Week 1, 2024

played in Buffalo, NY

79 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	0	14	3	6	-	23
Buffalo Bills	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:36 MIA - Daniel Asherian 3 run (Albert McElroy extra point)
2Q: 05:13 MIA - Daniel Asherian 2 run (Albert McElroy extra point)
2Q: 01:38 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 55 field goal
3Q: 08:09 MIA - Albert McElroy 20 field goal
4Q: 14:23 MIA - Albert McElroy 30 field goal
4Q: 02:05 MIA - Albert McElroy 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:36 MIA - Daniel Asherian 3 run (Albert McElroy extra point)
2Q: 05:13 MIA - Daniel Asherian 2 run (Albert McElroy extra point)
2Q: 01:38 BUF - Taylor Mehlhaff 55 field goal
3Q: 08:09 MIA - Albert McElroy 20 field goal
4Q: 14:23 MIA - Albert McElroy 30 field goal
4Q: 02:05 MIA - Albert McElroy 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIA BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 9
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 9 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 314 161
- Offensive Plays 66 43
- Yards per Play 4.76 3.74
Net Rushing Yards 185 24
- Rushing Attempts 50 6
- Yards per Rush 3.70 4.00
Net Passing Yards 129 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 16 - 13 - 0 35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 129 147
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 8.06 3.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/69
Interception Ret./Yards 2/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 39:57 20:03

Team Statistics	MIA	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	9
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	9	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	314	161
- Offensive Plays	66	43
- Yards per Play	4.76	3.74
Net Rushing Yards	185	24
- Rushing Attempts	50	6
- Yards per Rush	3.70	4.00
Net Passing Yards	129	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	16 - 13 - 0	35 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	129	147
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	8.06	3.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/69
Interception Ret./Yards	2/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	39:57	20:03

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:17	1:41	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
1	5:07	6:40	OWN 1	12	99	Touchdown
2	11:10	6:07	OPP 48	10	48	Touchdown
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 20	3	11	Half
3	15:00	6:56	OWN 20	12	77	Field Goal
3	5:03	5:46	OWN 43	11	44	Field Goal
4	12:41	2:11	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	8:16	4:36	OWN 4	6	19	Punt
4	3:09	1:10	OPP 27	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 22	3	1	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:43	OWN 24	6	19	Punt
1	8:36	3:29	OWN 41	6	14	Punt
2	13:27	2:17	OWN 10	4	12	Punt
2	5:03	3:32	OWN 17	8	45	Field Goal
3	8:04	3:01	OWN 17	6	33	Interception
4	14:17	1:36	OWN 20	4	34	Punt
4	10:30	2:14	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
4	3:40	0:31	OWN 44	2	-10	Interception
4	1:59	0:38	OWN 22	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Daniel Asherian, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel Asherian	26	103	3.96	32	2	2
Nick Foreman	20	68	3.40	8	0	0
Donald Brown	2	13	6.50	10	1	0
Ricky Turner	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Dexter Engelke	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Steven Bradford	2	12	6.00	9
Gabe Blasingame	2	3	1.50	2
Phillip Rotzell	1	5	5.00	5
J.B. Siegel	1	4	4.00	4

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Robinson	16	13	129	0/0	0	26	0	100.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Rotzell	35	19	147	2/10	0	26	2	41.0

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Oscar Gomes	6	7	72	12.00	11	26
TE Claude Drake	2	2	13	6.50	3	9
WR Gene Clemons	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
FB Dexter Engelke	1	1	19	19.00	18	19
RB Daniel Asherian	1	1	5	5.00	2	5
FB Randy Zimmerman	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Colin Giedt	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
RB Nick Foreman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR D.J. Glenn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Irv Buckner	5	8	69	13.80	17	25
RB Gabe Blasingame	4	5	2	0.50	3	4
TE Kendall Carswell	4	7	25	6.25	0	14
WR Harvey Horn	3	9	32	10.67	0	26
WR James Hardy	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB J.B. Siegel	1	1	16	16.00	6	16
WR Colin Saenz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Alterraun Vernor	2	32	16.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Maurice Dimcheff	3	155	51.7	42.7	61	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Thomas Morstead	5	227	45.4	42.4	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McElroy	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Mehlhaff	1/1	1/1	1/1	55	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gene Clemons	1	2	2.0	0
Zack Bowman	1	13	13.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Bradford	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Horn	3	48	16.0	0
Ethan Gaytan	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Edwin Wretzky	6	1	0.5	5	12
S Terrell Leibforth	4	0	0.0	6	34
CB Wesley Shepard	3	1	0.0	3	29
OLB Zack Roberson	2	0	0.5	4	15
CB Zack Bowman	2	2	0.0	4	26
ILB Stephen Harvey	2	1	0.0	1	25
DE Shannon Darrow	1	0	1.0	4	23
CB Jeremy Owens	1	1	0.0	5	27
DT Cedric Hardy	1	0	0.0	2	27
ILB Sean Brower	1	0	0.0	2	22
DT Marcus Harrison	1	0	0.0	5	16
CB Cory Walek	1	0	0.0	1	10
S Robert Gerleman	1	0	0.0	0	7
S Eric Berry	1	0	0.0	6	35

