BUFFALO (4-2) at MIAMI (2-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS
OPENING LINE - Bills by 2 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Buffalo 4-2, Miami 2-4
SERIES RECORD -Dolphins lead 58-45-1
LAST MEETING -Bills beat Dolphins 33-17, Nov. 8, 2015
LAST WEEK - Bills beat 49ers 45-16; Dolphins beat Steelers 30-15
AP PRO32 RANKING -Bills No. 7, Dolphins No. 25
BILLS OFFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (1), PASS (31).
BILLS DEFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (15), PASS (14).
DOLPHINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (20), PASS (23).
DOLPHINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (26), RUSH (31), PASS (13).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Coach Rex Ryan is 7-7 against Miami. … Bills have won five of past six meetings against Dolphins. … Bills have won four consecutive games by combined score of 124-53. They have shot at their first five-game win streak since 2004. … Bills lead NFL in rushing yards per game and per carry. RB LeSean McCoy ranks second with 587 yards. Bills had 312 yards rushing last week, their most since 1992. … LB Lorenzo Alexander leads NFL with eight sacks and three forced fumbles. … Since start of 2015, Bills are 11-1 when leading at halftime, and 1-9 when trailing. … Buffalo’s punt coverage team ranks first in league. … Last week RB Jay Ajayi became fourth Dolphin to rush for 200 yards in game. Ajayi leads all NFL backs with average of 5.7 yards per carry. … But Dolphins are averaging 16 first downs per game, worst in league. … WR Jarvis Landry is tied for second in NFL with 41 catches. … QB Ryan Tannehill ranks fifth with an average of 8.1 yards per attempt. His sack rate is league’s second highest. … Miami is averaging 6.7 yards on first down, third best in NFL. … Dolphins rank third in third-down defense with 33 percent conversion rate. … Fantasy Tip: Bills are certain to test Dolphins’ soft run defense, and with McCoy nursing tight hamstring, backup Mike Gillislee could have busy day.
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