Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Postgame Notes

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS
HIGHMARK STADIUM
OCT. 31, 2021 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
PARKER MOVES INTO SIXTH PLACE ON DOLPHINS ALL – TIME RECEIVING CHART
• WR DeVante Parker returned to action after missing the past three games due to injury, totaling eight receptions for 85 yards (10.6 avg.).
• His 85 yards today led the team and were his most in a game during the 2021 season.
• The last time Parker had at least eight receptions in a contest was Nov. 29, 2020 at the N.Y. Jets, when he also had eight.
• Parker’s 85 receiving yards give him 4,539 for his career and move him past WR Duriel Harris (4,534) for sixth in team history:
DOLPHINS ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS
Rk Name Years Rec. Yds. TDs

  1. Mark Duper 1982-92 511 8,869 59
  2. Mark Clayton 1983-92 550 8,643 81
  3. Nat Moore 1974-86 510 7,546 74
  4. Chris Chambers 2001-07 405 5,688 43
  5. O.J. McDuffie 1993-2000 415 5,074 29
  6. DeVante Parker 2015-21 323 4,539 23
  7. Duriel Harris 1976-85 269 4,534 18
  8. Brian Hartline 2009-14 298 4,243 12
  9. Jarvis Landry 2014-17 400 4,038 22
  10. Tony Nathan 1979-87 383 3,592 16

• Parker’s eight receptions give him 323 for his career and move him past WR Davone Bess (321) for eighth place in team history:
DOLPHINS ALL-TIME RECEPTIONS LEADERS
Rk Name Years Rec. Yds. TDs

  1. Mark Clayton 1983-92 550 8,643 81
  2. Mark Duper 1982-92 511 8,869 59
  3. Nat Moore 1974-86 510 7,546 74
  4. O.J. McDuffie 1993-2000 415 5,074 29
  5. Chris Chambers 2001-07 405 5,688 43
  6. Jarvis Landry 2014-17 400 4,038 22
  7. Tony Nathan 1979-87 383 3,592 16
  8. DeVante Parker 2015-21 323 4,539 23
  9. Davone Bess 2008-12 321 3,447 12
  10. Brian Harline 2009-14 298 4,243 12

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS
HIGHMARK STADIUM
OCT. 31, 2021 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
DOLPHINS FIRST – HALF DEFENSE LIMITS BUFFALO T O 3 POINTS
• Miami’s defense had a productive first half, holding Buffalo to just three points and 122 total yards.
• It’s Buffalo’s lowest first-half output in a regular-season game since Dec. 29, 2019 vs. the N.Y. Jets (0).
• Buffalo’s 122 total yards are its lowest in a first half since Dec. 13, 2020 vs. Pittsburgh (102).
• The Dolphins held the Bills to just 1-of-6 (16.7 pct.) on third downs.
GESICKI CATCHES SECOND – LONGEST PA SS OF HIS CAREER
• TE Mike Gesicki hauled in a 40-yard pass from QB Tua Tagovailoa on a fourth-and-6 in the fourth quarter.
• The reception was the second-longest of Gesicki’s career.
o He caught a 70-yard pass on Oct. 11, 2020 at San Francisco.
• It was the longest completion of Tagovailoa’s career.
• The play brought the Dolphins down to Buffalo’s 4-yard line and they capitalized with a touchdown two plays later.
Gesicki caught the ensuing 2-point conversion to make it a 6-point game.
• Gesicki’s three receptions for 48 yards (16.0 avg.) today brings him to 40 receptions for 475 yards (11.9 avg.) this season.
• His 40 receptions rank third among all NFL tight ends while his 475 yards are fourth at the end of today’s 1 p.m. games.
INJURIES REPORTED IN THE PRESS BOX

MIAMI DOLPHINS
• None
BUFFALO BILLS
• None
CAPTAINS

MIAMI DOLPHINS
• S Clayton Fejedelem, WR Mack Hollins and LB Elandon Roberts.

QUICK HITS
• There were 69,355 tickets distributed to today’s game.
• CB Byron Jones played in his 100th NFL game today.
• LB Elandon Roberts started his 50th NFL game today.
• With five more quarterback hits today, the Dolphins have 56 on the season, which leads the NFL at the end of today’s early afternoon contests.
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS
HIGHMARK STADIUM
OCT. 31, 2021 | 1 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
• DE Emmanuel Ogbah had two passes defensed and one quarterback hit today, giving him 12 QBHs for the season. He’s tied for the 10th-most QBHs in the NFL at the end of today’s 1 p.m. games.
• S Brandon Jones recorded a tackle for loss today, giving him a career-high four for the season. He had three as a rookie in 2020.
• Miami had five more passes defensed today, giving them 35 for the season. It ties them for the third-most in the NFL at the end of today’s early afternoon games.

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