Chad Pennington and the Miami Dolphins took advantage of an indifferent Bills “home” crowd, an inept Buffalo offense and the cozy indoors of the Rogers Centre to stay firmly in playoff contention.

Pennington completed 23 passes, including his final 11 attempts, and also hit Anthony Fasano for a 20-yard touchdown as the Dolphins (8-5) won for the sixth time in seven games, 16-3 on Sunday. The Dolphins’ defense did the rest, allowing only 163 yards to a Bills team playing its first of five annual regular-season games in its adopted home-away-from-home of Toronto.

The Bills (6-7) lost for the sixth time in seven games and were all but mathematically knocked out of playoff contention—a considerable letdown for a team that opened the season 4-0.

Pennington finished with 181 yards, and became the third Dolphins player to reach 3,000 yards passing in a season and first since Jay Fiedler in 2001. Dan Carpenter provided the rest of the scoring, hitting three field goals, including a 50-yarder, as the Dolphins continue their remarkable rebound from last year’s 1-15 finish.

Rian Lindell provided the Bills’ only score, a 40-yard field goal late in the first quarter. Buffalo’s offense now nearly nine consecutive quarters without a touchdown...Recap

Video Recap: The Miami Dolphins are making a late push for a playoff spot after beating the Buffalo Bills 16-3. Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon break down the key plays of the game