‘“It was right after he won the PGA and he was right there with his trophy and the golf cart,” Allen said. “He was on the golf course, and he took about 30 minutes to talk to the team and it was really cool. I think it’s just self-knowledge, understanding who you are. I know I don’t play well when I’m frustrated, and again, hearing that from a Hall of Fame golfer, one of the best of all time, to say that type of thing, that resonated well with me, because that’s exactly kind of how I feel, too. It helped me today and hopefully it’ll help me in the future, too.”’
Archives for November 1, 2021
Observations: Cole Beasley stepped up in second half when Bills needed him most
‘“It always feels good to make plays when your number’s called,” Beasley said. “You definitely don’t want it to be the other way, or else you feel the opposite, so it’s definitely a good feeling, but I have confidence in myself that when my number is called, that I’m going to come through.”’
Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver reaping rewards of strong Sunday, with more to come
‘A former first-round pick, Oliver was a big part of stifling the Dolphins and of the Bills’ continuing effort against the run, as he continues to be make a bigger impact in his third season. Miami’s 68 rushing yards were the second lowest allowed by Buffalo this season.’
Bills Q&A: What was wrong in first half? How big is gap between teams?
‘The offensive line struggled to create any movement in the running game, causing the offense to be one-dimensional. Miami has two good, beefy defensive tackles in Christian Wilkins and Raekwon Davis, who missed the first meeting. The third drive failed when Miami stuffed a third-and-1 run play. In addition, tight end Tommy Sweeney struggled in the first half.’
Bills 26, Dolphins 11: How it happened, stars of the game, key plays
‘Josh Allen led four consecutive second-half scoring drives to take control of what had been a snooze fest.’
Plays that shaped the game: Josh Allen eventually burned Miami’s blitzes
‘“The one to Stef, we had a little post or slant route, whatever you want to call it,” Allen said. “Again, they brought zero and I just knew that I just had to buy enough time to get the ball off and he was gonna go win for me. And he did.”’
Quarter by quarter: Beasley gets going in second half to key Bills’ 26-11 victory
‘Muffed punt: It could have better, but it could have been worse. Isaiah McKenzie muffed a punt in the third quarter, but Jake Kumerow was able to bail the Bills out. It was ruled a touchback.’
Report Card: Defense once again easily passes test against Miami’s woeful offense
‘That would include penalties, which again were an issue. Buffalo was flagged nine times for 80 yards.’
Game day stretches all weekend for Bills fans in the camper lot
‘“You roll out of bed and you’re a couple hundred yards from Highmark Stadium. There’s nothing like it,” a sunny Pace said on a cold, misty Sunday morning. “It’s like falling asleep next to the tree and waking up there Christmas morning.”’
Reactions: Cole Beasley helps Bills recover from lousy start to beat lowly Dolphins
‘What a mess that was most of Sunday afternoon for the Buffalo offense. Rare has been the day when Josh Allen and company have looked so out of sync and, let’s be honest, downright lousy.’
Maiorana: Josh Allen wears Phil Mickelson costume, finds zen and tees off on Dolphins
‘Back in the preseason, Mickelson spoke to the team via Zoom and imparted some of his wisdom – accrued across three decades as one of golf’s all-time greats – relating to playing with patience, and inner peace, especially when things aren’t going well, and Allen tapped into that in a big way Sunday.’
Bills report card: Josh Allen and Buffalo offense rallied after a terrible first half
‘Against a clearly inferior Miami Dolphins team, one that is now 1-7 after a 26-11 loss to the Bills, Beasley, Josh Allen and the rest of the offense was downright putrid during the first 30 minutes.’
Bills handle Miami after slow start
‘After a lousy opening 30 minutes in which Miami dominated the offensive statistics as quarterback Josh Allen endured a miserable half – 10-of-17 through the air for 80 yards and a dismal 70.7 passer rating – Beasley got his QB going.’
Pollock: Bills win wasn’t as dominating as score indicates
‘With barely 3 1/2 minutes to play, this was a 6-point game and Miami was desperately trying to get the ball back for a potential game-winning drive.’
Poyer has a big game for Buffalo
‘The game’s first turnover came when Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa couldn’t control an off-target snap with Bills safety Micah Hyde recovering, his first of the season. Later, fellow safety Jordan Poyer got his third interception of the year, tying him with Hyde for the team lead.’
Bills avoid Halloween horror, overcome ugly 1st half in blowout win vs. Dolphins, 26-11 (7 observations)
‘Brown being out highlighted what has been a consistent problem for the Bills on the interior of their offensive line. With rookie Spencer Brown out the Bills moved Williams back out to tackle, Jon Feliciano from left to right guard, and started Ike Boettger at left guard. The Bills struggles in the run game could be mostly attributed to the lack of push from the interior. That includes Feliciano, center Mitch Morse, and Boettger. Allen wasn’t sacked at all but he was hit five times and had to do a lot to maneuver in a muddled pocket for most of the first half and beyond.’
Cole Beasley plays Dr. Frankenstein, brings Bills offense to life (Encouraged/worried)
‘Get well soon, Spencer Brown. Without their young right tackle, Buffalo’s offensive line was in disarray on Sunday. The unit struggled almost completely across the board on Sunday leading to the run game having little success and Josh Allen having to drop the ball off quickly throughout the game. If anything, today’s performance should be a wakeup call for Buffalo’s front office to look for any upgrades possible along the line at the trade deadline.’
Bills’ Cole Beasley says ‘weight lifted’ after quitting Twitter amid vaccine dust-up
‘Beasley’s declining target share and decision to log off Twitter for good may be unrelated. But how the 32-year-old slot receiver has performed the past two games shows his value in the Bills offense. Buffalo managed just five first downs and went 1-for-6 on third down in the first 30 minutes against a Dolphins team that outplayed the AFC East leading Bills.’
Bills’ Josh Allen erases slow start with elite play late vs. Dolphins (Week 8 report card)
‘The Bills shuffled their offense line around with Spencer Brown out of action with a bad back. Daryl Williams moved from right guard to right tackle, Jon Feliciano flipped from left guard to right guard and Ike Boettger started at left guard. The end result of the shuffling? A performance to forget.’
Phil Mickelson: Bills’ Josh Allen’s Halloween costume is ‘seductive’
‘Perhaps Allen was also giving Mickelson a shoutout in hopes of joining him on the links for next year’s Capital One “The Match.”’
Five takeaways: Bills absorb slow start, hand Dolphins seventh straight defeat
‘Oliver’s performance on Sunday stood out, as the third-year player came through with perhaps his best effort of the season to help make things difficult on Tagavailoa and the Dolphins’ passing offense.’
Sullivan: Josh Allen channels inner Mickelson to shrug off listless first half
‘During training camp, the Bills PR staff arranged for Mickelson to address the team remotely after winning the PGA Championship at 50 to become the oldest man to win major. He spoke for half an hour and stressed the importance of not bending to frustration, of finding your competitive Zen.’
Monday’s Miami Coverage
Dolphins drop to 1-7 on season after loss to Bills as Tuesday’s trade deadline looms (Miami Herald)
‘Just bad football’: More sloppy play — and one horrid fumble — costs Dolphins at Buffalo (Miami Herald)
Buffalo’s late classlessness aside, Miami Dolphins seem out of answers in 7th straight loss | Opinion (Miami Herald)
Extra points: Seven more thoughts on the Dolphins’ seventh straight loss to the Bills (Miami Herald)
Williams held out of Dolphins loss to Bills for disciplinary reasons. Parker returns (Miami Herald)
Dolphins battle with Bills, falter late as pressure rises within organization following seventh straight loss (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Reports linking Dolphins to Deshaun Watson continue despite Brian Flores’ endorsement of Tua Tagovailoa (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Kelly: Bad roster, poor coaching, and dismal execution explain Dolphins’ 1-7 start to season | Commentary (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Hyde: Tua wasn’t Sunday’s problem, but also wasn’t the answer in loss to Buffalo | Commentary (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Instant Analysis: Buffalo Bills 26, Miami Dolphins 11 (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Hyde10: Ten thoughts on Dolphins’ 26-11 loss to Bills (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
20 things we learned in Miami Dolphins’ 26-11 loss to Buffalo Bills (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Photo gallery (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Instant takeaways as Miami Dolphins drop seventh in a row with 26-11 loss to Buffalo Bills (Palm Beach Post)
‘It was just bad football’: Dolphins have no excuse for blooper of a fumble before halftime (Palm Beach Post)
Schad: Deshaun Watson trade talks are on for a reason. Tua hasn’t been good enough (Palm Beach Post)
Photo gallery (Palm Beach Post)
The same mistakes and the predictable result. Dolphins lose to Buffalo and remain in free fall (El Nuevo Herald)
Botched Opportunities Lead To Dolphins 7th Straight Loss (AP)
Dolphins coach Brian Flores says he’s not worried about job security as Miami loses seventh straight (ESPN)
Mistakes Pile Up In Dolphins’ 26-11 Loss To Bills (WFOR-TV)
Dolphins fall to Bills 26-11, Week 8 Recap (MiamiDolphins.com)
Photo gallery (MiamiDolphins.com)
Photo gallery 1 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 2 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 3 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 4 (BuffaloBills.com)
Photo gallery 1 (Buffalo News)
Photo gallery 2 (Buffalo News)
Photo gallery (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Photo gallery (Syracuse Post Standard)
Bills Wake Up In Second Half To Beat Dolphins 26-11
‘Call it what you want, all that mattered was Allen finally finding his groove in time to pull out a 26-11 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.’
