The Bills can’t win three more games the way they played against the Dolphins, writes Rosenberg_Mike
In perception and perhaps in their own minds, the Bills have been pacing for a year, scrolling mindlessly on their phones and checking the time even when they knew what time it was. They have been waiting for another shot at a team that is their equal—for the highest stakes. That chance, finally, is coming. We are about to find out whether these Bills are who they think they are.
The Bills will need to play better than this. Surely they know it. They need quarterback Josh Allen to play like the closest thing to Patrick Mahomes’s equal,, instead of reverting to his old careless habits, as he has too much this season. Against the Dolphins, Allen threw two interceptions and had a fumble returned for a touchdown. On the Bills’ second drive of the second half, Allen had Gabe Davis open downfield and Khalil Shakir even more open in the flat.
None of it ultimately mattered or will be remembered in a week. But this version of the Dolphins was probably the least threatening team in the playoff field. The Dolphins were 9–8. They had lost five of six, and their only win came by five points, 11–6, against a Jets team that should probably view every down as a punting opportunity. With a healthy Tua Tagovailoa, the Dolphins were both fun and dangerous.
Miami beat the Bills in September and nearly beat them in Buffalo last month, so maybe this is just a tough matchup for the Bills. But Super Bowl champions have to win tough matchups, and they have to do it with cleaner football than this.. Safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field during, and ultimately that is what matters.
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