The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins kick off Week 2 of the NFL season in Miami Gardens tonight, and with the teams both eyeing the AFC East crown to get home-field advantage for at least one round of the playoffs, should they qualify. This early season matchup is important. Both teams made the playoffs last season, and both were knocked out by the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs — Miami lost in Kansas City in one of the coldest games in NFL history in the wild-card round and Buffalo lost at home the following week.
The Dolphins will be without running back Raheem Mosert (chest), while De’Von Achane is active despite missing multiple days of practice with an ankle injury. That could shift more pressure onto Tagovailoa and the Dolphins’ passing game, led by Tyreek Hill, who’s still dealing with the fallout from his being detained by police ahead of the Week 1 win over Jacksonville. He didn’t seem phased by Sunday’s incident, catching five passes for 130 yards and a touchdown.
On the Bills’ side, cornerback Taron Johnson (forearm) and defensive end Dawuane Smoot (toe) have been ruled out for the game.
Live18 updates
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Buffalo LB Terrel Bernard went to the Bills’ locker room.
— David Furones (@DavidFurones_) September 13, 2024
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That was such a sick play, motioning out the fullback as a lead blocker on basically a delayed semi-screen, wow
— Ben Gretch (@YardsPerGretch) September 13, 2024
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TOUCHDOWN: De’Von Achane makes it look easy to tie the game
With no Raheem Mostert, Achane is expected to get the vast majority of action at running back. He gets the Dolphins on the board with an easy catch-and-run in space. He’s got 26 yards on six rushes so far too.
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Huge swing there. Dolphins appeared to fumble at the goal line, but the play is blown dead on a false start after a Bills player picked up the ball. A potential turnover-saving penalty.
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De’von Achane took every snap at running back until the Dolphins reached the red zone, then they brought in Jeff Wilson Jr. He catches a pass on his first snap.
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TOUCHDOWN: James Cook gets the Bills on the board on fourth down
The Dolphins got a free rusher on Josh Allen, who finds Cook in the flat for a smooth fourth-down conversion and touchdown.
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The Bills get stuffed on 3rd-and-2 and keep the offense on the field for 4th-and-3 on the Miami 17. Josh Allen calls timeout, so we’ll see what decision they make here.
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Bills CB Ja’Marcus Ingram picks off Tua Tagovailoa
It’s Ingram’s first career’s interception. Dolphins received Grant Dubose wasn’t ready for the past and had it bounce off his shoulder pad, with Ingram coming down with it
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Dolphins go with fullback Alec Ingold on 3rd-and-short rather than Achane, who picked up six yards on the previous play.
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Bills have won the coin toss and deferred. The Dolphins take the ball. Here we go.
— Matt Parrino (@MattParrino) September 13, 2024
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Bills have talked with Josh Allen about running less but when game is on the line they know Josh will be Josh to win. And that’s OK.
Also keep an eye on Allen’s under center snaps & handoffs. Not using banged up left non-throwing gloved hand much.
From @nflnetwork @NFLGameDay: pic.twitter.com/gkyBBfrRiM
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) September 12, 2024
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De’Von Achane is ACTIVE for tonight
Achane was questionable for the game with an ankle injury. The Dolphins were already without running back Raheem Mostert.
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Bills inactives have dropped
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