Week 1, 2024

played in Buffalo, NY

57 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	20	0	0	-	27
Buffalo Bills	7	3	3	19	-	32

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 17 run (Bill Glaros extra point)
1Q: 04:58 MIA - Dennis Linquist 15 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 10:45 MIA - Dennis Linquist 3 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 07:21 MIA - Amos Wilson 31 field goal
2Q: 04:32 BUF - Bill Glaros 36 field goal
2Q: 01:03 MIA - Donnell Barrett 8 run (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 00:13 MIA - Amos Wilson 39 field goal
3Q: 06:26 BUF - Bill Glaros 30 field goal
4Q: 13:55 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 5 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Bill Glaros extra point)
4Q: 10:53 BUF - Bill Glaros 39 field goal
4Q: 05:11 BUF - Bill Glaros 30 field goal
4Q: 01:56 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 10 run (Benjamin Dantzler run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 17 run (Bill Glaros extra point)
1Q: 04:58 MIA - Dennis Linquist 15 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 10:45 MIA - Dennis Linquist 3 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 07:21 MIA - Amos Wilson 31 field goal
2Q: 04:32 BUF - Bill Glaros 36 field goal
2Q: 01:03 MIA - Donnell Barrett 8 run (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 00:13 MIA - Amos Wilson 39 field goal
3Q: 06:26 BUF - Bill Glaros 30 field goal
4Q: 13:55 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 5 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Bill Glaros extra point)
4Q: 10:53 BUF - Bill Glaros 39 field goal
4Q: 05:11 BUF - Bill Glaros 30 field goal
4Q: 01:56 BUF - Benjamin Dantzler 10 run (Benjamin Dantzler run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 330 318
- Offensive Plays 71 69
- Yards per Play 4.65 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 92 120
- Rushing Attempts 24 23
- Yards per Rush 3.83 5.22
Net Passing Yards 238 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 21 - 2 41 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 251 223
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 5/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 4.30
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 9.1
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 15/88
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 7/224 2/60
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 37
Time of Possession 26:47 33:14

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	330	318
- Offensive Plays	71	69
- Yards per Play	4.65	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	92	120
- Rushing Attempts	24	23
- Yards per Rush	3.83	5.22
Net Passing Yards	238	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 21 - 2	41 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	251	223
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	5/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	4.30
Fumbles/Lost	4/4	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	9.1
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	15/88
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	7/224	2/60
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 37
Time of Possession	26:47	33:14

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:55	5:05	OWN 41	11	59	Touchdown
1	3:12	1:46	OPP 49	4	11	Interception
1	0:11	4:35	OWN 32	10	68	Touchdown
2	8:36	1:23	OPP 21	4	7	Field Goal
2	4:26	3:30	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:24	OPP 30	2	8	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	6	46	Fumble
3	6:20	1:09	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
3	3:39	1:12	OPP 46	4	17	Missed FG
4	13:45	0:40	OWN 32	1	5	Interception
4	10:45	1:50	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
4	4:39	1:56	50	4	21	Fumble
4	1:47	1:47	OWN 32	9	41	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:05	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	4:50	1:38	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	1:26	1:15	OWN 36	3	-8	Punt
2	10:36	2:00	OWN 10	3	11	Fumble
2	7:13	2:47	OWN 44	7	37	Field Goal
2	0:56	0:27	OWN 29	2	0	Interception
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:29	6:09	OWN 43	9	44	Field Goal
3	5:11	1:32	OWN 5	5	11	Punt
3	2:27	3:42	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
4	13:05	2:20	OPP 43	6	21	Field Goal
4	8:55	2:31	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	6:24	1:20	OPP 14	3	1	Field Goal
4	2:43	0:47	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
4	1:56	0:09	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ricky Wheeler, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Percy Anderson	14	40	2.86	8	0	0
Donnell Barrett	7	33	4.71	11	1	1
Jackie Huntley	3	19	6.33	8	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ralph Maxwell	7	32	4.57	7	0	0
Lance Becnel	7	42	6.00	17	1	0
Benjamin Dantzler	5	46	9.20	17	3	2
Terrell Walton	3	4	1.33	2	0	0
Johnnie Gillott	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	45	21	251	2/13	2	31	2	60.5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	41	22	223	5/25	1	20	1	67.4

