2005 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 9, 2005 · Ralph Wilson Stadium
Miami Dolphins
14
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Buffalo BillsWinner
20
BUF -2.5 ✓O 33 ✓
Buffalo Bills 20–14.
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
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Frerotte | 21/33 | 226 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 17 | 97 | 5.7 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Gus Frerotte | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Donnie Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tebucky Jones | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Schulters | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Daniels | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Madison | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Junior Seau | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vonnie Holliday | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Holcomb | 20/26 | 169 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis McGahee | 31 | 86 | 2.8 | 1 | -2.3 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -5.9 |
| Shaud Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Clements | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| London Fletcher | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Vincent | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Stamer | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Denney | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Angelo Crowell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Posey | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kelsay | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -2.5
- Closing total
- 33
- MIA moneyline
- —
- BUF moneyline
- —
Bills closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 33; the game landed 34 — over by 1.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Ralph Wilson Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · astroplay
- Kickoff weather
- 50°F, wind 8 mph
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- Rest
- MIA 14 days · BUF 7 days
- Coaches
- Nick Saban vs Mike Mularkey
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.