1999 Week 4 · Mon, Oct 4, 1999 · Pro Player Stadium
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Miami Dolphins
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MIA -4.5 upsetO 40.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 23–18.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 12/25 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antowain Smith | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.5 |
| Doug Flutie | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | -5.9 |
| Jonathan Linton | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | -3.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Riemersma | 4 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 20% | 4.8 |
| Eric Moulds | 4 | 7 | 60 | 1 | 28% | 5.0 |
| Kevin R. Williams | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 16% | -1.0 |
| Jonathan Linton | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8% | -0.6 |
| Peerless Price | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -1.0 |
| Andre Reed | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20% | -3.2 |
| Sam Gash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rogers | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Jones | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Smith | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holecek | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Washington | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Winfield | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cowart | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Martin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabe Northern | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Marino | 22/44 | 251 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -24.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Collins | 16 | 47 | 2.9 | 0 | -1.3 |
| J.J. Johnson | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -0.3 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.J. McDuffie | 7 | 14 | 64 | 1 | 33% | -1.9 |
| Rob Konrad | 3 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 10% | 2.1 |
| Oronde Gadsden | 3 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 19% | -3.1 |
| Tony Martin | 2 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 10% | 1.0 |
| Troy Drayton | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 12% | -5.2 |
| Stanley Pritchett | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 5% | -0.7 |
| Cecil Collins | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
| J.J. Johnson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5% | -1.1 |
| Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rich Owens | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Wooden | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Jackson | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Jones | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Hollier | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrell Buckley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -4.5
- Closing total
- 40.5
- BUF moneyline
- —
- MIA moneyline
- —
Dolphins closed -4.5 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 40.5; the game landed 41 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Pro Player Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 79°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- BUF 8 days · MIA 15 days
- Coaches
- Wade Phillips vs Jimmy Johnson
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.