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Linquist	4	6	47	11.75	1	17	2
RB Percy Anderson	4	4	46	11.50	43	31	0
WR Julio Tisdall	3	12	43	14.33	7	20	0
WR J.C. Anthony	3	7	42	14.00	0	19	0
WR Don Abrams	3	8	29	9.67	0	17	0
TE Dennis Hanson	2	3	26	13.00	5	21	0
FB Wally Rasmussen	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Karl Nevicosi	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Donnell Barrett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Benjamin Dantzler	4	6	40	10.00	9	18	1
WR Steve Monroe	4	8	57	14.25	1	20	0
FB Terrell Walton	3	3	22	7.33	3	11	0
TE Tracy Marohl	2	4	7	3.50	0	4	0
TE Raymond Alexander	2	5	12	6.00	8	7	0
WR Todd Benson	1	2	18	18.00	4	18	0
RB Lance Becnel	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Johnnie Gillott	1	7	17	17.00	7	17	0
WR Earnest Leal	1	2	15	15.00	4	15	0
RB Greg Janssen	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Pat Douglas	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
TE Christian Howe	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ricky Wheeler	1	10	10.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lamar Toews	1	25	25.00	0
S Mack Alston	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donnell Barrett	2	0	0
Don Abrams	1	0	0
Percy Anderson	1	0	0
Ricky Wheeler	0	1	0
Ellis Hatcher	0	0	1
John Van Meter	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ralph Maxwell	1	0	0
Benjamin Dantzler	1	0	0
Edward Arnold	0	1	1
Johnnie Gillott	0	1	0
Mack Alston	0	1	0
Otis Finks	0	1	0
Terrell Walton	0	1	0
Norbert Walton	0	0	2
Daryl Poly	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Kane	2	109	54.5	44.5	58	1

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	5	200	40.0	34.0	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amos Wilson	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill Glaros	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnell Barrett	3	21	7.0	0
Don Abrams	1	9	9.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Van Meter	6	192	32.0	0
Lorenzo Manning	1	32	32.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ellis Hatcher	11	0	0.0	18	41
OLB Ricky Wheeler	6	1	3.0	20	43
OLB Donny Duncan	4	1	2.0	18	39
CB Bobby Shedd	4	3	0.0	17	39
S Myron Trivedi	4	2	0.0	22	38
S Bennie Davison	3	2	0.0	16	32
ILB Frank Cedeno	3	1	0.0	19	38
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	2	1	0.0	15	28
DT Alfred Finch	2	0	0.0	19	43
DT Victor Richey	2	0	0.0	9	25
WR Julio Tisdall	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lorenzo Manning	1	0	0.0	5	6
WR Don Abrams	1	0	---	---	---
G Alonzo Floyd	1	0	---	---	---
DE Preston George	1	0	0.0	16	31
S John Van Meter	1	0	0.0	2	12
C Gene Setzer	1	0	---	---	---
DT Louis Ulmer	1	0	0.0	14	21
S Scott Hawkins	0	1	0.0	7	14
S Artie Hopkins	0	1	0.0	3	4
ILB Dexter Strong	0	1	0.0	13	21