Buffalo Bills’ Cole Beasley says deactivating his Twitter account was a ‘weight lifted’
‘”When I first got here, I got away from [social media], and then things happen,” Beasley said after the Bills’ 26-11 win over the Miami Dolphins. “And the issues that we have at hand, and I just felt like I needed to take responsibility for the guys that couldn’t.”‘
Bills’ Cole Beasley says ‘weight lifted’ from him after deactivating his Twitter account
‘”It’s good for me to get back to where I wanted to be, and it’s not on there,” Beasley said in a report by Syracuse.com. “The real world is out here and not there. Most people say things on there that you don’t want to hear. … I feel like I did the right thing and I’m going to stay off it.”‘
Stefon Diggs and Justin Jefferson trade, revisited: How WRs compare since Bills, Vikings 2020 swap
‘The Vikings later used the first-round pick on Justin Jefferson, a rookie receiver out of LSU. While the Bills looked like the winner of the Diggs trade at the time, the Vikings selecting Jefferson ended up making this a far more balanced trade.’
Bills use solid second half to beat Dolphins
‘Despite a slow start on Sunday afternoon in Orchard Park, the Buffalo Bills use a solid second half performance to down the visiting Miami Dolphins, 26-11 at Highmark Stadium. With the win, Buffalo has earned a seventh-straight victory over their AFC East rival dating back to the 2018 season.’
Opinion: High bars
‘If you’re worried about the form the Bills are in, I understand. Struggling before ultimately pulling away late to win comfortably was not what many of us had in mind. Yet, it was a 15-point win.’
Opinion: Capaccio: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Dolphins at Bills
‘As good as the second half was for the Bills offense, they needed all of it because the first half was the opposite. They gained only 122 total yards, five first downs, went just 1-for-6 on third down, and didn’t even cross the Dolphins 20 yard line, scoring only three points.’
Bills squish the fish 26-11 as Buffalo’s offense comes alive in the second half
‘Bills safety Jordan Poyer interception Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to prevent the Dolphins from putting more points on the board.’
‘He’s just a guy that does his job’, Cole Beasley’s big 2nd half helps Bills improve to 5-2
‘”You always want to be involved more, that’s the competitor in me,” he said. “Staying patient is the most important thing.”‘
Bills defense returns to form against Miami after bye week
‘”No matter what. No matter how well they’re doing, you know, obviously we always have to pick it up on defense,” safety Micah Hyde said. “There’s going to be games where they have to pick us up. And we’re a complete football team.”‘
Bills overcome sluggish first half, beat Dolphins 26-11
‘Then in the second half things turned around. Late in the third, the offense began to find its rhythm, as Josh Allen and the Bills marched down the field on a 13-play, 80 yard touchdown drive capped off by a throw from Allen to Gabriel Davis for eight yards. Buffalo’s extra point gave them the 10-3 lead.’
Phil Mickelson not only inspires Josh Allen’s Halloween costume but also big second half performance vs. Miami
‘“I think it’s just self knowledge, understanding who you are, I know I don’t play well when I’m frustrated and hearing that from a Hall of Fame golfer, one of the best of all time to say that type of thing that resonated well with me because that’s exactly kind of how I feel too so again it helped me today and hopefully that will help me in the future too,” Allen said.’
Cole Beasley stays patient waiting for next big game and that came vs. Miami: “It always comes back around”
‘“We have a lot of weapons so it makes it a lot easier to stay patient because you know you’ve got other guys that are capable and when they start doing some thing to kind of take you out of it it opens up things for other guys. And when you have a team with so many weapons eventually it always comes back around so knowing that it’s easier to stay patient,” Beasley said after the game.’
4 Observations: Bills beat Dolphins 26-11
‘Cole comes up clutch. Every week it seems like we’re highlighting a different playmaker. This Sunday it was Cole Beasley’s turn as Josh Allen’s go-to guy. The duo found a rhythm in the 2nd half connecting 8 times for 90 yards, Beasley finished with 10 receptions for 110 yards. Allen seemed to find Beasley each time the Bills needed a play to keep the chains moving, six of Cole’s catches were for 1st downs.’
Bills fans take full vaccination requirement in stride
‘Although kids under 12 years of age can still get in without a vaccination, they need to wear masks. But with this rule change those 12 and over no longer have to wear masks in the restrooms and concourses, something that proved difficult to enforce at the home opener.’
Bills put away Dolphins in the second half
‘Allen connected with Gabe Davis on an 8-yard touchdown in the third quarter, and with Stefon Diggs on a 14-yard TD strike in the fourth quarter to break a 3-3 tie.’
Week 8: Bills beat the Dolphins, 26-11
‘Halftime: Bills and Dolphins tied at 3. Both teams need to get their offense in order. (Bills: 1/6 on third down, 1/2 on fourth down, 4 penalties, 11:23 time of possession/Miami has controlled the game but can’t get it into the end zone) Lowest scoring first half for the Bills this season. ‘