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joseph Delgado	8	0	0.0	36	11
DT Everett Kinsella	6	3	0.0	27	13
DT Glenn Dorsey	6	3	0.0	35	10
ILB James Laurinaitis	5	4	0.0	34	7
ILB Sean Lee	4	4	0.0	28	10
S Jamie Allen	4	3	0.0	25	8
CB Ethan Gaytan	4	0	0.0	29	9
S Kendrick Green	4	0	0.0	23	11
DE Chris Long	3	2	0.0	37	14
DT Teddy Richard	3	0	0.0	25	4
CB Fernando Mathews	3	0	0.0	43	9
OLB Tommy Wyden	2	2	0.0	22	7
CB Kris Eastridge	2	0	0.0	31	14
CB Benjamin King	2	0	0.0	16	5
DE Austen Lane	2	0	0.0	25	6
DE Doug Worthington	1	2	0.0	38	12
OLB Cameron Sheffield	1	2	0.0	16	8
WR Irv Buckner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Harvey Horn	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jack Marsh	0	2	0.0	19	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shannon Darrow	1.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Zack Roberson	0.5	0	0	1	15
ILB Edwin Wretzky	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Trent Hudgins	0.0	1	0	0	15
DT Cedric Hardy	0.0	0	1	1	27
ILB Sean Brower	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Tom Anania	0.0	0	0	1	32

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Austen Lane	1	0	6
DE Chris Long	0	1	14
DE Doug Worthington	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Edwin Wretzky	5	0	0	12
CB Wesley Shepard	3	1	0	29
CB Zack Bowman	2	0	0	26
S Terrell Leibforth	2	0	0	34
ILB Stephen Harvey	2	0	0	25
S Eric Berry	1	2	0	35
CB Jeremy Owens	1	1	0	27
DT Cedric Hardy	1	0	0	27
CB Cory Walek	1	0	0	10
S Robert Gerleman	1	0	0	7
CB Alterraun Vernor	0	0	2	28

Buffalo	Caught	PPlay
S Jamie Allen	2	8
CB Fernando Mathews	2	9
ILB Sean Lee	2	10
S Kendrick Green	2	11
CB Ethan Gaytan	1	9
CB Kris Eastridge	1	14
CB Benjamin King	1	5
OLB Tommy Wyden	1	7
S Joseph Delgado	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Brandon Burrows	3	10	1	42	13
Jason Smith	3	8	1	47	16
Oliver Sanford	3	6	0	38	14
Robert Brewster	2	3	0	43	12
Mike Mayes	1	8	0	36	12
Marlon Clemons	1	5	0	23	6
Dexter Engelke	1	3	0	19	6
Heath Huxtable	1	1	0	11	3
Claude Drake	0	2	0	43	11
Randy Zimmerman	0	2	0	22	3
Conrad Houle	0	1	0	10	4

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jonathan Luigs	1	1	5	1	35
Daniel Joslyn	1	1	3	0	13
Jorge Lynn	0	2	2	0	22
Michael Oher	0	1	6	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
D.J. Glenn	3	9
Zack Bowman	1	13
Gene Clemons	1	12
Robert Gerleman	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Lee	1	21
Jorge Lynn	1	3

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Smith	47	16	---	---	6	69
Claude Drake	43	11	---	---	5	59
Robert Brewster	43	12	---	---	2	57
Mitchell Robinson	41	16	---	---	---	57
Brandon Burrows	42	13	---	---	2	57
Mike Mayes	36	12	---	---	4	52
Oliver Sanford	38	14	---	---	---	52
D.J. Glenn	31	8	---	---	9	48
Gene Clemons	24	10	---	---	12	46
Zack Bowman	---	---	4	26	13	43
Oscar Gomes	24	13	---	---	5	42
Alterraun Vernor	---	---	4	28	10	42
Eric Berry	---	---	6	35	1	42
Terrell Leibforth	---	---	6	34	1	41
Nick Foreman	21	12	---	---	8	41
Sean Brower	---	---	2	22	15	39
Dexter Engelke	19	6	---	---	14	39
Emmanuel Chrisman	16	7	---	---	14	37
Tom Anania	---	---	4	32	1	37
Colin Giedt	21	6	---	---	10	37
Marlon Clemons	23	6	---	---	6	35
Jeremy Owens	---	---	5	27	1	33
Wesley Shepard	---	---	3	29	---	32
Shannon Darrow	---	---	4	23	4	31
Daniel Asherian	27	4	---	---	---	31
Cedric Hardy	---	---	2	27	---	29
Stephen Harvey	---	---	1	25	2	28
Randy Zimmerman	22	3	---	---	3	28
Trent Hudgins	---	---	4	15	7	26
Zack Roberson	---	---	4	15	4	23
Marcus Harrison	---	---	5	16	1	22
Heath Huxtable	11	3	---	---	6	20
Chester Pritchett	---	---	4	14	1	19
Edwin Wretzky	---	---	5	12	1	18
Robert Gerleman	---	---	0	7	11	18
Conrad Houle	10	4	---	---	4	18
Donald Brown	2	0	---	---	14	16
Cory Walek	---	---	1	10	1	12
Ricky Turner	9	0	---	---	---	9
Sergio Kindle	---	---	2	3	2	7
Cornell DeAngelis	---	---	0	3	3	6
Adam Douglas	0	0	---	---	6	6
Derrick Marquis	---	---	0	4	2	6
Albert McElroy	0	0	---	---	3	3
Maurice Dimcheff	0	0	---	---	3	3
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	3	3

