Conference Semifinals, 2021

played in Miami, FL

74 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	6	3	10	-	22
Miami Dolphins	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 MIA - Don Abrams 43 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
1Q: 00:56 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 27 field goal
2Q: 12:36 MIA - Amos Wilson 18 field goal
2Q: 04:37 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 37 field goal
2Q: 02:07 MIA - Freddie Newell 18 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 00:07 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 30 field goal
3Q: 10:58 MIA - Freddie Newell 4 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
3Q: 03:43 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 48 field goal
4Q: 10:36 BUF - Spencer Matias 1 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 03:38 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 MIA - Don Abrams 43 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
1Q: 00:56 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 27 field goal
2Q: 12:36 MIA - Amos Wilson 18 field goal
2Q: 04:37 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 37 field goal
2Q: 02:07 MIA - Freddie Newell 18 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
2Q: 00:07 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 30 field goal
3Q: 10:58 MIA - Freddie Newell 4 pass from Jackie Huntley (Amos Wilson extra point)
3Q: 03:43 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 48 field goal
4Q: 10:36 BUF - Spencer Matias 1 pass from Ralph Maxwell (Rickey Rosebrock extra point)
4Q: 03:38 BUF - Rickey Rosebrock 45 field goal

Team Statistics BUF MIA
Record 11-7 16-1
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 416 370
- Offensive Plays 70 51
- Yards per Play 5.94 7.25
Net Rushing Yards 132 85
- Rushing Attempts 30 20
- Yards per Rush 4.40 4.25
Net Passing Yards 284 285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 300 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.10 9.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/50 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 6/163
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 37:42 22:18

Team Statistics	BUF	MIA
Record	11-7	16-1
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	416	370
- Offensive Plays	70	51
- Yards per Play	5.94	7.25
Net Rushing Yards	132	85
- Rushing Attempts	30	20
- Yards per Rush	4.40	4.25
Net Passing Yards	284	285
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	31 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	300	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.10	9.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/50	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	6/163
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	37:42	22:18

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 20	5	1	Punt
1	10:16	2:25	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
1	6:35	0:20	OWN 42	1	1	Fumble
1	5:56	5:08	OWN 18	8	72	Field Goal
2	12:29	4:01	OWN 20	9	47	Missed FG
2	8:16	3:46	OWN 41	7	39	Field Goal
2	2:00	2:00	OWN 23	7	64	Field Goal
3	10:52	4:11	OWN 27	7	29	Punt
3	5:25	1:49	OWN 44	5	25	Field Goal
3	0:40	5:11	OWN 44	10	56	Touchdown
4	8:49	5:16	OWN 24	8	48	Field Goal

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	2:39	OWN 47	5	20	Missed FG
1	7:51	1:16	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
1	6:15	0:19	OPP 43	1	43	Touchdown
1	0:48	3:19	OWN 39	7	60	Field Goal
2	8:28	0:12	OWN 40	1	25	Fumble
2	4:30	2:30	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:08	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
3	6:41	1:16	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:36	2:56	OWN 30	4	28	Interception
4	10:29	1:40	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	3:33	3:33	OWN 31	11	41	Downs

Game MVP: Jackie Huntley, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Benjamin Dantzler	20	74	3.70	16	2
Lance Becnel	5	28	5.60	9	0
Ralph Maxwell	4	27	6.75	10	1
Dennis Taylor	1	3	3.00	3	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Max Messersmith	9	46	5.11	10	1
Rich D'Arcy	7	20	2.86	6	0
Jackie Huntley	4	19	4.75	15	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Maxwell	37	23	300	3/16	1	37	0	96.6

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Huntley	31	18	285	0/0	3	43	1	107.6