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nolan Adderly	7	0	0.0	18	37
CB Trevor Graham	5	1	0.0	16	37
S Adrian Hastings	4	1	1.0	21	40
DE Edward Arnold	3	1	1.0	16	40
OLB Earnest Vasher	3	0	0.0	16	27
DT Deron Sharman	3	0	0.0	17	29
DT Daryl Poly	3	0	0.0	13	20
CB Ellis Bramlett	2	2	0.0	21	41
S Mack Alston	2	1	0.0	22	47
S Tony Merriman	2	1	0.0	5	17
DE Jamal Stokes	2	0	0.0	14	20
CB Lamar Toews	2	0	0.0	18	33
ILB Rod Ulufale	2	0	0.0	6	8
CB Norbert Walton	2	0	0.0	13	25
DT J.T. Salinas	1	1	0.0	9	15
TE Tracy Marohl	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lamar Bradford	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT J.T. Shapiro	0	2	0.0	7	18
DE Jessie Heath	0	2	0.0	10	27
OLB Claude Hutton	0	1	0.0	8	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ricky Wheeler	3.0	0	0	2	43
OLB Donny Duncan	2.0	1	2	4	39
DT Alfred Finch	0.0	1	1	0	43
DE Preston George	0.0	1	1	0	31
OLB Ethan McMullen	0.0	0	1	0	23

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Arnold	1.0	0	4	1	40
S Adrian Hastings	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Deron Sharman	0.0	1	2	0	29
DE Jamal Stokes	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Jessie Heath	0.0	0	1	3	27
ILB Rod Ulufale	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ellis Hatcher	7	2	0	41
S Bennie Davison	3	0	0	32
S Myron Trivedi	3	0	0	38
CB Bobby Shedd	2	2	0	39
OLB Ricky Wheeler	2	0	1	43
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	1	1	0	28
ILB Frank Cedeno	1	1	0	38
OLB Donny Duncan	1	0	0	39
CB Lorenzo Manning	1	0	0	6
OLB Ethan McMullen	1	0	0	23

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trevor Graham	4	2	0	37
ILB Nolan Adderly	4	1	0	37
OLB Earnest Vasher	3	0	0	27
CB Lamar Toews	2	1	1	33
CB Ellis Bramlett	2	1	0	41
S Adrian Hastings	2	1	0	40
CB Norbert Walton	1	1	0	25
S Mack Alston	1	0	1	47
S Tony Merriman	1	0	0	17
ILB Rod Ulufale	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ted Kaplan	3	5	1	20	1	36
Gene Setzer	3	4	0	21	0	44
Alonzo Floyd	1	3	0	17	0	42
Bruce Shields	1	2	0	20	1	40
Vincent Newton	1	2	0	8	0	17
Glen Quintero	0	3	0	22	0	44
Karl Nevicosi	0	1	0	8	0	15
Ed Bunnell	0	1	0	12	0	12

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Bailey	2	9	2	23	0	45
Lawrence Asher	1	2	0	22	1	38
Melvin Bryant	1	2	0	23	1	46
Skip Louis	1	1	0	22	2	46
Jason Weber	0	2	0	18	1	36

Special Teams Statistics

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Mayes	1	16
Andrew Starling	1	16
Scott Hawkins	1	5
Karl Nevicosi	1	5
Donnell Barrett	0	23
Jumbo Wells	0	19
Wally Rasmussen	0	19
Don Abrams	0	18
Dexter Strong	0	18
J.C. Anthony	0	17
Lorenzo Manning	0	15
Ethan McMullen	0	14
John Van Meter	0	11
Artie Hopkins	0	10
Amos Wilson	0	9
Frank Cedeno	0	6
J.B. Garner	0	6
Bruce Shields	0	5
Billy Joe Woodard	0	5
Alfred Finch	0	5
Dennis Hanson	0	5
Vincent Newton	0	5
Preston George	0	5
Ed Bunnell	0	5
Myron Trivedi	0	5
Gene Setzer	0	5
Bobby Shedd	0	5
Donny Duncan	0	4
Bennie Davison	0	4
Alonzo Floyd	0	4
Jackie Huntley	0	3
Ellis Hatcher	0	3
Ricky Wheeler	0	3
Louis Ulmer	0	3
Benjamin Dubey	0	2
Shaun Kane	0	2
Glen Quintero	0	1
Victor Richey	0	1
Rickey Herndon	0	1

