2024 · Week 2
Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins
Sep 12, 2024 · Pro Player Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
It wasn't close — Buffalo Bills beat Miami Dolphins 31–10. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Bills (51%). Bills improve to 2-0; Dolphins fall to 1-1. James Cook was the story of the game with 78 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 1 catch for 17 yards and 1 TD. Dolphins turned it over 3 times to Bills's 0.
Team stats
| BUF | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | First downs | 20 |
| 247 | Total yards | 364 |
| 139 | Passing yards | 225 |
| 108 | Rushing yards | 139 |
| 13/19 | Comp / Att | 25/39 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:55) 17-J.Allen pass short left to 4-J.Cook for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q1(3:28) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short right to 28-D.Achane for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q17-J.Sanders extra point is GOOD, Center-48-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q2(12:45) 2-T.Bass 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q2(6:28) 4-J.Cook left tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q2(3:45) 70-A.Anderson reported in as eligible. 4-J.Cook up the middle for 49 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q2(:08) 7-J.Sanders 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-48-B.Ferguson, Holder-16-J.Bailey.
- Q3(9:37) (Shotgun) 1-T.Tagovailoa pass short left INTERCEPTED by 46-J.Ingram [57-A.Epenesa] at MIA 31. 46-J.Ingram for 31 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-T.Bass extra point is GOOD, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
- Q4(7:59) 2-T.Bass 45 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-69-R.Ferguson, Holder-8-S.Martin.
Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 13/19 | 139 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| James Cook | 11 | 78 | 2 |
| Khalil Shakir | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 9 | 29 | 0 |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cook | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Khalil Shakir | 5 | 5 | 54 | 0 |
| Ty Johnson | 1 | 2 | 33 | 0 |
| Dalton Kincaid | 4 | 4 | 33 | 0 |
| Ray Davis | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Curtis Samuel | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mack Hollins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIA
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 17/25 | 145 | 1 | 3 |
| Skylar Thompson | 8/14 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| De'Von Achane | 22 | 96 | 0 |
| Skylar Thompson | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Jaylen Wright | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Alec Ingold | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Von Achane | 7 | 7 | 69 | 1 |
| Jonnu Smith | 6 | 7 | 53 | 0 |
| Jaylen Waddle | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
| Grant DuBose | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Jeff Wilson | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Durham Smythe | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Robbie Chosen | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Julian Hill | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Braxton Berrios | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |