![]() Hall of Famer Jim Kelly now ranks fourth with 33 TDs passing in 1991. He had 37 in 2020, followed by 36 last year. With 35 TDs passing, Allen holds the top three single-season spots on the Bills list. Allen is the NFL’s first player to have three seasons with 35 or more TDs passing and five or more TDs rushing. ![]() Buffalo closed the season winning seven straight, the team’s longest single-season run since an 8-0 streak in 1990. Buffalo won its third straight AFC East title and matched a single-season record for wins, previously set in 1990, 19. Each of their past two postseasons have ended with losses at Kansas City. The Bills have a 3-4 playoff record under McDermott. Outside of punter Thomas Morstead’s Super Bowl 44 ring with New Orleans, Miami’s other three players with Super Bowl rings all got them with New England: DB Keion Crossen DB (53), LB Elandon Roberts (51, 53), S Eric Rowe (51, and 53). Hill has 1,081 yards receiving in 13 playoff games. More than half of the players on Miami’s active roster (33 players), have never appeared in a playoff game, including Thompson, Waddle, TE Mike Gesicki and DT Christian Wilkins. 537 winning percentage this season, making the Dolphins’ schedule the third-most difficult in the league. The Dolphins averaged 364.5 yards per game despite having three different quarterbacks start multiple games for the first time since 2007. Miami finished the season with the sixth-best offense, the first time since 1995 that the Dolphins finished with a top-10 offense. The Dolphins finished the season with the fourth-best run defense in the NFL after starting the season tied for 14th. Miami averaged 122 yards rushing in its last five games of the regular season after rushing for 82.8 yards per game in the first five. The Dolphins have run the ball well in the past two weeks after a poor start to the season. 30, 2000, when they beat Indianapolis 23-17 in overtime at Hard Rock Stadium. … A win would give the Dolphins their first postseason victory since Dec. The most recent time an NFL coach won a playoff game in his first season was Cleveland’s Kevin Stefanski in 2020. He could become the second head coach in Dolphins history to win a playoff game in his first season, joining Dave Wannstedt (2000). McDaniel is the fifth Dolphins coach to reach the playoffs in Year 1. The Dolphins qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2016 and just the third time in 22 seasons. ![]() STATS AND STUFF: The Bills are making their fourth straight playoff appearance and fifth in six years under coach Sean McDermott. The Bills are relatively healthy with WR Isaiah McKenzie (hamstring) the only new player added to the injury report this week. His status is unclear, though it seems unlikely that he will play. RB Mostert broke his thumb last week against the New York Jets. Dolphins LT Terron Armstead (toe/pec/knee/hip) is “progressing,” per Miami coach Mike McDaniel, but his availability for the rest of the season is unknown. Bridgewater (knee/right finger) is working his way back from a dislocated pinky finger on his throwing hand. INJURIES: Tagovailoa (concussion) will miss his third straight game. With Tagovailoa ruled out, backup Teddy Bridgewater’s status uncertain, and rookie Skylar Thompson set to start, the Bills’ injury-depleted secondary could get a break. With Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa healthy, the Dolphins’ wide receiver tandem of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle had a combined 12 catches and 184 yards and a TD each in last month’s game. The Dolphins rushed for 188 yards on 7.5 yards per attempt at Buffalo in Week 15 and have run the ball better as the regular season progressed. Wilson has had at least 15 carries in four of eight games with Miami. That gives lead ball-carrier duties to Jeff Wilson, who has 392 yards rushing on 84 carries since he was traded to Miami in November. TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Dolphins minus-7 Bills even.ĭOLPHINS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Raheem Mostert has a broken thumb, and although he hasn’t been ruled out Sunday, it’s difficult to imagine how effective he’d be in the unlikely chance he plays. LAST WEEK: Dolphins beat Jets 11-6 Bills beat Patriots 35-23.ĭOLPHINS OFFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (25t), PASS (4), SCORING (11).ĭOLPHINS DEFENSE: OVERALL (18), RUSH (4), PASS (27), SCORING (24).īILLS OFFENSE: OVERALL (2), RUSH (7), PASS (7), SCORING (2).īILLS DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (5), PASS (15), SCORING (2). LAST MEETING: Bills beat Dolphins 32-29 on Dec. FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Bills by 13 1/2ĪGAINST THE SPREAD: Dolphins 8-8-1 Buffalo 8-8.
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