The Bills ran a run-pass option play on the next snap, with Cook taking the ball 12 yards for the score. After an offsides penalty on Baker, Allen found Shakir for three yards, then Singletary converted the 3rd-and-1 play with a two-yard run. Starting at the Miami 23-yard line, the Bills picked up a yard on a one-yard run from Cook. Now the Bills have a short field to turn this into an ugly score early. It just looked like Thompson never saw Marlowe and thought he could fit the ball to Hill over the defense. On the second down play, Thompson rolled out to his left, looking for wide receiver Tyreek Hill but was picked off by Dean Marlowe and Buffalo took possession.Ībsolutely the worst thing that could have happened there. Now Miami needs to respond.Īfter a touchback, Miami picked up two yards on first down with a Wilson run. And the bomb to Diggs was well done, just ahead of Xavien Howard in coverage. There was no space for the pass, yet it made it. How Knox caught that pass in the endzone, I have no idea. On the 1st-and-Goal play from the Miami six-yard line, Allen rolled right and lasered a ball to tight end Dawson Knox for the score. Miami came with an all-out blitz on 3rd-and-15, with Allen drifting back and buying time to complete a 52-yard bomb to Diggs. After a short pass to Diggs for two yards, Allen was sacked by Baker for a seven-yard loss. With Skylar Thompson starting, a shootout is a scary proposition.Īfter the punt, Buffalo started at their own 27-yard line but quickly moved the ball out toward midfield with a 20-yard pass from Allen to Diggs. If Tua Tagovailoa were under center, Miami might be able to go toe-to-toe in a shootout. With two incomplete passes, including a second-down pass deep to wide receiver Jaylen Waddle that was dropped, Miami was forced to punt on the three-and-out possession.Īnd that is what the Dolphins’ defense needs to slow down the Bills' offense. Miami started at their own 33-yard line, with running back Jeff Wilson, Jr., picking up one yard on a run up the middle. That is exactly what the Dolphins need today, where the offense is a question mark. It was not the cleanest start to the game for the defense, but they were able to escape without giving up any points. Allen looked toward wide receiver Cole Beasley on the fourth-down attempt, but the incompletion gave Miami the ball on downs. After carries by running back Devin Singletary for two yards and running back James Cook for three yards, Allen scrambled for two yards, fumbling the ball out of bounds and setting up a 4th-and-3 from the Miami 32-yard line. Bills quarterback Josh Allen looked deep to Khalil Shakir for 17 yards, followed by a 14-yard pass from Allen to Diggs. After a touchback, the Bills benefited from a holding penalty on Dolphins linebacker Jerome Baker. The Dolphins deferred to the second half and kicked to the Bills. Final Scoreĭolphins 31 - 34 Bills First Quarter Reactions Miami would have traveled to play the Kansas City Chiefs if they had pulled off the win. With the Bills’ win, they will remain at home next week, welcoming either the Jacksonville Jaguars or the Cincinnati Bengals into Highmark Stadium next week. It was closer than most people imagined, but the Bills ultimately came out on top with a final score of 34-31. The Bills, as the second seed in the AFC playoff picture, met the seventh-seeded Dolphins in the initial round of the postseason tournament. The seventh-round pick from the 2022 NFL Draft was looking to match his draft-mate, the San Francisco 49ers’ Brock Purdy, as a final-round pick quarterback to win in the playoffs as a rookie. Miami started rookie Skylar Thompson at quarterback following a head injury to Tua Tagovailoa and a dislocated finger for Teddy Bridgewater. Everyone seemed to have written Miami off in this game, even before this afternoon’s kickoff, including Vegas, as DraftKings Sportsbook had them as 9.5-point underdogs. This Wild Card showdown brought a healthy and peaking Bills team facing off against a Dolphins team reeling with injuries and trying to find their rhythm. The Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills met for the third time this year, but the stakes are higher this time in the 2023 NFL Playoffs.
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