Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘Bills fans surely remember the other Allen from the last time these two teams met in 2021 in Jacksonville. In a game that ranks as one of the worst Bills’ losses in recent memory, Urban Meyer’s team pulled out a 9-6 victory – one of only three his lone Jaguars team would muster that season – with their Allen acting as a wrecking ball.’

‘Back in 2015, the Bills and Jaguars put on quite a show as Jacksonville raced out to a 27-3 lead thanks in part to some abysmal quarterbacking by E.J. Manuel. But the 2013 first-round pick rallied Buffalo into the lead at 31-27, only to see Blake Bortles pull out the game in the final two minutes with a touchdown pass to Allen Hurns.’

‘The Bills made sure to pay their respects and offer kudos for a job well done, but there was no doubt in their minds that things were going to be vastly different for Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and the rest of the Dolphins when they arrived at raucous Highmark Stadium.’

‘White suffered an Achilles’ injury in the third quarter on a play where the Buffalo defense came up with a fourth-down stop. It was a devastating sight for the coaches, the players, the entire organization, really, to see White crying on the field, knowing exactly what had happened and what it meant.’

‘When you hold a team coming off a 70-point, 726-yard game to 20 points and 393 yards, that’s a pretty good day. And again, ordinarily those numbers wouldn’t look great, but against this Miami offense, they are.’

‘Here’s a look back at five Kelly vs. Marino games where points and yards were as plentiful as middle fingers raised by the fans of both teams.’

‘Sal’s prediction: Bills 34, Dolphins 31.’

‘Flex it out in favor of Bills-Dolphins, you say? Not possible because flex scheduling isn’t allowed for SNF before Week 5. So, while the showdown at Highmark Stadium, with CBS’ top announcing crew, will be shown to approximately half the country according to the 506 Sports TV coverage map, it won’t have the massive audience it could have for what is being deemed the early-season game of the year.’

‘Time of possession could prove to be vital for the Bills in their AFC East showdown against the Miami Dolphins because, in the simplest terms, the longer the Bills have the ball on offense, the more time Tua Tagovailoa and his arsenal of weapons will be in dry dock on the sideline which is certainly the safest place for them to be.’

‘“You always want to win your in-division games,” said Josh Allen. “It’s a team that we play twice a year. I know it means a lot for our fans and their fans, whatever it means for standings, this and that. At the end of the day, it’s Week 4. They all mean the same for us. This is the biggest one that we have on our schedule because it’s the next one and it’s a team that’s playing extremely well. They’re all important. We’re not going to put any more emphasis on one more than the other.”’

‘In his 10 regular-season games against Miami, Allen has been named AFC offensive player of the week four times, has thrown for 27 TDs with just five interceptions, has completed 63.7% of his passes for 2,684 yards, and he has rushed for 556 yards and four TDs. The Dolphins have a good defense, but I would expect that the Bills are going to score plenty and the issue will come down to whether the Buffalo defense can hold up well enough to win a high-scoring game.’

‘(Warning: The following rankings may trigger Bills fans.)’

‘Right now, Miami’s offense is unstoppable. With Tua Tagovailoa firing on all cylinders, the Dolphins have piled up 1,651 yards, the most-ever for a team through three weeks, while their 130 points are the second-most behind only the 1968 Dallas Cowboys.’

‘There was never really a moment when it felt remotely possible that the Bills were going to lose to the Commanders. That doesn’t happen too often in the NFL, but this game looked like a blowout, it felt like a blowout, and ultimately it was a blowout as a huge contingent of Bills fans took over the stadium in the fourth quarter.’

‘Calling it a remarkable outing barely scratches the surface. The Bills pressured Howell on nearly 70% of his dropbacks, they recorded nine sacks, four interceptions and a fumble recovery. The Commanders’ offensive line looked helpless trying to stop the tidal wave of pressure.’