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Matias	4	6	31	7.75	10	18	1
TE Tracy Marohl	4	5	64	16.00	27	37	0
RB Benjamin Dantzler	4	4	60	15.00	21	31	0
WR Pat Douglas	3	5	62	20.67	6	34	0
WR Edgar Paniagua	2	2	22	11.00	8	11	0
WR Roger Davenport	2	3	21	10.50	1	16	0
WR Earnest Leal	2	4	26	13.00	0	18	0
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	10	10.00	9	10	0
WR Brock Ogden	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Lance Becnel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Donald McGill	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Greg Janssen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Freddie Newell	4	4	65	16.25	6	25	2
WR Don Abrams	3	6	94	31.33	21	43	1
RB Max Messersmith	3	4	9	3.00	1	7	0
WR Drew Avery	2	2	29	14.50	0	17	0
WR Chuck Mathis	2	4	12	6.00	1	6	0
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	40	40.00	0	40	0
TE Marvin Redsteer	1	2	24	24.00	9	24	0
FB Kelly Pearson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Rich D'Arcy	1	1	9	9.00	11	9	0
WR Julio Tisdall	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Leslie Ramthun	1	12	12.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ralph Maxwell	1	0	0
Victor Paoletti	0	1	0
Trevor Graham	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Freddie Newell	1	0	0
Grant Kozak	0	1	0
Scott Hawkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rico Miiles	3	121	40.3	33.7	45	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaun Kane	3	133	44.3	40.0	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Rosebrock	5/6	2/3	0/1	48	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amos Wilson	1/2	0/1	0/1	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Ogden	2	13	6.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mack Alston	3	66	22.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Manning	4	104	26.0	0
Chuck Mathis	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Mack Alston	7	2	19	31
DT Deron Sharman	4	1	15	18
CB David Evans	4	0	19	24
ILB Kendrick Sersland	3	0	16	19
DE Edward Arnold	2	1	17	24
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	16	25
CB Phillip Halbert	2	0	7	23
OLB Earnest Vasher	2	0	16	24
S Victor Paoletti	1	1	4	17
CB Trevor Graham	1	1	16	21
DT J.T. Shapiro	1	0	14	15
DE Austin Branch	1	0	4	7
DE Wendell Pehrson	1	0	6	15
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	0	4	16
DE Jamal Stokes	0	1	16	15
S Ron Peeples	0	1	6	8

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	7	3	1.0	29	39
OLB Donny Duncan	7	0	0.0	29	35
S Scott Hawkins	5	3	1.0	28	36
DE Kendall Hape	5	0	1.0	24	29
S Kirk McCarthy	5	2	0.0	19	29
OLB Ricky Wheeler	5	1	0.0	30	39
DT Alfred Finch	5	0	0.0	27	35
CB Ellis Hatcher	5	0	0.0	28	36
ILB Frank Cedeno	4	3	0.0	22	27
CB Lorenzo Manning	2	0	0.0	13	21
DE Preston George	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Grant Kozak	1	2	0.0	21	28
C B.J. Sanford	1	0	---	---	---
WR Julio Tisdall	1	0	---	---	---
CB Harvey Graham	1	0	0.0	2	7
S Fred Biakabutuka	1	0	0.0	13	14
DT Erik Rice	0	1	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Arnold	1	0	0	24
DE Nathan McIntyre	0	2	1	16
DE Austin Branch	0	1	0	7
DE Jamal Stokes	0	0	1	15

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	1.0	0	0	0	29
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	1.0	0	0	0	39
S Scott Hawkins	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Alfred Finch	0.0	2	1	0	35
ILB Frank Cedeno	0.0	1	0	0	27
OLB Donny Duncan	0.0	0	3	2	35
OLB Ricky Wheeler	0.0	0	2	0	39
DE Preston George	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mack Alston	6	2	0	31
CB David Evans	5	0	0	24
CB Phillip Halbert	2	1	0	23
CB Trevor Graham	2	0	0	21
S Leslie Ramthun	1	1	1	25
S Victor Paoletti	1	0	0	17
DE Nathan McIntyre	1	0	0	16
S Ron Peeples	0	2	0	8

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ellis Hatcher	4	2	36
ILB Billy Joe Woodard	4	0	39
S Kirk McCarthy	4	0	29
OLB Donny Duncan	3	0	35
S Scott Hawkins	2	0	36
S Fred Biakabutuka	1	1	14
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	29
DT Alfred Finch	1	0	35
CB Lorenzo Manning	1	0	21
ILB Frank Cedeno	1	0	27
OLB Ricky Wheeler	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Bailey	4	6	3	27	0	40
Mercury Hartman	2	4	0	27	1	36
Lawrence Asher	2	3	0	27	0	30
Mark Sepulveda	2	2	0	6	1	13
Dennis Taylor	1	2	0	17	0	20
Jason Garrard	0	6	0	27	0	36
Tracy Marohl	0	2	0	26	0	30
Everett Mullins	0	1	0	21	1	20
Donald McGill	0	1	0	8	0	13

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Glen Quintero	4	6	2	20	31
Bruce Shields	2	2	0	17	25
Alonzo Floyd	1	2	0	14	27
Brady Starks	1	1	0	8	12
Jeff Hanson	0	3	0	15	21
Norman Newton	0	1	0	4	6
B.J. Sanford	0	1	0	6	11

