MIAMI AT BUFFALO
All-Time Series History
Regular Season: MIA leads series, 61-56-1 (BUF won 12 of past 13)
Postseason: BUF leads series, 4-1 (Home team won past 3)
The Last Time…
Regular Season: 11/3/24: MIA 27 at BUF 30
Postseason: AFC-WC 1/15/23: MIA 31 at BUF 34
DOLPHINS NOTES:
QB TUA TAGOVAILOA completed 26 of 32 atts. (81.3 pct.) for 315 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 115.5 rating last week, 4th-career game with 80+ comp. pct. & 300+ pass yards, tied 3rd-most among active players. Has 70+ comp. pct. in 4 of his past 5 road starts. Completed 25 of 28 ats. (89.3 pct.) for 231 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs with 124.9 rating in last meeting. Aims for his 5th in row vs. division with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. • RB DE’VON ACHANE led team with 122 scrimmage yards (career-high 92 rec., 30 rush) & had TD catch last week. Is 1 of 2 RBs (Chuba Hubbard) with rec. TD in each of 1st 2 weeks of season. Aims for his 4th in row with 75+ scrimmage yards & TD. Has 467 scrimmage yards (116.8 per game) & 6 TDs (4 rush, 2 rec.) in 4 career games vs. Buf. Has TD catch in each of 2 career Thursday games. • WR TYREEK HILL had 6 catches for 109 yards in Week 2, 37th-career 100- yard game, 5th-most among active WRs. Had 80 rec. yards in last meeting & has 55+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 vs. Buf. Has 905 rec. yards (90.5 per game) & 7 rec. TDs in 10 career Thursday games. • WR JAYLEN WADDLE had 5 catches for 68 yards & 1st TD of season last week. Had TD catch in last meeting. • WR NICK WESTBROOK-IKHINE had TD catch in his last game vs. Buf. (10/20/24 w/ Ten.). • LB BRADLEY CHUBB is 1 of 6 LBs with sack in each of 1st 2 weeks of season. Has 7 sacks & 2 FFs in 3 career Thursday games, with 2+ sacks in each game. • LB JORDYN BROOKS had 8 tackles & 1st sack of season last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 8+ tackles & TFL. Has TFL in 10 of his past 11. • LB CHOP ROBINSON had 1st sack of season in Week 2. Had sack in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Buf. with TFL. • LB TYREL DODSON led team with 9 tackles last week. Aims for 3rd in row with 9+ tackles. Had 7 tackles in his last game vs. Buf. (10/27/24 w/ Sea.). • S MINKAH FITZPATRICK aims for 3rd in row with 7+ tackles.
BILLS NOTES:
BILLS can begin 3-0 for 2nd-consecutive season & 4th time under HC Sean McDermott. Lead NFL with 450 yards/game & rank 2nd with 35.5 points/game. Have won 12 straight reg. season home games, 2nd-longest streak in Buf. history. • QB JOSH ALLEN totaled 207 yards (148 pass, 59 rush) with 0 INTs last week. Has 0 INTs in 10 of his past 11 starts, incl. playoffs. Has 2+ TD passes in 14 of 15 career starts vs. Mia., with 90+ rating in each of past 8, incl. playoffs. Is 7-0 with 107.4 rating in 7 career starts on Thursday. • RB JAMES COOK rushed for 132 yards & 2 TDs last week, 5th game with 2+ rush TDs since 2024, tied-most in NFL. Is only player in NFL with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in each of 1st 2 weeks of season. Has rush TD in 6 straight reg. season games, 2nd-longest active streak in NFL. Has 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 5 in primetime. Tied for NFL lead with 3 rush TDs in 2025. • WR JOSHUA PALMER led team with 47 rec. yards in Week 2. Aims for his 5th in row with 40+ rec. yards. Has TD catch in 2 of his past 3 on Thursday. • WR KEON COLEMAN aims for his 3rd in row at home in reg. season with rec. TD. • WR ELIJAH MOORE had 2nd-career rush TD last week. • TE DALTON KINCAID has 4 catches in 4 of past 5. • DE JOEY BOSA had career-high 2 FFs & sack last week, only player with 2 FFs in a game this season & only player with FF in each of 1st 2 weeks. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 on Thursday. • DE GREG ROUSSEAU had PD & half sack last week. Aims for his 4th in row in reg. season with PD. Had 3 TFL & sack in last meeting & aims for his 5th in row vs. Mia. with TFL. • DT ED OLIVER aims for 3rd in row at home in reg. season with sack. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 on Thursday. • DT DAQUAN JONES had 18th-career sack in Week 2. • S COLE BISHOP had 5 tackles & 1st-career sack last week.
DOLPHINS TRAVEL TO BUFFALO, WHERE THEY’VE LOST NINE STRAIGHT AND NOT BEATEN THE BILLS SINCE 2016
Miami (0-2) at Buffalo (2-0)
Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon Prime Video.
BetMGM NFL odds: Bills by 12 1/2.
Against the spread: Bills 2-0; Dolphins 0-2.
Series record: Dolphins lead 62-60-1.
Last meeting: Bills beat Dolphins 30-27 on Nov. 3, 2024, in Orchard Park, New York.
Last week: Bills beat Jets 30-10; Dolphins lost to Patriots 33-27
Dolphins offense: overall (24t), rush (29), pass (15), scoring (25).
Dolphins defense: overall (26), rush (25), pass (24), scoring (31).
Bills offense: overall (1), rush (2), pass (2t), scoring (2).
Bills defense: overall (8), rush (31), pass (1), scoring (22).
Turnover differential: Dolphins minus-4; Bills plus-2.
Dolphins player to watch
RB De’Von Achane has been one of Miami’s best players through the first two weeks of the season. The third-year running back had the Dolphins’ only touchdown in Week 1, breaking several tackles on his way into the end zone. Achane again scored in Week 2 on a 29-yard pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
Bills player to watch
QB Josh Allen. After failing to throw, run or catch a touchdown for just the fifth full game of his career last weekend, Allen has a chance to get back on the board. His 37 touchdowns passing in 14 regular-season games against Miami are by far the most against any opponent, ahead of 19 versus New England.
Key matchup
Achane vs. Bills defense. The third-year player presents a dual-threat challenge to a defense missing two starters in defensive tackle Ed Oliver and linebacker Matt Milano. Though Buffalo limited the Jets to 154 total yards, New York still combined for 100 yards rushing. And this is a defense that allowed 432 total yards, including 238 rushing, in beating Baltimore in Week 1.
Key injuries
Dolphins: S Ifeatu Melifonwu is dealing with a calf injury and has not practiced this week. … TE Darren Waller (hip), C Aaron Brewer (hip) and RB Jaylen Wright (knee) were limited in practice. Bills: Oliver and Milano have been ruled out. … Nickel cornerback Taron Johnson (quadriceps) is trending toward returning after missing one game.
Series notes
The Bills have won 13 of the past 14 meetings, including playoffs, with their lone loss a 21-19 nail-biter in hot and humid conditions at Miami in September 2022. … The Bills have won the past nine meetings at home, including playoffs, in a streak that began in 2017, Sean McDermott’s first season as coach. … The Dolphins’ most recent win at Orchard Park was a 34-31 OT decision on Dec. 24, 2016, which led to Rex Ryan being fired as Bills coach a day later, with one week remaining in the season.
Stats and stuff
With the loss to New England, the Dolphins fell to 0-2 for the first time under Mike McDaniel. Tua Tagovailoa also fell to 0-2 for the first time in his career as a starter. … The Dolphins have turned the ball over four times in the first two games of the season and are tied for the worst turnover margin in the NFL. … Achane has 25 touchdowns (14 rushing and 11 receiving) since being drafted by Miami in 2023. He is one of only six active players to score 25-plus touchdowns in their first 30 games. … Tyreek Hill’s 47-yard reception in the third quarter against New England was his first catch of more than 30 yards since the 2024 opener. … Miami’s defense has allowed opponents to score on 13 of 17 possessions this season. … Bradley Chubb is one of six linebackers with a sack in each of the first two weeks of the season. He’s combined for seven sacks and two forced fumbles in three Thursday night appearances. … Buffalo has won 12 straight regular-season home games, three short of matching the team record set spanning the 1990-91 seasons. … Since 2020, the Bills are 12-7 in prime-time outings, including 5-1 in their past six. Overall, the Bills are 52-49 in night games, including a 41-40 season-opening win over Baltimore. … The Bills lead the NFL in scoring 30 or more points 46 times since the start of the 2020 season. … Allen has committed one turnover in his past 11 starts, including playoffs. His record is 39-10 when not throwing an interception or losing a fumble. … With 78 regular-season wins, Allen moved one ahead of Joe Ferguson for second on the franchise list, behind only Hall of Famer Jim Kelly (101). … RB James Cook has scored a TD rushing in six straight games, one short of matching O.J. Simpson’s team record run of seven in 1975. … Cook’s 19 TDs rushing since the start of last season lead the NFL. … Buffalo has won an NFL record 24 straight when winning the turnover margin. … DT Joey Bosa earned his first sack with Buffalo, and 73rd of his career, moving into a tie for 99th with Robert Burnett on the NFL list. He’s one shy of moving into a tie for 94th with Mark Gastineau, Jevon Kearse and Cliff Avril. … The 154 yards allowed against the Jets were the fewest by Buffalo since giving up 53 total yards in a 27-10 win over New York in the 2021 season finale.
Fantasy tip
This is likely a good week to bench Tagovailoa. The sixth-year player has had little success against the division rival Bills with a 1-8 record. Of the 47 interceptions he’s thrown, 10 have come against Buffalo — the most against any opponent.
