Bills Humble Fish

The Buffalo Bills have reasserted their dominance in the AFC East. Josh Allen and Co. moved to 3-1 on the season and handed the Dolphins their first loss of the year in rather convincing fashion, 48-20. 

This game got going in a hurry with both offenses firing on all cylinders early, scoring touchdowns on the first five possession of the afternoon. Neither Allen or Tua Tagovailoa missed a throw during the first quarter of play, but it was Buffalo’s defense that started to put the clamps down in the second quarter. The unit was able to force back-to-back three-and-outs followed by a fumble recovery in which the offense was able to pile up 10 points and extend the lead by halftime. 

The second half is where Buffalo really started to separate thanks to a key interception by Micah Hyde and back-to-back fourth-down stops that turned the ball back over to the offense. The back-breaking moment came midway through the third quarter when Hyde was able to pick off Tagovailoa on an overthrown ball. After the pick, it took just four plays for the Bills offense to find the end zone as Allen hit Stefon Diggs for what was his third receiving touchdown of the afternoon.

Allen finished 21 of 25 passing for 320 yards and four passing touchdowns. He also rushed for 17 yards and another touchdowns, giving him five total scores on the day. As we noted, Diggs was on the receiving end on the majority of those touchdowns, tallying three in the win to go along with six catches for 120 yards. As for the Dolphins, Tagovailoa completed 25 of his 35 passes for 282 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Tyreek Hill was held to three catches for 58 yards. 

It was a vintage performance from Allen and Diggs. The duo had their way with the Dolphins secondary and exploited Diggs’ matchup with Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou. Diggs essentially could do whatever he wanted against Kohou and was wide open on a number of plays with him in coverage, which resulted in multiple touchdowns. While they were enjoying themselves on offense, Buffalo’s defense was the MVP as they started to lock the Dolphins down after two opening touchdown drives. When the game was close, they were able to force key turnovers that resulted in points and even slammed the door shut in the second half with three straight fourth-down stops (two of which were by the way of sacks). It was arguably the most complete game that the Bills have put together this season.