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Dolphins-Bills Viewer's Guide

Setting the stage for the Miami Dolphins home opener against the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium with complete broadcast and series history information

The Miami Dolphins will play their home opener against the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. Here's all the pertinent info.

DATE: Sunday, Sept. 20

TIME: 1 p.m. ET

SITE: Hard Rock Stadium

FANS: The Dolphins will be allowed to have 20 percent of the stadium capacity, or 13,000 fans

RELATED: Dolphins Allowing Some Fans for Home Opener

TV: CBS

Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (color analyst)

TV distribution: CBS will show the game in the Buffalo area and in South Florida

Series history: Dolphins lead 61-50-1 (including playoffs)

Last five meetings:

Nov. 17, 2019 at Miami: Bills 37, Dolphins 20

Oct. 20, 2019 at Buffalo; Bills 31, Dolphins 21

Dec. 30, 2018 at Buffalo; Bills 42, Dolphins 17

Dec. 2, 2018 at Miami; Dolphins 21, Bills 17

Dec. 31, 2017 at Miami: Bills 22, Dolphins 16

Dolphins' largest margin of victory: 38 (1970 at Miami; Dolphins 45, Bills 7)

Bills' largest margin of victory: 34 (1966 at Buffalo; Bills 58, Dolphins 24)

Highest-scoring matchup: 82 points (1966 at Buffalo; Bills 58, Dolphins 24)

Lowest-scoring matchup: 12 points (1983 at Buffalo; Bills 12, Dolphins 0)

Former Bills players with the Dolphins:

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (2009-12), DE Shaq Lawson (2016-19)

Former Bills coaches with the Dolphins:

Offensive coordinator Chan Gailey, special teams coordinator Danny Crossman, running backs coach Eric Studesville, assistant strength and conditioning coach Jim Arthur

Former Dolphins players with the Bills: 

OL Evan Boehm

Former Dolphins coaches with the Bills:

Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll