WEEK 9 · FINAL
THE READ
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
Bills run away with it, 52-10
Bills 52, Dolphins 10, and it was not that close. Josh Allen did the damage for Bills — 25/36, 208 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT. Khalil Shakir moved the ball for Bills — 6 catches, 74 yards, 2 TD. Khalil Shakir has not had a better afternoon this season. Total yards: Bills 410, Dolphins 165.
Sierra Vaughn
Analyst
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | -16.1 | +1.3 | -17.4 | -7 |
| Bills | +3.1 | -2.8 | +5.9 | -1 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Bills —
AFC #2 · division
· 7-3
Playoff picture →
IN THE BOOTH
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
Buffalo put on a clinic—52 points, 5 touchdown passes from Allen, and a ground game that gashed Miami for 202 yards. The Dolphins couldn't move the ball and coughed it up 4 times; that's not a game, that's a statement.
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
· replying
Khalil Shakir turned a 2-catch season into 2 touchdowns in one afternoon—that's what happens when you finally get the ball in space against a defense that's already broken.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Josh Allen
Bills
25/36, 208 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
Khalil Shakir
Bills
6 catches, 74 yards, 2 TD
James Cook III
Bills
16 carries, 86 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Bills 410, Dolphins 165
Bills
On the ground
Bills 202, Dolphins 33
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Through the air
Bills 208, Dolphins 132
Bills
Pressure
Bills 4 sacks, Dolphins 1
Bills
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 56% · Rush 44% · 14.8 scored, 32.2 allowed
6.0 yds/att
54.7% completions
5.1 yds/carry
258.1 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
10.8% sack rate
last 5: 1-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 25 · Turnover-prone
Balance 94
Ball security 41
Back usage 33%
QB runs 5.3/game
Most exposed: pressure -- sacked on 10.8% of dropbacks
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 76
WR 76
TE 73
RB 84
OL 80
DL 79
LB 78
DB 80
Best: De'Von Achane HB 90
Fastest: De'Von Achane HB 96 SPD
1 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 56% · Rush 44% · 29.7 scored, 23.8 allowed
8.8 yds/att
63.3% completions
4.8 yds/carry
335.1 yds/game
1.9 giveaways/game
3.6% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 69 · Aggressive
Balance 94
Ball security 47
Back usage 35%
QB runs 4.5/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.9 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 85
TE 82
RB 86
OL 82
DL 83
LB 81
DB 85
Best: Josh Allen QB 99
Fastest: Jeremiah Smith WR 94 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Huddy
Bills · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against31.2 — 25.0
Margin+6.2
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken3.7% of dropbacks
Lead backJames Cook III · 10.1/g
Top targetJeremiah Smith · 31%
QB carries3.5 a game
Indiassopolis Colts
Dolphins · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
Runs the quarterback
Takes sacks
Pass / run57% / 43%
Points for / against16.6 — 31.9
Margin-15.2
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken9.0% of dropbacks
Lead backDe'Von Achane · 9.1/g
Top targetMario Craver · 21%
QB carries5.5 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
THE SERIES
Indiassopolis Colts against Huddy — the men, not the teams
Huddy leads it 2-0.
Huddy has won 2 straight.
2 meetings
avg 15.5 — 38.0
biggest: 42 pts to Huddy
S2 · week 9
Indiassopolis Colts 10 — 52 Huddy
HUDDY
S2 · week 2
Indiassopolis Colts 21 — 24 Huddy
HUDDY
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Dolphins receivers vs Bills secondary
76 v 85
BILLS
Bills receivers vs Dolphins secondary
85 v 80
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Dolphins line vs Bills front
80 v 83
BILLS
Bills line vs Dolphins front
82 v 79
BILLS
Dolphins backs vs Bills run defence
84 v 82
EVEN
Bills backs vs Dolphins run defence
86 v 79
BILLS
Dolphins passer vs Bills secondary
76 v 85
BILLS
Bills passer vs Dolphins secondary
99 v 80
BILLS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Willis QB | 12/28 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 42.5 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen QB | 25/36 | 208 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 112 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Von Achane HB | 13 | 21 | 1.6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| Malik Willis QB | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Miles Boykin TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeMario Douglas WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook III HB | 16 | 86 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 0 |
| Aaron Jones Sr HB | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Davis HB | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 0 |
| Josh Allen QB | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Parker Washington WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austin Hooper TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khalil Shakir WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMario Douglas WR | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| Mario Craver WR | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 19 |
| Miles Boykin TE | 3 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| De'Von Achane HB | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Caleb Douglas WR | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dorian Fleming TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalil Shakir WR | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 39 |
| Dalton Kincaid TE | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 17 |
| James Cook III HB | 2 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| Austin Hooper TE | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| Jeremiah Smith WR | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Aaron Jones Sr HB | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| DJ Moore WR | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dawson Knox TE | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Clark FS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Johnson CB | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Garrett Williams CB | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Trey Moore REDG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordyn Brooks SAM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Antonio Johnson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Darrell Baker Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Myles Murphy LEDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Uche REDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyrel Dodson WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Starling Thomas V CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Da'Shawn Hand DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Harrison MIKE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan Wesloski SAM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Grant DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Sieler DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiko Mauigoa MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Taaffe FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BILLS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrel Bernard MIKE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Cole Bishop FS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Blake Cashman WILL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Oliver DT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Parker REDG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxwell Hairston CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Rousseau LEDG | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Luvu SAM | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javon Bullard SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Christian Benford CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Deone Walker DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Curl SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Davison Igbinosun CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOLPHINS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Carlson K | 1/1 | 1/1 | 31 |
BILLS
nothing recorded
RECENT FORM
Dolphins
L
0–31 vs Eagles
WK 8
L
14–17 vs Colts
WK 6
L
24–38 vs Jets
WK 5
Bills
L
14–19 vs Texans
WK 8
W
35–17 vs Commanders
WK 7
L
28–49 vs Patriots
WK 6
TEAM STATS
| Dolphins | Bills | |
|---|---|---|
| 165 | TOTAL YARDS | 410 |
| 132 | PASSING YARDS | 208 |
| 33 | RUSHING YARDS | 202 |
| 4 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 4 |
| 4 | GIVEAWAYS | 2 |
| 2 | TAKEAWAYS | 4 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
0
DOLPHINS
—
2
BILLS