STADIUM: Hard Rock Stadium
REFEREE: Alex Kemp
DATE: Sunday, January 7, 2024
GAME TIME: 8:20 PM ET
NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark
Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) BUF: 81 or 226 MIA: 85 or 225 National: 88
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: MIA leads series, 61-53-1 (BUF won 9 of past 10. THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 10/1/23: MIA 20 at BUF 48.
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Sean McDermott vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 12-2 Reg. Season: 72-41 (.637) Postseason: 4-5 (.444). Mike McDaniel vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-3 Reg. Season: 20-13 (.606) Postseason: 0-1.
BUFFALO BILLS NOTES:
• BILLS can clinch AFC East division title for 4th-straight season with win. Tied for 2nd-longest active win streak in NFL (4 games).
• QB JOSH ALLEN totaled 213 yards (169 pass, 44 rush) & rushed for 2 TDs last week. Has rush TD in 9 of past 10 & in each of past 5. Can become 2nd QB in SB era with rush TD in 6 straight games & the 1st QB ever with 2+ rush TDs in 3 straight. Passed for 320 yards & had season-high 5 TDs (4 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs with career-best 158.3 rating in Week 4 meeting. Has 14 TDs (12 pass, 2 rush) vs. 0 INTs with 114.2 rating in his past 4 vs. Mia. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 15 rush TDs, tied with Jalen Hurts (2023) for most-ever by a QB in a season. Needs 53 pass yards for 4th-straight 4,000-yard season.
• RB JAMES COOK has 798 scrimmage yards since Week 10 (114 per game), 3rd-most in NFL. Had 77 scrimmage yards (48 rec., 29 rush) in Week 4 meeting. Is 1st Buf. RB with 1,500-yard season (1,515) since LeSean McCoy in 2017 (1,586).
• WR STEFON DIGGS is 3rd player ever with 100+ catches in 4+ straight seasons. Has 5+ catches in 6 of 7 road games this season. Had 6 catches for 120 yards & season-high 3 TDs in Week 4 meeting. Aims for his 4th in row on SNF with 85+ rec. yards.
• TE DALTON KINCAID (rookie) had career-high 87 rec. yards in Week 17. Ranks 2nd among rookie TEs with 66 catches & 589 rec. yards.
• S JORDAN POYER had 10 tackles last week, 3rd game this season with 10+ tackles. Needs 5 tackles for 3rd-career 100-tackle season.
• CB RASUL DOUGLAS had 2 INTs last week, incl. 40-yard INT-TD, 3rd-career TD. Has 4 INTs since joining Buf. in Week 9, tied 2nd-most in NFL over span.
• LB TERREL BERNARD had 10 tackles, 3 TFL & 2 sacks last week, 2nd-straight game with sack. Had FR in Week 4 meeting.
• DT ED OLIVER had sack & PD last week, 2nd-straight game with sack. Has PD in 3 of past 4. Had sack in Week 4 meeting.
MIAMI DOLPHINS NOTES:
• DOLPHINS can clinch 1st division title since 2008 with win. Lead NFL in total offense (409.2 yards/game) & scoring offense (30.1 points/game).
• QB TUA TAGOVAILOA passed for 237 yards & 2 TDs last week. Has 0 INTs & 90+ rating in 4 of past 5. Has 112.2 rating in 8 home games this season & can become 1st player ever with 90+ rating in 9 regular-season home games in a season. Has 103.6 rating over his past 3 starts vs. Buf. Needs 49 pass yards to join HOFer Dan Marino as only Mia. QBs ever with 4,500+ pass yards in a season & 2 TD passes to join Marino as only Mia. QBs ever with 30+ TD passes in a season.
• RB RAHEEM MOSTERT aims for his 6th in row with TD. Has TD in 7 of 8 home games this season. Ties for NFL lead with franchise-record 21 TDs (18 rush, 3 rec.) in 2023, 3rd-most by undrafted player in a season since 1967.
• RB DE’VON ACHANE led team with 137 scrimmage yards (107 rush, 30 ec.) & had rec. TD last week, 5th game this season with 100+ scrimmage yards & TD, tied with Jahmyr Gibbs for most among rookies. Rushed for 101 yards & 2 TDs in Week 4 meeting. Ties for lead among rookies with 10 TDs & ranks 4th with 936 scrimmage yards.
• WR TYREEK HILL has 5+ catches & 75+ rec. yards in 5 of past 6. Has 95+ rec. yards in 6 of 7 home games this season & rec. TD in 5 of 7. Leads NFL with career-high & franchise-record 1,717 rec. yards in 2023 & is 1st player ever with 1,700+ rec. yards in multiple seasons. Can become 7th player ever with 1,800-rec. yard season.
• WR CEDRICK WILSON had 3rd TD catch of season last week.
• DT ZACH SIELER had sack & 1st FF of season last week. Has sack in 5 of past 6 & in each of past 3. Has PD in 3 of past 4.
• DT CHRISTIAN WILKINS has TFL in 3 of past 4. Has a career-high 8 sacks.
• CB JALEN RAMSEY has PD in 4 of 5 home games this season. Is 1 of 2 CBs (Rasul Douglas) with 3+ INTs in each of past 3 seasons.