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Walton	2	20
Johnnie Gillott	2	15
Greg Janssen	2	14
Lance Becnel	1	25
Christian Howe	1	23
Earnest Leal	1	11
Lamar Toews	1	10
Graham Brewer	1	9
Todd Benson	0	20
Tony Merriman	0	17
Nolan Adderly	0	17
Terrell Walton	0	17
Bill Glaros	0	12
Raymond Alexander	0	12
Lamar Bradford	0	11
Otis Finks	0	9
Melvin Bryant	0	9
Adam Moss	0	9
Mack Alston	0	8
Ellis Bramlett	0	6
Rico Miiles	0	5
Tracy Marohl	0	4
Leslie Chandler	0	4
J.T. Shapiro	0	3
Jamal Stokes	0	3
Trevor Graham	0	2
Nathan McIntyre	0	2
Deron Sharman	0	2
Daryl Poly	0	2
Adrian Hastings	0	2
J.T. Salinas	0	2
Edward Arnold	0	1
Claude Hutton	0	1
Earnest Vasher	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	28	2.8
Middle	9	41	4.6
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	41	6.8
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	5	32	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	45	21	3	0	5	7	8	4	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	41	22	1	0	4	6	5	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	55	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	3	15	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	10	147	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	34	3.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	60	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	132	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	20	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Tisdall	12	3	3	43	1	41
WR Don Abrams	8	3	0	29	0	34
WR J.C. Anthony	7	3	0	42	0	25
WR Dennis Linquist	6	4	1	47	0	31
RB Percy Anderson	4	4	0	46	1	28
TE Dennis Hanson	3	2	0	26	1	20
TE Karl Nevicosi	3	1	1	14	0	15
FB Wally Rasmussen	1	1	0	4	0	16
RB Donnell Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	7

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Monroe	8	4	1	57	1	36
WR Johnnie Gillott	7	1	0	17	0	29
RB Benjamin Dantzler	6	4	0	40	0	33
TE Raymond Alexander	5	2	1	12	0	24
TE Tracy Marohl	4	2	1	7	0	22
FB Terrell Walton	3	3	0	22	0	19
WR Todd Benson	2	1	0	18	0	13
WR Earnest Leal	2	1	1	15	0	20
RB Lance Becnel	1	1	0	8	0	10
RB Greg Janssen	1	1	0	9	0	14
WR Pat Douglas	1	1	0	5	0	3
TE Christian Howe	1	1	0	13	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Percy Anderson	2	1	0.50	2.86
Donnell Barrett	2	10	5.00	4.71
Jackie Huntley	1	5	5.00	6.33

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lance Becnel	2	11	5.50	6.00
Benjamin Dantzler	2	27	13.50	9.20
Ralph Maxwell	1	6	6.00	4.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	8	4	31	3.88	5.58

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	6	2	13	2.17	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.C. Anthony	3	1	8	2.67	6.00
WR Dennis Linquist	2	2	18	9.00	7.83
WR Julio Tisdall	1	0	0	0.00	3.58
WR Don Abrams	1	0	0	0.00	3.63
TE Dennis Hanson	1	1	5	5.00	8.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Gillott	2	0	0	0.00	2.43
TE Tracy Marohl	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
RB Benjamin Dantzler	1	1	5	5.00	6.67
TE Raymond Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	2.40
FB Terrell Walton	1	1	8	8.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Barrett	3	2
Jackie Huntley	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	2	1
Johnnie Gillott	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	11	6	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	13	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Tisdall	3	1	1
WR Dennis Linquist	3	3	3
TE Karl Nevicosi	2	1	0
WR J.C. Anthony	1	0	0
WR Don Abrams	1	0	0
RB Percy Anderson	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Monroe	3	2	1
TE Tracy Marohl	2	1	0
WR Johnnie Gillott	2	1	0
RB Benjamin Dantzler	2	2	1
WR Todd Benson	1	0	0
WR Earnest Leal	1	1	1
RB Greg Janssen	1	1	1
TE Raymond Alexander	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (23,100)
End Zone 14,300 (16,700)
Mezzanine 8,300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (14,800)
Club Seats 7,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (23,100)
End Zone	14,300 (16,700)
Mezzanine	8,300 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (14,800)
Club Seats	7,700 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,200)