Week 1, 2027

Game MVP: Nicholas Hodges, Miami Dolphins

played in Miami, FL

82 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo Bills	7	7	7	7	-	28
Miami Dolphins	7	3	14	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 MIA - Ricky Langen 4 run (Bucky Pritchett extra point)
1Q: 07:30 BUF - Damien Stowers 13 pass from Justin Herbert (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 03:30 MIA - Bucky Pritchett 44 field goal
2Q: 00:34 BUF - Jeffery Graham 3 pass from Justin Herbert (Justics Riley extra point)
3Q: 07:03 MIA - Nicholas Hodges 99 interception return (Bucky Pritchett extra point)
3Q: 06:04 MIA - Nicholas Hodges 92 interception return (Bucky Pritchett extra point)
3Q: 00:28 BUF - Lamont Upshaw 73 punt return (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 05:35 MIA - Bucky Pritchett 42 field goal
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Weston Ackerman 10 pass from Justin Herbert (Justics Riley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 MIA - Ricky Langen 4 run (Bucky Pritchett extra point)
1Q: 07:30 BUF - Damien Stowers 13 pass from Justin Herbert (Justics Riley extra point)
2Q: 03:30 MIA - Bucky Pritchett 44 field goal
2Q: 00:34 BUF - Jeffery Graham 3 pass from Justin Herbert (Justics Riley extra point)
3Q: 07:03 MIA - Nicholas Hodges 99 interception return (Bucky Pritchett extra point)
3Q: 06:04 MIA - Nicholas Hodges 92 interception return (Bucky Pritchett extra point)
3Q: 00:28 BUF - Lamont Upshaw 73 punt return (Justics Riley extra point)
4Q: 05:35 MIA - Bucky Pritchett 42 field goal
4Q: 02:00 BUF - Weston Ackerman 10 pass from Justin Herbert (Justics Riley extra point)

Team Statistics BUF MIA
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 334 290
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 5.39 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 88 111
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.96
Net Passing Yards 246 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 3 36 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 255 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 4.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 10/73
Punt Returns/Yards 1/73 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 5/103 2/36
Interception Ret./Yards 4/37 3/191
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:56 35:04

Team Statistics	BUF	MIA
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	334	290
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	5.39	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	88	111
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.96
Net Passing Yards	246	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 3	36 - 23 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	255	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	4.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	10/73
Punt Returns/Yards	1/73	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	5/103	2/36
Interception Ret./Yards	4/37	3/191
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:56	35:04

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:20	2:58	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
1	2:51	0:30	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	15:00	2:55	OWN 27	5	9	Punt
2	8:01	1:23	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	3:23	2:55	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:35	OWN 25	5	10	Interception
3	10:46	3:52	OWN 6	7	90	Interception
3	6:26	0:31	OPP 28	2	13	Interception
3	5:55	1:45	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	12:20	1:20	OPP 41	3	7	Missed FG
4	10:02	0:57	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
4	5:28	3:38	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	0:42	0:42	50	3	-4	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:40	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	7:22	4:31	OWN 22	8	19	Interception
1	2:21	2:21	OWN 28	5	9	Punt
2	12:05	4:04	OWN 40	8	24	Punt
2	6:38	3:15	OWN 39	7	34	Field Goal
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 25	2	-4	Half
3	12:25	1:39	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
3	6:49	0:23	OPP 46	1	-10	Interception
3	4:10	3:49	OWN 17	6	21	Punt
3	0:21	3:01	OWN 20	5	20	Interception
4	11:00	0:58	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
4	9:05	3:37	OWN 45	5	30	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:08	OWN 25	4	10	Interception

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kerry Rodriguez	10	51	5.10	21	2
QB Justin Herbert	8	25	3.13	11	1
RB Steve Dishowitz	3	10	3.33	6	0
RB Javonte Williams	1	2	2.00	2	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Aiden Arton	17	67	3.94	13	2	0
QB Cooper Rush	5	25	5.00	10	2	0
RB Ricky Langen	5	22	4.40	10	1	1
WR Kurt Chorak	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Justin Herbert	38	25	255	2/9	3	36	3	78.3

