Week 1, 2024

played in Buffalo, NY

79 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Miami Dolphins01436-23
Buffalo Bills0300-3

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

Team StatisticsMIABUF
Record1-00-1
First Downs199
- by Rushing102
- by Passing96
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards314161
- Offensive Plays6643
- Yards per Play4.763.74
Net Rushing Yards18524
- Rushing Attempts506
- Yards per Rush3.704.00
Net Passing Yards129137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt16 - 13 - 035 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards129147
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/10
- Yards per Pass Play8.063.70
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions7/154/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.97.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards2/104/30
Punt Returns/Yards2/152/27
Kick Returns/Yards0/04/69
Interception Ret./Yards2/320/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits40
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/20/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 27
Time of Possession39:5720:03

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:171:41OWN 132Punt
15:076:40OWN 11299Touchdown
211:106:07OPP 481048Touchdown
21:311:31OWN 20311Half
315:006:56OWN 201277Field Goal
35:035:46OWN 431144Field Goal
412:412:11OWN 139Punt
48:164:36OWN 4619Punt
43:091:10OPP 2734Field Goal
41:211:21OPP 2231Game
Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:43OWN 24619Punt
18:363:29OWN 41614Punt
213:272:17OWN 10412Punt
25:033:32OWN 17845Field Goal
38:043:01OWN 17633Interception
414:171:36OWN 20434Punt
410:302:14OPP 4934Punt
43:400:31OWN 442-10Interception
41:590:38OWN 2240Downs

Game MVP: Daniel Asherian, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Daniel Asherian261033.963222
Nick Foreman20683.40800
Donald Brown2136.501010
Ricky Turner1-1-1.00-100
Dexter Engelke122.00200
BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Steven Bradford2126.00900
Gabe Blasingame231.50200
Phillip Rotzell155.00500
J.B. Siegel144.00400

Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mitchell Robinson16131290/00260100.3
BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Phillip Rotzell35191472/10026241.0

Receiving Statistics

MiamiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Oscar Gomes677212.0011260
TE Claude Drake22136.50390
WR Gene Clemons1166.00060
FB Dexter Engelke111919.0018190
RB Daniel Asherian1155.00250
FB Randy Zimmerman1122.00020
WR Colin Giedt111212.000120
RB Nick Foreman0100.00000
WR D.J. Glenn0100.00000
BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Irv Buckner586913.8017250
RB Gabe Blasingame4520.50340
TE Kendall Carswell47256.250140
WR Harvey Horn393210.670260
WR James Hardy1333.00030
FB Marshall Quaccia1100.00000
RB J.B. Siegel111616.006160
WR Colin Saenz0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MiamiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Alterraun Vernor23216.000
BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MiamiFumbRecovForceTD
BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

MiamiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Maurice Dimcheff315551.742.7610
BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Thomas Morstead522745.442.4564

Kicking Statistics

MiamiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Albert McElroy3/31/10/0402/2
BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Taylor Mehlhaff1/11/11/1550/0

Punt Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
Gene Clemons122.00
Zack Bowman11313.00
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Steven Bradford22713.50

Kick Return Statistics

MiamiRetYardsAvgTD
BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Harvey Horn34816.00
Ethan Gaytan12121.00

Defensive Statistics

MiamiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Edwin Wretzky610.5512
S Terrell Leibforth400.0634
CB Wesley Shepard310.0329
OLB Zack Roberson200.5415
CB Zack Bowman220.0426
ILB Stephen Harvey210.0125
DE Shannon Darrow101.0423
CB Jeremy Owens110.0527
DT Cedric Hardy100.0227
ILB Sean Brower100.0222
DT Marcus Harrison100.0516
CB Cory Walek100.0110
S Robert Gerleman100.007
S Eric Berry100.0635
BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Joseph Delgado800.03611
DT Everett Kinsella630.02713
DT Glenn Dorsey630.03510
ILB James Laurinaitis540.0347
ILB Sean Lee440.02810
S Jamie Allen430.0258
CB Ethan Gaytan400.0299
S Kendrick Green400.02311
DE Chris Long320.03714
DT Teddy Richard300.0254
CB Fernando Mathews300.0439
OLB Tommy Wyden220.0227
CB Kris Eastridge200.03114
CB Benjamin King200.0165
DE Austen Lane200.0256
DE Doug Worthington120.03812
OLB Cameron Sheffield120.0168
WR Irv Buckner10---------
WR Harvey Horn10---------
OLB Jack Marsh020.0197

Pass Rush Statistics

MiamiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Shannon Darrow1.001023
OLB Zack Roberson0.500115
ILB Edwin Wretzky0.500012
DE Trent Hudgins0.010015
DT Cedric Hardy0.001127
ILB Sean Brower0.001022
DE Tom Anania0.000132
BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Austen Lane0.01006
DE Chris Long0.001014
DE Doug Worthington0.001012

Pass Defense Statistics

MiamiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Edwin Wretzky50012
CB Wesley Shepard31029
CB Zack Bowman20026
S Terrell Leibforth20034
ILB Stephen Harvey20025
S Eric Berry12035
CB Jeremy Owens11027
DT Cedric Hardy10027
CB Cory Walek10010
S Robert Gerleman1007
CB Alterraun Vernor00228
BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Jamie Allen2008
CB Fernando Mathews2009
ILB Sean Lee20010
S Kendrick Green20011
CB Ethan Gaytan1009
CB Kris Eastridge10014
CB Benjamin King1005
OLB Tommy Wyden1007
S Joseph Delgado10011

Blocking Statistics

MiamiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brandon Burrows310142013
Jason Smith38147016
Oliver Sanford36038014
Robert Brewster23043012
Mike Mayes18036012
Marlon Clemons1502306
Dexter Engelke1301906
Heath Huxtable1101103
Claude Drake02043011
Randy Zimmerman0202203
Conrad Houle0101004
BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jonathan Luigs1105135
Daniel Joslyn1103013
Jorge Lynn0202022
Michael Oher0106123

Special Teams Tackles

MiamiTacklesSTPlays
D.J. Glenn39
Zack Bowman113
Gene Clemons112
Robert Gerleman111
BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Sean Lee121
Jorge Lynn13

Participation

MiamiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jason Smith4716------669
Claude Drake4311------559
Robert Brewster4312------257
Mitchell Robinson4116---------57
Brandon Burrows4213------257
Mike Mayes3612------452
Oliver Sanford3814---------52
D.J. Glenn318------948
Gene Clemons2410------1246
Zack Bowman------4261343
Oscar Gomes2413------542
Alterraun Vernor------4281042
Eric Berry------635142
Terrell Leibforth------634141
Nick Foreman2112------841
Sean Brower------2221539
Dexter Engelke196------1439
Emmanuel Chrisman167------1437
Tom Anania------432137
Colin Giedt216------1037
Marlon Clemons236------635
Jeremy Owens------527133
Wesley Shepard------329---32
Shannon Darrow------423431
Daniel Asherian274---------31
Cedric Hardy------227---29
Stephen Harvey------125228
Randy Zimmerman223------328
Trent Hudgins------415726
Zack Roberson------415423
Marcus Harrison------516122
Heath Huxtable113------620
Chester Pritchett------414119
Edwin Wretzky------512118
Robert Gerleman------071118
Conrad Houle104------418
Donald Brown20------1416
Cory Walek------110112
Ricky Turner90---------9
Sergio Kindle------2327
Cornell DeAngelis------0336
Adam Douglas00------66
Derrick Marquis------0426
Albert McElroy00------33
Maurice Dimcheff00------33
Buddy Johnstone00------33
BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kris Eastridge------31141560
Sean Lee------28102159
Chris Long------3714657
Joseph Delgado------36111057
Fernando Mathews------439153
Doug Worthington------3812---50
Glenn Dorsey------3510348
Jonathan Luigs535------646
James Laurinaitis------347344
Kendall Carswell430------1044
Phillip Rotzell637---------43
Ethan Gaytan------299442
Everett Kinsella------2713141
Harvey Horn328------940
Kendrick Green------2311438
Irv Buckner432------137
Jamie Allen------258437
Colin Saenz320------1134
Austen Lane------256334
Jack Marsh------197834
J.C. Iafrate424------533
Cameron Sheffield------168933
Jeff Thomason423------532
Michael Oher623---------29
Teddy Richard------254---29
Tommy Wyden------227---29
Jorge Lynn222------327
Jerome Murphy------178227
Marshall Quaccia411------1126
Steven Bradford26------1725
Gabe Blasingame222---------24
Donald Buckner321---------24
Louis Vasquez320---------23
Benjamin King------165122
Daniel Joslyn313------622
Perry Georges15------1420
James Hardy118---------19
Leonard Dodge46------818
Jackie Stargell------122216
Derrick Namnath------121215
J.B. Siegel27------312
Andy Gass04------37
Thomas Morstead00------55
Taylor Mehlhaff00------33
Mack Lowe00------11
Rhett Bomar00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14785.6
Middle15261.7
Right20824.1
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3155.0
Middle393.0
Right000.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mitchell Robinson16131000200
BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Phillip Rotzell35192244332

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen31196.3
Short (0-8 Yds)65233.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)778712.4
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43-1-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1612664.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)82394.9
Long (19+ Yds)72436.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Oscar Gomes76072113
TE Claude Drake22013011
WR Gene Clemons1106010
FB Dexter Engelke1101906
RB Nick Foreman1000012
WR D.J. Glenn100008
RB Daniel Asherian110504
FB Randy Zimmerman110203
WR Colin Giedt1101206
BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Harvey Horn93032128
WR Irv Buckner85169132
TE Kendall Carswell74025030
RB Gabe Blasingame5412022
WR James Hardy3113018
WR Colin Saenz1010020
FB Marshall Quaccia1100011
RB J.B. Siegel1101607

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MiamiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Daniel Asherian5142.803.96
Nick Foreman382.673.40
Ricky Turner1-1-1.00-1.00
BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mitchell Robinson2000.008.06
BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Oscar Gomes1000.0010.29
WR D.J. Glenn1000.000.00
BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MiamiRushesConversions
Nick Foreman51
Ricky Turner10
Donald Brown11
Daniel Asherian10
BuffaloRushesConversions
Steven Bradford11
J.B. Siegel11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MiamiAttCompConversions
Mitchell Robinson755
BuffaloAttCompConversions
Phillip Rotzell952

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MiamiTargCatchConversions
WR Oscar Gomes322
WR Gene Clemons111
FB Dexter Engelke111
RB Nick Foreman100
RB Daniel Asherian111
BuffaloTargCatchConversions
RB Gabe Blasingame320
WR Irv Buckner211
TE Kendall Carswell210
WR James Hardy100
WR Harvey Horn111

SectionAttendance
Stadium22,400 (75,300 capacity)
Upper Deck6,600 (23,100)
End Zone4,800 (16,700)
Mezzanine2,700 (9,600)
Sideline Seats4,800 (14,800)
Club Seats2,800 (8,900)
Luxury Boxes700 (2,200)