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Bills-Dolphins Capsule

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BUFFALO (4-2) at MIAMI (2-4)

Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBS

OPENING LINE - Bills by 2 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Buffalo 4-2, Miami 2-4

SERIES RECORD -Dolphins lead 58-45-1

LAST MEETING -Bills beat Dolphins 33-17, Nov. 8, 2015

LAST WEEK - Bills beat 49ers 45-16; Dolphins beat Steelers 30-15

AP PRO32 RANKING -Bills No. 7, Dolphins No. 25

BILLS OFFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (1), PASS (31).

BILLS DEFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (15), PASS (14).

DOLPHINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (20), PASS (23).

DOLPHINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (26), RUSH (31), PASS (13).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Coach Rex Ryan is 7-7 against Miami. ... Bills have won five of past six meetings against Dolphins. ... Bills have won four consecutive games by combined score of 124-53. They have shot at their first five-game win streak since 2004. ... Bills lead NFL in rushing yards per game and per carry. RB LeSean McCoy ranks second with 587 yards. Bills had 312 yards rushing last week, their most since 1992. ... LB Lorenzo Alexander leads NFL with eight sacks and three forced fumbles. ... Since start of 2015, Bills are 11-1 when leading at halftime, and 1-9 when trailing. ... Buffalo's punt coverage team ranks first in league. ... Last week RB Jay Ajayi became fourth Dolphin to rush for 200 yards in game. Ajayi leads all NFL backs with average of 5.7 yards per carry. ... But Dolphins are averaging 16 first downs per game, worst in league. ... WR Jarvis Landry is tied for second in NFL with 41 catches. ... QB Ryan Tannehill ranks fifth with an average of 8.1 yards per attempt. His sack rate is league's second highest. ... Miami is averaging 6.7 yards on first down, third best in NFL. ... Dolphins rank third in third-down defense with 33 percent conversion rate. ... Fantasy Tip: Bills are certain to test Dolphins' soft run defense, and with McCoy nursing tight hamstring, backup Mike Gillislee could have busy day.

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