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cooper Rush	36	23	191	2/12	0	20	4	37.8

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeffery Graham	9	13	98	10.89	20	34	1
WR Landon Dixon	6	8	45	7.50	15	15	0
TE Weston Ackerman	4	9	48	12.00	32	36	1
WR Samuel Dunbar	2	2	33	16.50	21	30	0
WR Mecole Hardman	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Kerry Rodriguez	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Damien Stowers	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	1
TE Spencer Riley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Kenyon Rollin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eduardo Armstrong	11	18	66	6.00	7	14
RB Aiden Arton	4	4	33	8.25	10	13
WR Kadarius Toney	4	5	28	7.00	11	18
TE Tre McKitty	2	3	28	14.00	3	18
WR Corey Davis	1	1	16	16.00	14	16
WR Kurt Chorak	1	5	20	20.00	14	20

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Terrell Edmunds	1	8	8.00
CB Zachary Thomason	1	29	29.00
ILB Jamie Abrams	1	0	0.00
S Colin Samuels	1	0	0.00

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nicholas Hodges	2	191	95.50	2
OLB Cody Vance	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Lamont Upshaw	1	0	0	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Chase Claypool	0	1	0	0
FB Axel Hancock	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackson McElroy	5	210	42.0	37.4	49	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derrick Rubini	5	185	37.0	26.0	40	2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Pritchett	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	3/3

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Upshaw	1	73	73.0	1

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicholas Hodges	2	23	11.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lamont Upshaw	5	103	20.6	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Sohl	2	36	18.0	0

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Shanahan	10	2	0.0	28	35
S Terrell Edmunds	7	1	0.0	28	38
ILB Jamie Abrams	5	1	0.0	28	25
CB Zachary Thomason	5	0	0.0	22	33
DT Bernie Mulligan	4	0	1.0	21	29
DT Taven Bryan	3	1	0.5	22	33
CB Lamont Upshaw	3	3	0.0	23	29
DE Jerome Baker	2	0	0.5	24	21
DE Paul Eickholt	2	2	0.0	25	23
CB Isaiah Rogers	2	1	0.0	3	12
ILB Baron Browning	2	0	0.0	0	13
S Jeremy Woodard	1	3	0.0	26	28
S Colin Samuels	1	1	0.0	23	26
TE Weston Ackerman	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Julian Okwara	1	0	0.0	5	4
S L'Jarius Sneed	1	0	0.0	5	12
CB Guy Newsome II	1	0	0.0	5	11
DT Teddy Huffman	0	1	0.0	7	14

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kirk Warren	8	3	0.0	17	31
OLB Dylan Meier	8	0	0.0	21	34
OLB Cody Vance	5	2	1.0	22	40
DE Leonard Kelley	5	1	0.5	21	35
CB Tyson Campbell	5	1	0.0	9	20
CB Giovanni Lovstad	3	0	0.0	22	39
ILB Logan Blanchard	3	0	0.0	12	17
WR Eduardo Armstrong	2	0	---	---	---
WR Kurt Chorak	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Xavier Lyle	2	0	0.0	17	28
S Griffin Thomas	1	3	0.0	10	23
CB Nicholas Hodges	1	0	0.0	21	40
DT Maxwell Carty	1	0	0.0	14	24
CB Israel Makuamu	1	0	0.0	12	25
DT Rashad Weaver	0	1	0.5	14	31

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bernie Mulligan	1.0	0	1	29
DT Taven Bryan	0.5	1	1	33
DE Jerome Baker	0.5	1	0	21
DE Ian Foster	0.0	0	1	8

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Cody Vance	1.0	1	1	0	40
DE Leonard Kelley	0.5	0	1	2	35
DT Rashad Weaver	0.5	0	0	0	31
DT Maxwell Carty	0.0	1	0	0	24
OLB Akeem Davis-Gaither	0.0	0	1	0	9
DE Ken Donaldson	0.0	0	0	1	5

