Bills vs Dolphins

The Buffalo Bills are massive favorites hosting playoff football at Highmark Stadium against a rookie third-string quarterback.

Diggs caught a screen for 2 yards on the next play and was sacked by Jerome Backer on second down. Cook took a carry off a misdirection for 12 yards for the touchdown. On third-and-19, Thompson completed to Hill for 19 yards and a first down. James Cook ran up the middle for 1 yard and linebacker Jerome Baker was called for defensive offside to set up a second-and-4. A pass for Cole Beasley was defended by Kader Kohou, the ball popped in the air and it was picked off by Jevon Holland, who returned it 29 yards to the Bills' 18. James Cook was dropped in the backfield by linebacker Jaelan Phillips on first down, Josh Allen completed to Dawson Knox for 3 yards and Allen threw incomplete for Stefon Diggs on third down. Josh Allen ran for 12 yards on a designed run for a first down to set up first-and-goal. Cole Beasley took a short pass 29 yards to the Dolphins' 23-yard line and Josh Allen tossed a touchdown to Gabe Davis on the next play. Tyreek Hill lost 3 yards on a reverse and Skylar Thompson completed to Salvon Ahmed for 12 yards. On third-and-11 from the Bills' 49, Josh Allen was stripped by Bradley Chubb on a sack. Thompson threw incomplete on first down, hit Waddle for 14 yards on third down and Salvon Ahmed was stopped for no gain on third down. Miami scored the final 11 points but went three-and-out and turned the ball over on downs in the fourth quarter with a chance to tie or take the lead.

The Bills are headed to the AFC divisional round after surviving a Dolphin-shaped scare, holding on to edge Miami 34-31 on Sunday.

1:03 p.m.: Allen airs the ball out on the very first play, looking for Stefon Diggs on the go route. Per AP, Hamlin hasn't yet made his choice on whether he'll make the trip to Highmark. Finds Khalil Shakir and Diggs on back-to-back plays, moving the chains with each throw. 2:07 p.m.: The Fins got things moving on this drive. Third and long on the cards for Miami. Three straight first downs to move the ball into Bills territory. From out of the league to back on the scoresheet. 1:15 left for the Bills to add to their advantage. The youngster takes a chance on third down and lofts a pass right into the grasp of cornerback Kaiir Elam. Allen tries to hit Cole Beasley, who deflects the ball right into the path of Devon Holland for the interception. A really bad game of delay by Thompson on fourth down sets the Dolphins back five yards. He brings himself right to the brink of the first down marker.

The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins both had their fair share of dropped passes in the first half of Sunday's AFC Wild Card, but Buffalo got the most ...

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The NFL wild-card weekend rolled along Sunday with the Bills outlasting the Dolphins 34-31 in the 2 seed-7 seed matchup of the AFC playoffs.

Bills strike back in a major way with touchdowns on back to back possessions. Buffalo is also listed at -6.5 points in live in-game betting, but the over/under in total points is only 73.5, which suggests that the betting public only expects one more touchdown to be scored in this matchup (all odds per BetMGM). No Tua Tagovailoa, no Raheem Mostert, on the road in a hostile environment, yet only trailing by three in the fourth quarter. Credit to their head coach, who has changed the team's style and speed but most of all its mindset this season. Changed personnel with like 12 seconds on the clock. That one was like a double-call. The unit has carried Miami all day. Out of timeouts with two minutes left, the Dolphins need their defense to make a stop. The game is airing on Fox. Buffalo is the better team, but this is a weak call to end a playoff game. Some of that is to be expected with the inexperience of a rookie quarterback and first-year head coach, but certainly hurt the Dolphins -- particularly on that fourth-and-1 delay of game with their season on the line. Check in with The Athletic for all the latest news, highlights, reaction and analysis.

The Buffalo Bills host the Miami Dolphins in the opening game of a Sunday tripleheader in NFL Wild Card Weekend action.

With Tagovailoa out for this game this looks like an uphill battle for the Dolphins to keep this game close. However, Tagovailoa has battled concussions repeatedly this season and the Dolphins have struggled in his absence. The Dolphins have three wins this season against winning teams, including an early season victory over the Bills.

One wonders what will happen if the inspirational Damar Hamlin is able to attend the Bills vs. Dolphins playoff game?

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The Bills safety, who went into cardiac arrest on the field during Buffalo's "Monday Night Football" matchup in Cincinnati two weeks ago, took to social media ...

"Supporting from home as I focus on my recovery. 6 from the hospital and was [live-tweeting](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/damar-hamlin-reacts-as-bills-return-two-kickoffs-for-tds-including-on-first-play-since-safetys-injury/) Buffalo's regular-season finale against the [Patriots](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/NE/new-england-patriots/) last Sunday, including the moment [Nyheim Hines](/nfl/players/2183832/nyheim-hines/) ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown. Supporting from home as I focus on my recovery. Nothing I want more than to be out there with them!" Nothing I want more than to be out there with them! As they do that, [Damar Hamlin](/nfl/players/2250213/damar-hamlin/) will be cheering them on from his home.

Damar Hamlin will not be attending the Buffalo Bills' Wild Card Round matchup against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, despite earlier reports suggesting he would ...

"I know some guys were chomping at the bit to go see them, but against doctor's orders, just making sure that he's getting his rest from recovery and taking it slow, and obviously just trying to get back to being himself," quarterback Josh Allen told reporters Wednesday. t-shirts, with the proceeds going to first responders and the University of Cincinnati trauma center. 2 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals, and had to be resuscitated before being taken to a hospital. "I'm sure it has felt like a long time since he's been able to be home. I'm sure it's a great feeling and, we'll leave it up to him. My heart is with my guys as they compete today!

Allen's roller coaster day, defense shows toughness and rookies shine in playoff debut.

He became the first Bill since Darick Holmes and Tim Tindale to score a rushing TD in their playoff debuts (vs. Mostly young players years ago never played or maybe your first-round pick played, so now, the day and age of the NFL is these young players are going to be counted on to play and contribute." The playoffs are about who steps up in the biggest moment and sometimes those contributions can come from unexpected places. Buffalo didn't trail the rest of the game. Allen started off on fire going 9 of 11 for 141 passing yards and a touchdown in the first quarter as the Bills opened up a 17-0 lead. The Bills limited Miami to 3.3 yards per play, 231 total yards and 4 for 16 (25%) on third down conversions. But just as Allen had head-scratching plays, he also showed why he's still one of the best in the business late in the game. Again, Buffalo's defensive unit kept Miami out of the end zone and forced a field goal. In the second quarter, Allen tried to hit John Brown deep downfield on a similar play that he scored on last week, only this time Allen was off target and Dolphins CB Xavien Howard picked him off. He also joins QB Matt Ryan as the only players ever with at least 300 passing yards and three TD passes in three consecutive postseason games. Coming out of half time, the Dolphins had a free rusher right in the face of Allen on a first down play. He had thrown just one interception in his playoff career coming into the day; on Sunday that total jumped to three.

Following the Buffalo Bills' 34-31 win over the Miami Dolphins in the Wild-Card round, check out some of the top national media reaction to the game below: ...

people will critique his late decisions and calls. Biracial king Mike McDaniel is making it happen in Miami if he's given the time he deserves. Run the ball when you “want to” so you can count on it when you “need to!” Glad we got outta this one. That’s why, based on my conversations, I can sum up Miami’s game plan in a simple way: Get ready for some crazy sh*t. [January 15, 2023] Lost by 3 with their 3rd String Rookie QB to the Bills.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said he would be supporting the team from home for its wild card matchup against the Miami Dolphins.

[game kicks off](/news/sports/how-to-watch-dolphins-vs-bills-wild-card-game-live-stream-tv-channel-start-time/) on Sunday at 1 p.m. The [reportedly](https://twitter.com/HamlinIsland/status/1614672586394181634) is still on oxygen and is being closely supervised by doctors after suffering a [cardiac arrest](/news/sports/buffalo-bills-damar-hamlin-injury-timeline-and-status-update/) during the Bills' game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan.

Get a recap of the Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills football game.

Their matchup will be determined after the Bengals host Baltimore on Sunday night. It was a sloppy game and a lengthy saga lasting nearly four hours between two division rivals, and the outcome fitting after the two teams split their regular-season series in games decided by a combined five points. [Tua Tagovailoa](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4241479/tua-tagovailoa), who is still in the concussion protocol and backup [Teddy Bridgewater](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16728/teddy-bridgewater) who is dealing with a dislocated pinky finger. [Cincinnati Bengals](http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/cin/cincinnati-bengals) or fourth-seeded [Jacksonville Jaguars](http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/jax/jacksonville-jaguars) in the divisional round. We can’t do that going forward.” You can’t ever get complacent. [Mike Gesicki](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116164/mike-gesicki) with 2:22 remaining. [Cole Beasley](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15349/cole-beasley) scoring the go-ahead TD with a 6-yard catch, before [Gabe Davis](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4243537/gabe-davis) extended the lead to 34-24 with a 23-yard TD reception. Doesn’t matter how we win, it’s if we win.” [Skylar Thompson](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4036419/skylar-thompson). [Josh Allen](http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/17102/josh-allen) and the [Buffalo Bills](http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/buf/buffalo-bills) opened the season with Super Bowl aspirations. “One-week seasons, man, that’s it,” he said.