2013 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 20, 2013 · Sun Life Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
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Miami Dolphins
21
MIA -6 upsetO 43.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 23–21 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · BUF
21/32, 202 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-1.0 expected points added · +3.2% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
19/37, 194 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
-9.2 expected points added · -7.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad Lewis | 21/32 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Jackson | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Tashard Choice | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Frank Summers | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Thad Lewis | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | -1.8 |
| C.J. Spiller | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | -2.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Johnson | 6 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 41% | -1.2 |
| Fred Jackson | 4 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 16% | 2.9 |
| Trevor Graham | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 6% | 3.2 |
| Robert Woods | 3 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 13% | 0.5 |
| Scott Chandler | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 9% | 1.5 |
| Lee Smith | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3% | 1.3 |
| Tashard Choice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -1.0 |
| C.J. Spiller | 3 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 9% | -2.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcell Dareus | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kiko Alonso | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jairus Byrd | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Moats | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Easley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Norris Searcy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Bradham | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Tannehill | 19/37 | 194 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -9.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Thomas | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Lamar Miller | 9 | 43 | 4.8 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Mike Wallace | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -0.5 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 5 | 10 | 76 | 0 | 27% | 1.2 |
| Brian Hartline | 6 | 11 | 69 | 0 | 30% | 1.1 |
| Brandon Gibson | 5 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 22% | -1.2 |
| Charles Clay | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8% | 0.2 |
| Lamar Miller | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8% | -2.4 |
| Rishard Matthews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.7 |
| Daniel Thomas | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reshad Jones | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Wheeler | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Trusnik | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Shelby | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Starks | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Carroll | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olivier Vernon | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jelani Jenkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dimitri Patterson | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brent Grimes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- MIA -6
- Closing total
- 43.5
- BUF moneyline
- +227
- MIA moneyline
- -255
Dolphins closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 43.5; the game landed 44 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Sun Life Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 87°F, wind 5 mph
- Referee
- Gene Steratore
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · MIA 14 days
- Coaches
- Doug Marrone vs Joe Philbin
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.