2017 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2017 · Hard Rock Stadium
Buffalo BillsWinner
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Miami Dolphins
16
BUF -2.5 ✓U 41.5 ✓
Buffalo Bills 22–16.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · MIA
29/42, 265 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-1.1 expected points added · +3.7% completion over expected
Passing · BUF
19/27, 204 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
8.2 expected points added · +5.9% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Buffalo Bills
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrod Taylor | 19/27 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Murphy | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 0 | -1.2 |
| Mike Tolbert | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 2.1 |
| LeSean McCoy | 11 | 10 | 0.9 | 0 | -4.7 |
| Kyle Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Clay | 6 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 30% | 3.1 |
| Kelvin Benjamin | 2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 11% | 3.5 |
| Nick O'Leary | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 7% | 1.9 |
| Zay Jones | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 11% | 1.5 |
| Deonte Thompson | 2 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 11% | 3.2 |
| LeSean McCoy | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 11% | 0.3 |
| Marcus Murphy | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | 0.9 |
| Mike Tolbert | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -0.6 |
| Patrick DiMarco | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4% | -0.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Brown | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Gaines | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tre'Davious White | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramon Humber | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Hyde | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Milano | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kyle Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Poyer | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Fales | 29/42 | 265 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Jay Cutler | 1/2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyan Drake | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.1 |
| David Fales | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Senorise Perry | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | -0.5 |
| MarQueis Gray | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarvis Landry | 9 | 10 | 92 | 1 | 23% | 4.9 |
| DeVante Parker | 6 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 16% | 5.1 |
| Kenny Stills | 3 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 16% | -1.4 |
| De'Veon Smith | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 7% | 1.2 |
| Jakeem Grant | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 12% | -0.3 |
| Kenyan Drake | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7% | -0.0 |
| A.J. Derby | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9% | -3.1 |
| Senorise Perry | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2% | -0.3 |
| Anthony Fasano | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7% | -2.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Allen | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reshad Jones | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. McDonald | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence Timmons | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hull | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephone Anthony | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Alonso | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavien Howard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walt Aikens | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Malveaux | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- BUF -2.5
- Closing total
- 41.5
- BUF moneyline
- -130
- MIA moneyline
- +118
Bills closed -2.5 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 41.5; the game landed 38 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Hard Rock Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 71°F, wind 9 mph
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- BUF 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Sean McDermott vs Adam Gase
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.