2009 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 4, 2009 · Dolphin Stadium
Buffalo Bills
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Miami DolphinsWinner
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MIA -1 ✓O 37.5 ✓
Miami Dolphins 38–10 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BUF
14/26, 192 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
-14.4 expected points added · -5.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
14/22, 115 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-2.7 expected points added · +5.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Edwards | 14/26 | 192 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -14.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | -5.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Evans | 2 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 23% | 0.3 |
| Terrell Owens | 3 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 27% | -5.2 |
| Marshawn Lynch | 5 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 23% | 1.3 |
| Fred Jackson | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 19% | -1.2 |
| Josh Reed | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8% | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kawika Mitchell | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 8 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Buggs | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drayton Florence | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrence McGee | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Williams | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Schobel | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Stroud | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Ellison | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 14/22 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -2.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Brown | 20 | 115 | 5.8 | 2 | 7.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 16 | 85 | 5.3 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Chad Henne | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Patrick Cobbs | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Lousaka Polite | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Brian Hartline | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -0.7 |
| Pat White | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Camarillo | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 23% | 3.2 |
| Davone Bess | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 23% | 0.4 |
| Brian Hartline | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 9% | 2.1 |
| Ricky Williams | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5% | 1.0 |
| Patrick Cobbs | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 1.4 |
| Lousaka Polite | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5% | 0.4 |
| Anthony Fasano | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14% | -1.6 |
| Ted Ginn | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14% | -1.1 |
| Joey Haynos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Wake | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrone Culver | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Taylor | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Walden | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin Ayodele | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony McDaniel | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontae Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Torbor | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Channing Crowder | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -1
- Closing total
- 37.5
- BUF moneyline
- +111
- MIA moneyline
- -121
Dolphins closed -1 and covered, winning by 28.
Total closed 37.5; the game landed 48 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 88°F, wind 10 mph
- Referee
- Carl Cheffers
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Dick Jauron vs Tony Sparano
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.