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Zachary Thomason	5	0	1	33
S Terrell Edmunds	3	1	1	38
OLB Sam Shanahan	3	0	0	35
CB Lamont Upshaw	3	0	0	29
CB Isaiah Rogers	2	0	0	12
ILB Baron Browning	2	0	0	13
ILB Jamie Abrams	1	2	1	25
S Colin Samuels	1	0	1	26
S Jeremy Woodard	1	0	0	28
CB Guy Newsome II	1	0	0	11
DT Bernie Mulligan	1	0	0	29

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kirk Warren	8	0	0	31
OLB Dylan Meier	5	1	0	34
CB Tyson Campbell	4	0	0	20
CB Giovanni Lovstad	3	1	0	39
CB Israel Makuamu	2	1	0	25
S Griffin Thomas	1	0	0	23
ILB Logan Blanchard	1	0	0	17
S Joseph Divirgilio	1	0	0	17
CB Nicholas Hodges	0	0	2	40
OLB Cody Vance	0	0	1	40

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bryson Sanderson	2	6	22	1	40
T Javier Bates	2	4	22	0	40
G Calvin Carlson	1	3	22	1	40
T Don Modargri	0	2	22	0	40
C Marcus Martin	0	1	22	0	40

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Shanahan	2	12
Landon Dixon	2	10

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Maxwell Carty	3	12
Ricky Langen	1	18
Axel Hancock	1	18

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Sam Shanahan	---	---	28	35	12	75
S Terrell Edmunds	---	---	28	38	3	69
G Calvin Carlson	22	40	---	---	6	68
T Javier Bates	22	40	---	---	6	68
G Bryson Sanderson	22	40	---	---	6	68
T Don Modargri	22	40	---	---	6	68
CB Lamont Upshaw	---	---	23	29	13	65
C Marcus Martin	22	40	---	---	---	62
QB Justin Herbert	22	40	---	---	---	62
WR Landon Dixon	16	32	---	---	10	58
DT Taven Bryan	---	---	22	33	2	57
CB Zachary Thomason	---	---	22	33	1	56
RB Kerry Rodriguez	19	30	---	---	7	56
TE Weston Ackerman	21	34	---	---	---	55
S Jeremy Woodard	---	---	26	28	1	55
DE Paul Eickholt	---	---	25	23	5	53
ILB Jamie Abrams	---	---	28	25	---	53
DT Bernie Mulligan	---	---	21	29	1	51
S Colin Samuels	---	---	23	26	---	49
DE Jerome Baker	---	---	24	21	1	46
WR Jeffery Graham	15	31	---	---	---	46
WR Mecole Hardman	19	24	---	---	2	45
TE Damien Stowers	7	9	---	---	22	38
WR Samuel Dunbar	4	13	---	---	17	34
S L'Jarius Sneed	---	---	5	12	17	34
RB Steve Dishowitz	4	7	---	---	22	33
ILB Julian Okwara	---	---	5	4	22	31
CB Isaiah Rogers	---	---	3	12	16	31
ILB Baron Browning	---	---	0	13	13	26
DT Teddy Huffman	---	---	7	14	1	22
RB Javonte Williams	3	8	---	---	11	22
CB Guy Newsome II	---	---	5	11	6	22
DE Montravius Adams	---	---	3	15	2	20
OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka	---	---	4	9	---	13
DT Ta'Quon Graham	---	---	6	0	5	11
WR Kenyon Rollin	2	8	---	---	---	10
DE Ian Foster	---	---	0	8	1	9
WR Seth Williams	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jackson McElroy	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Leonardo Gideon	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Spencer Riley	0	4	---	---	---	4
T Vernon Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB DeShone Kizer	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Austin Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joseph Wainright	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Jonah Williams	28	38	---	---	7	73
CB Giovanni Lovstad	---	---	22	39	12	73
G Jerald Cage	28	38	---	---	7	73
G Lawrence Sturch	28	38	---	---	7	73
T Charlie Heck	28	38	---	---	7	73
CB Nicholas Hodges	---	---	21	40	7	68
QB Cooper Rush	28	38	---	---	---	66
C Dixon Christmas	28	38	---	---	---	66
WR Eduardo Armstrong	27	38	---	---	---	65
OLB Cody Vance	---	---	22	40	1	63
WR Kurt Chorak	21	36	---	---	5	62
WR Kadarius Toney	26	36	---	---	---	62
OLB Dylan Meier	---	---	21	34	3	58
RB Aiden Arton	22	36	---	---	---	58
DE Leonard Kelley	---	---	21	35	1	57
CB Israel Makuamu	---	---	12	25	14	51
DT Maxwell Carty	---	---	14	24	12	50
S Kirk Warren	---	---	17	31	1	49
ILB Xavier Lyle	---	---	17	28	2	47
DT Rashad Weaver	---	---	14	31	1	46
TE Connor Donovan	13	20	---	---	11	44
S Joseph Divirgilio	---	---	12	17	15	44
ILB Logan Blanchard	---	---	12	17	10	39
OLB Akeem Davis-Gaither	---	---	7	9	19	35
S Griffin Thomas	---	---	10	23	2	35
TE Tre McKitty	17	16	---	---	---	33
CB Tyson Campbell	---	---	9	20	---	29
TE Chris Herndon	4	0	---	---	23	27
RB Ricky Langen	6	2	---	---	18	26
DT Dustin Westerman	---	---	9	16	---	25
WR Chase Claypool	1	2	---	---	18	21
FB Axel Hancock	1	0	---	---	18	19
WR Rich Sohl	0	2	---	---	11	13
DE Ken Donaldson	---	---	1	5	5	11
K Bucky Pritchett	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Derrick Rubini	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Reginald Winslow	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Zaven Collins	---	---	1	6	---	7
DT Eugene Cleeland	---	---	0	0	5	5
WR Corey Davis	2	2	---	---	---	4
G Isaac Asiata	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Howard Blair	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Bo Spatz	0	0	---	---	---	0
T David Lucas	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Hector Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Rodney Phillips	---	---	0	0	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	9	49	5.4
Right	8	37	4.6
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	17	84	4.9
Right	3	7	2.3
None	2	-4	-2.0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Justin Herbert	38	25	4	1	1	3	3	3	3

