Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2026 · Week 17 · Division

Scheduled

Bills

Buffalo

@

Hard Rock Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-9.1est.

MIA perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Billsedge mapDolphins
  • +0.300EPA / play-0.242
  • 41.8%Success rate34.5%
  • +0.597EPA / dropback-0.183
  • -0.263EPA / rush-0.399
  • 14.5%Explosive rate10.9%
  • +8.14CPOE-8.85
  • 33.3%Third-down rate20.0%
  • 66.7%Red-zone TD rate33.3%
  • 3.07Points / drive1.18
  • 0.0%Turnover rate3.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

BUF lead 35–20 since 1999

Meetings average 43.2 points. MIA are 25-29-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W10BUF @ MIA1330MIA
2025 · W3MIA @ BUF2131BUF
2024 · W9MIA @ BUF2730BUF
2024 · W2BUF @ MIA3110BUF
2023 · W18BUF @ MIA2114BUF
2023 · W4MIA @ BUF2048BUF
2022 · playoffsMIA @ BUF3134BUF
2022 · W15MIA @ BUF2932BUF

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-11.13
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.16
  • Expected margin-9.07