Special Teams Statistics

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Donald McGill	2	20
Edgar Paniagua	1	18
Victor Paoletti	1	18
Greg Janssen	1	11
Benjamin Dantzler	1	6
Lance Becnel	0	23
Dennis Taylor	0	18
Brock Ogden	0	14
Ron Peeples	0	14
C.J. Jacobson	0	13
Rickey Rosebrock	0	12
Jared Merrifield	0	9
Keith Norris	0	9
Lawrence Asher	0	9
Marshall Chin	0	8
Jason Garrard	0	7
Mack Alston	0	7
Everett Mullins	0	6
Joel McElrath	0	6
Spencer Matias	0	5
Roger Davenport	0	4
Tracy Marohl	0	4
Nathan McIntyre	0	4
J.T. Shapiro	0	3
Rico Miiles	0	3
Xavier Hernandez	0	3
Edward Arnold	0	3
Earnest Bailey	0	3
Leslie Ramthun	0	2
Jamal Stokes	0	2
David Evans	0	2
Deron Sharman	0	2
Alan Ellis	0	1
Kendrick Sersland	0	1
Wendell Pehrson	0	1
Claude Hutton	0	1
Phillip Halbert	0	1
Trevor Graham	0	1
Earnest Vasher	0	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Palepoi	4	15
Toby Van Pelt	1	16
Norman Newton	0	16
Graham Vasher	0	16
Lorenzo Manning	0	16
Ricky Wheeler	0	14
Don Abrams	0	13
Drew Avery	0	12
Harvey Graham	0	11
Reggie Collins	0	11
Brant Armstrong	0	10
Chuck Mathis	0	9
Billy Joe Woodard	0	7
Scott Hawkins	0	7
Amos Wilson	0	7
Max Messersmith	0	7
Erik Rice	0	6
Frank Cedeno	0	6
B.J. Sanford	0	5
Kendall Hape	0	5
Brady Starks	0	5
Alfred Finch	0	5
Donny Duncan	0	5
Ellis Hatcher	0	5
Kelly Pearson	0	5
Derrick Shabazz	0	5
Preston George	0	5
Kirk McCarthy	0	4
Ernie Dumas	0	4
Alonzo Floyd	0	4
Grant Kozak	0	3
Marvin Redsteer	0	3
Fred Biakabutuka	0	3
Shaun Kane	0	3
Freddie Newell	0	2
Marc Spahr	0	2
Jeff Hanson	0	2
Wes Pentasuglio	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	26	4.3
Middle	18	67	3.7
Right	6	39	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	5	23	4.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Maxwell	37	23	4	0	1	3	7	2	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Huntley	31	18	5	1	1	6	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	43	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	54	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	119	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	84	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	27	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	1	4	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	78	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	13	6	176	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Matias	6	4	0	31	0	25
TE Tracy Marohl	5	4	0	64	1	30
WR Pat Douglas	5	3	0	62	1	23
WR Earnest Leal	4	2	0	26	0	21
RB Benjamin Dantzler	4	4	0	60	2	26
WR Roger Davenport	3	2	0	21	0	13
TE Donald McGill	3	0	1	0	0	13
WR Edgar Paniagua	2	2	0	22	0	5
WR Brock Ogden	2	1	0	4	0	4
FB Dennis Taylor	1	1	0	10	0	20
RB Lance Becnel	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Greg Janssen	1	0	0	0	0	7

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Tisdall	6	0	1	0	0	29
WR Don Abrams	6	3	0	94	2	18
WR Freddie Newell	4	4	0	65	1	18
RB Max Messersmith	4	3	0	9	0	16
WR Chuck Mathis	4	2	0	12	0	19
TE Marvin Redsteer	2	1	0	24	1	14
WR Drew Avery	2	2	0	29	0	11
TE Brant Armstrong	1	1	0	40	1	6
FB Kelly Pearson	1	1	0	3	0	8
RB Rich D'Arcy	1	1	0	9	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Benjamin Dantzler	2	2	1.00	3.70
Lance Becnel	1	7	7.00	5.60

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Messersmith	3	8	2.67	5.11
Rich D'Arcy	1	5	5.00	2.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph Maxwell	5	2	4	0.80	8.11

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Huntley	5	3	29	5.80	9.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Spencer Matias	2	2	4	2.00	5.17
TE Donald McGill	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Earnest Leal	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Pat Douglas	1	0	0	0.00	12.40

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Newell	2	2	22	11.00	16.25
RB Max Messersmith	2	1	7	3.50	2.25
WR Don Abrams	1	0	0	0.00	15.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Benjamin Dantzler	2	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph Maxwell	9	6	4

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Huntley	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Davenport	2	2	1
TE Tracy Marohl	1	1	1
WR Brock Ogden	1	1	0
RB Lance Becnel	1	0	0
TE Donald McGill	1	0	0
WR Earnest Leal	1	0	0
WR Pat Douglas	1	1	1
RB Benjamin Dantzler	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Tisdall	3	0	0
WR Freddie Newell	1	1	1
WR Drew Avery	1	1	1
WR Don Abrams	1	0	0
RB Max Messersmith	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,600 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,200 (21,500)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,600 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,200 (21,500)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)