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Dolphins-Bills Facts and Figures

The Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills will face each other at Hard Rock Stadium in Week 2, and here's all the info you need to be ready for the matchup
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Dolphins-Bills Facts and Figures
Dolphins-Bills Facts and Figures

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

Final injury report

Bills — LB Tremaine Edmunds (shoulder), LB Matt Milano (hamstring), LB Del'Shawn Phillips (quadriceps) are out

Dolphins — LB Elandon Roberts (concussion) is out; S Clayton Fejedelem (pectoral) is doubtful; WR DeVante Parker (hamstring) is questionable

Last 10 Dolphins home openers

2019 — Baltimore 59, Miami 10

2018 — Miami 27, Tennessee 20

2017 — Miami 16, Tennessee 10 (note: the Dolphins had previously played a "home game" in London, England)

2016 — Miami 30, Cleveland 24 (OT)

2015 — Buffalo 41, Miami 14

2014 — Miami 33, New England 20

2013 — Miami 27, Atlanta 23

2012 — Miami 35, Oakland 13

2011 — New England 38, Miami 24

2010 — N.Y. Jets 31, Miami 23

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.

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