---	---	4	37
Stephen Harvey	---	---	14	19	3	36
Shannon Darrow	---	---	16	16	1	33
Randy Zimmerman	15	11	---	---	7	33
Ricky Turner	19	13	---	---	---	32
Edwin Wretzky	---	---	18	12	1	31
Robert Gerleman	---	---	5	8	18	31
Mitchell Robinson	14	16	---	---	---	30
Marlon Clemons	13	8	---	---	6	27
Cornell DeAngelis	---	---	15	10	1	26
Nick Foreman	12	13	---	---	---	25
Cory Walek	---	---	14	8	1	23
Zack Bowman	---	---	6	8	2	16
Derrick Marquis	---	---	4	3	8	15
Cedric Hardy	---	---	6	7	1	14
Dexter Engelke	4	1	---	---	6	11
Heath Huxtable	2	3	---	---	6	11
Maurice Dimcheff	0	0	---	---	5	5
Adam Douglas	0	0	---	---	4	4
Daniel Asherian	1	2	---	---	---	3
Albert McElroy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	16	1.8
Middle	21	80	3.8
Right	2	25	12.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	67	13.4
Middle	16	73	4.6
Right	12	31	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	31	21	6	1	2	3	3	1	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Robinson	16	12	1	1	2	0	0	0	1
Ricky Turner	13	5	1	1	1	3	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	114	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	81	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	84	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	76	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	60	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	49	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Buckner	12	9	1	128	3	25
TE Kendall Carswell	7	5	1	70	1	30
WR Colin Saenz	3	1	0	14	0	19
TE Leonard Dodge	2	2	0	33	1	15
FB Marshall Quaccia	2	1	0	17	0	12
WR James Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Steven Bradford	1	1	0	-1	0	5
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	0	0	0	0	20
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	0	12	0	7
RB J.B. Siegel	1	1	0	24	1	5

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Claude Drake	8	3	3	61	1	22
WR Oscar Gomes	7	6	0	78	1	17
WR Colin Giedt	6	5	0	35	0	16
WR D.J. Glenn	3	1	0	-1	0	18
WR Gene Clemons	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Nick Foreman	2	1	0	-1	0	13
TE Emmanuel Chrisman	1	1	0	13	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Blasingame	7	22	3.14	3.30

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howard Nyboer	2	2	1.00	6.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Rotzell	4	3	25	6.25	9.58

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Robinson	4	4	19	4.75	7.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kendall Carswell	2	1	-1	-0.50	10.00
WR Colin Saenz	1	1	14	14.00	4.67
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Colin Giedt	2	2	12	6.00	5.83
WR Oscar Gomes	1	1	8	8.00	11.14
RB Nick Foreman	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gabe Blasingame	2	1
J.B. Siegel	2	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Asherian	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	10	8	7

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Robinson	6	5	3
Ricky Turner	5	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irv Buckner	3	2	2
TE Kendall Carswell	2	2	1
TE Leonard Dodge	1	1	1
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	1
RB Gabe Blasingame	1	0	0
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	1
RB J.B. Siegel	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Oscar Gomes	4	3	2
WR Colin Giedt	3	2	2
WR D.J. Glenn	2	0	0
WR Gene Clemons	1	0	0
TE Claude Drake	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,300 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (21,500)
End Zone 12,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 7,500 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,300 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (21,500)
End Zone	12,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	7,500 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (4,800)