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2017 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 17, 2017 · New Era Field
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Buffalo Bills 24–16.
Who moved the needle
Passing · MIA
28/49, 274 yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
-9.6 expected points added · -6.4% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
17/29, 224 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
2.0 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected
-6.4 expected points added on the ground
Receiving · MIA
6/12 for 89 yds, 0 TD
24% of team targets · -1.9 expected points added
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | 28/49 | 274 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -9.6 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyan Drake | 16 | 78 | 4.9 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Jay Cutler | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| Jakeem Grant | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| MarQueis Gray | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Landry | 10 | 13 | 99 | 0 | 27% | 6.5 |
| DeVante Parker | 6 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 24% | -1.9 |
| Kenyan Drake | 6 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 22% |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiko Alonso | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. McDonald | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby McCain |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 17/29 | 224 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 20 | 50 | 2.5 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Bills closed -3.5 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 39.5; the game landed 40 — over by 0.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| -1.9 |
| Anthony Fasano | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4% | 0.8 |
| Julius Thomas | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8% | -0.4 |
| Jakeem Grant | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2% | 0.9 |
| Kenny Stills | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12% | -8.5 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Stephone Anthony | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavien Howard | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ndamukong Suh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davon Godchaux | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Wake | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| -6.4 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Travaris Cadet | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Clay | 5 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 32% | -0.3 |
| LeSean McCoy | 4 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 18% | 4.9 |
| Nick O'Leary | 2 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 7% | 2.3 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4% | 1.9 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | 0.8 |
| Deonte Thompson | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 14% | -1.5 |
| Travaris Cadet | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 4% | 1.2 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
| Zay Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -2.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Brown | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tre'Davious White | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ryan Davis | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Poyer | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Micah Hyde | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Milano | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Thornton | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
