Miami 30, Buffalo 23
Sunday, December 18, 2011 1:00 PM
WHEN: 1:00 PM EST, Sunday, December 18, 2011
WHERE: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
TEMPERATURE:
31°
HEAD OFFICIAL:
John Parry
ATTENDANCE:
60988
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Miami
|
5-9 |
3-4 |
2-5 |
W1 |
| Buffalo
|
5-9 |
4-3 |
1-6 |
L7 |
Recap
Brandon Marshall had a season-long 65-yard touchdown reception and Reggie Bush rushed for a career high 203 yards as the visiting Miami Dolphins downed the Buffalo Bills 30-23 on Sunday.
Todd Bowles won his first game as interim head coach and the Dolphins (5-9) earned the season sweep over the Bills (5-9), losers of seven straight. Bowles replaced Tony Sparano, who was fired earlier this week.
Quarterback Matt Moore found Marshall with a perfect deep pass on the Dolphins’ first possession of the second half. The catch, giving Miami a 20-7 lead, pushed Marshall over 1,000 yards for the fifth consecutive season. He finished with three receptions for 84 yards and a TD.
After Ryan Spiller’s 3-yard scoring pass pulled Buffalo within 23-13 in the fourth quarter, Bush broke free for a 76-yard touchdown run to secure the Miami win.
With his third consecutive 100-yard game, Bush has 973 rushing yards, far surpassing his previous high of 581 yards.
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a late TD pass and Buffalo recovered the onside kick that led to a 34-yard field goal in the dying minutes to make it interesting, but Miami recovered a second onside attempt to quash the rally.
Miami overcame a 7-0 first-quarter deficit on the opening play of the second quarter. Moore hit rookie Charles Clay for a 30-yard catch and run before finding a wide-open Anthony Fasano for a 22-yard TD.
Moore finished 10 of 20 for 217 yards and two TDs. Fitzpatrick threw for 318 yards but was picked off three times.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| Miami |
|
Buffalo |
|
Reggie Bush
|
Player |
C.J. Spiller
|
|
25 |
Attempts |
12 |
|
203 |
Yards |
91 |
|
8.1 |
Avg Yards |
7.6 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
76 |
Long |
24 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sacks |
FF |
| Miami
|
448 |
254 |
194 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3.0 |
1 |
| Buffalo
|
404 |
113 |
291 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
3 |
Upcoming Games
-
Buffalo
will play their next game at home against
Denver
.
The
Bills
have a W/L % of
.357
after a win and
.357
after a loss.
-
Miami
will play their next game on the road against
New England.
The
Dolphins
have a W/L % of
.357
after a win and
.357
after a loss.