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cooper Rush	36	23	1	0	1	3	3	0	4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	72	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	105	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	73	12.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	18	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	116	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeffery Graham	13	9	1	98	2	31
TE Weston Ackerman	9	4	0	48	1	34
WR Landon Dixon	8	6	0	45	0	32
WR Samuel Dunbar	2	2	0	33	1	13
TE Damien Stowers	2	1	0	13	0	9
WR Kenyon Rollin	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Mecole Hardman	1	1	0	7	0	24
RB Kerry Rodriguez	1	1	0	2	0	30
TE Spencer Riley	1	1	0	9	0	4

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Justin Herbert	2	15	7.50	3.13
RB Javonte Williams	1	2	2.00	2.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Aiden Arton	2	13	6.50	3.94
RB Ricky Langen	1	4	4.00	4.40

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Justin Herbert	6	3	26	4.33	6.71

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Weston Ackerman	2	1	10	5.00	5.33
WR Landon Dixon	2	0	0	0.00	5.63
WR Jeffery Graham	1	1	3	3.00	7.54
TE Damien Stowers	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
QB Justin Herbert	4	3
RB Kerry Rodriguez	2	1
RB Steve Dishowitz	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Justin Herbert	6	3	2

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cooper Rush	12	9	5

G Jerald Cage

G Lawrence Sturch

T Charlie Heck

C Dixon Christmas

TE Tre McKitty

T Jonah Williams

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Weston Ackerman	2	0	0
WR Jeffery Graham	2	1	1
WR Landon Dixon	2	2	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eduardo Armstrong	6	4	1
RB Aiden Arton	2	2	2
TE Tre McKitty	2	1	1
WR Corey Davis	1	1	1
WR Kadarius Toney	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,500 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (17,600)
End Zone 10,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine 6,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,400 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,500 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (17,600)
End Zone	10,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine	6,500 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,400 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)