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kris Eastridge	---	---	31	14	15	60
Sean Lee	---	---	28	10	21	59
Chris Long	---	---	37	14	6	57
Joseph Delgado	---	---	36	11	10	57
Fernando Mathews	---	---	43	9	1	53
Doug Worthington	---	---	38	12	---	50
Glenn Dorsey	---	---	35	10	3	48
Jonathan Luigs	5	35	---	---	6	46
James Laurinaitis	---	---	34	7	3	44
Kendall Carswell	4	30	---	---	10	44
Phillip Rotzell	6	37	---	---	---	43
Ethan Gaytan	---	---	29	9	4	42
Everett Kinsella	---	---	27	13	1	41
Harvey Horn	3	28	---	---	9	40
Kendrick Green	---	---	23	11	4	38
Irv Buckner	4	32	---	---	1	37
Jamie Allen	---	---	25	8	4	37
Colin Saenz	3	20	---	---	11	34
Austen Lane	---	---	25	6	3	34
Jack Marsh	---	---	19	7	8	34
J.C. Iafrate	4	24	---	---	5	33
Cameron Sheffield	---	---	16	8	9	33
Jeff Thomason	4	23	---	---	5	32
Michael Oher	6	23	---	---	---	29
Teddy Richard	---	---	25	4	---	29
Tommy Wyden	---	---	22	7	---	29
Jorge Lynn	2	22	---	---	3	27
Jerome Murphy	---	---	17	8	2	27
Marshall Quaccia	4	11	---	---	11	26
Steven Bradford	2	6	---	---	17	25
Gabe Blasingame	2	22	---	---	---	24
Donald Buckner	3	21	---	---	---	24
Louis Vasquez	3	20	---	---	---	23
Benjamin King	---	---	16	5	1	22
Daniel Joslyn	3	13	---	---	6	22
Perry Georges	1	5	---	---	14	20
James Hardy	1	18	---	---	---	19
Leonard Dodge	4	6	---	---	8	18
Jackie Stargell	---	---	12	2	2	16
Derrick Namnath	---	---	12	1	2	15
J.B. Siegel	2	7	---	---	3	12
Andy Gass	0	4	---	---	3	7
Thomas Morstead	0	0	---	---	5	5
Taylor Mehlhaff	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mack Lowe	0	0	---	---	1	1
Rhett Bomar	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	78	5.6
Middle	15	26	1.7
Right	20	82	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	3	9	3.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Robinson	16	13	1	0	0	0	2	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Rotzell	35	19	2	2	4	4	3	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	23	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	87	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	66	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	43	6.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Oscar Gomes	7	6	72	1	13
TE Claude Drake	2	2	13	0	11
WR Gene Clemons	1	1	6	0	10
FB Dexter Engelke	1	1	19	0	6
RB Nick Foreman	1	0	0	0	12
WR D.J. Glenn	1	0	0	0	8
RB Daniel Asherian	1	1	5	0	4
FB Randy Zimmerman	1	1	2	0	3
WR Colin Giedt	1	1	12	0	6

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Horn	9	3	0	32	1	28
WR Irv Buckner	8	5	1	69	1	32
TE Kendall Carswell	7	4	0	25	0	30
RB Gabe Blasingame	5	4	1	2	0	22
WR James Hardy	3	1	1	3	0	18
WR Colin Saenz	1	0	1	0	0	20
FB Marshall Quaccia	1	1	0	0	0	11
RB J.B. Siegel	1	1	0	16	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Asherian	5	14	2.80	3.96
Nick Foreman	3	8	2.67	3.40
Ricky Turner	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Robinson	2	0	0	0.00	8.06

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Oscar Gomes	1	0	0	0.00	10.29
WR D.J. Glenn	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Nick Foreman	5	1
Ricky Turner	1	0
Donald Brown	1	1
Daniel Asherian	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Steven Bradford	1	1
J.B. Siegel	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Robinson	7	5	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Rotzell	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Oscar Gomes	3	2	2
WR Gene Clemons	1	1	1
FB Dexter Engelke	1	1	1
RB Nick Foreman	1	0	0
RB Daniel Asherian	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gabe Blasingame	3	2	0
WR Irv Buckner	2	1	1
TE Kendall Carswell	2	1	0
WR James Hardy	1	0	0
WR Harvey Horn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 22,400 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,600 (23,100)
End Zone 4,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine 2,700 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 4,800 (14,800)
Club Seats 2,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes 700 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	22,400 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,600 (23,100)
End Zone	4,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine	2,700 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	4,800 (14,800)
Club Seats	2,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes	700 (2,200)