Very astute observation, they were successful at controlling the clock and limiting the Dolphins possessions. It had be maddening that they only scored 17 points.
You always have a BATNA (Best Alternative to No Agreement) This is true for all situations in life. What if Daboll turned the job down or they had a snag in contract negotiations?
It has been interesting how some teams are snake bitten, like the Browns and others seem to avoid losing players to Covid protocol. There has to be reason for this. Better practices, supplementing Vitamin D, masking...
It appears that they are intentionally throttling the offense and using the regular season to test a multitude of plays, so teams in the playoffs will not be prepared for what will be unleashed on them.
You need to go the the device you signed up on and choose the option to link your other devices to ESPN+ so you can access the service from all your devices and OS such as IOS, Windows, Android. It's not very user friendly to put it mildly.
Mahomes being in concussion protocol all week actually worked to Chiefs advantage this week since he didn't have to go through any heavy running and he could stay off that bad toe as much as possible. Also, all the focus on the concussion allows them to downplay the toe. Had he not been concussed, the toe would have been the headline all week. The Bills will be testing the toe early and often.