DOLPHINS (9-5) VS. BILLS (7-7)
SATURDAY, 1 P.M. ET, NEW ERA FIELD, ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. uTV: CBS, DIRECTV 705
Announcers: Greg Gumbel, Trent Green, Jamie Erdahl
About the Dolphins: Making his first start in more than four years, QB showed no signs of rust, throwing a careerhigh four touchdown passes in a 34-13 rout of the New York Jets. The win was the eighth in nine games for the Dolphins, who ensured their first winning season since 2008. They hold the final wild-card spot in the AFC heading into the final two weeks. Filling in for injured starter Moore connected on two 1-yard touchdown tosses to TE and scoring bombs of 52 yards to
and 66 yards to WR Stills has a team-leading seven TD receptions and Landry topped the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the second season in a row. Miami’s defense had four takeaways and its special teams scored a touchdown on an 11yard blocked punt return by
Amid more reports that coach would not be back next season, the Bills bowled over the winless Cleveland Browns with 280 yards rushing in a 33-13 romp. RB led the way with 153 yards and two touchdowns. It was the sixth time this season he surpassed 100 yards and he eclipsed 1,000 yards in a season for the fifth time in his career. QB whose future with the team also is in doubt, had a solid outing with a 105.2 passer rating to go with 49 yards rushing. TE enjoyed his best game of the season, catching all seven of his targeted passes for 72 yards and a touchdown. WR
Wake continues his impressive comeback from Achilles surgery. In Saturday’s win, the 34year-old became the first Dolphins lineman since in 2006 to record a sack and an interception in the same game. He caused two turnovers vs. the Jets and has 101⁄ sacks on the season.
He has been the team’s MVP and a big reason the Bills are leading the NFL in rushing for the second
WHO WILL WIN AND WHY
consecutive season with 163.6 yards per game. McCoy has scored 13 touchdowns and his 4.96 yards-per-carry average is 0.01 behind
career franchise record. He also has 44 receptions for 333 yards and one score.
Ajayi has more than 1,000 rushing yards and Landry more than 1,000 receiving yards, making this the second time in the Dolphins’ 51-year history that a running back and a wide receiver have reached that milestone in the same season. The only other time was in 2014 when RB
and WR both topped 1,000 yards in those categories.
KEYS TO THE GAME
1. Saving Coach Ryan: This continues to be a late-season theme with the Bills, who probably need to make the playoffs to save their beleaguered coach’s job. McCoy and WR
have come out in support of beleaguered Ryan, who is 15-15 in two seasons in Buffalo.
2. Get Ajayi on track: He gashed the Bills defense for 214 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries in the first meeting, a 28-25 Miami win. But after back-to-back 200-yard rushing efforts, the second-year running back has been bottled up, averaging 51 yards per game in his last four. The Bills have been vulnerable against the run, so this could be his week.
3. Block Kyle Williams: Easier said than done. The 11-year Bills defensive tackle remains a force. He helped Buffalo shut down the Browns run game and recorded 11⁄ sacks against elusive Robert Griffin III.
Scott Pitoniak