‘While Allen passed for 400 yards flat and two touchdowns, he also coughed up the ball three times, losing one of his fumbles. In addition, Buffalo could not capitalize on a number of situations that could have put the game out of reach much sooner.’
BillsBeat - September 26, 2022
Opinion: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Bills at Dolphins
‘The Bills had a 17-14 lead with 11:37 left in the game, and had Miami facing a 3rd down and 22 from their own 48 yard line. Tua Tagovailoa hit Jaylen Waddle for a 45-yard gain, down to the Bills 7-yard line. Damar Hamlin and Jaquan Johnson were in coverage on the backend. There’s no reason that should happen, but it did, the Dolphins scored a touchdown, and never gave the lead back.’
Opinion: Overheated
‘Of the many things that make this loss so tough, I think the most frustrating part of it is despite a huge helping of adversity, the Bills were the better team and dominated the game. 90 plays to only 39 for Miami. Yards were 497 to 212 in favor of Buffalo.’
Bills fall in heat-stricken game to Miami 21-19
‘Josh Allen had eight career fourth quarter comebacks coming into this game and two of which were against the Miami Dolphins. That ensuing drive for the Bills ended in a turnover on downs after Allen missed an open Isaiah McKenzie in the endzone. But after the Dolphins punt deep in their own endzone that resulted in a safety, the Bills had one more chance to make a late drive push for a game-winning field goal.’
Bove: Don't let this loss change your expectations about the Bills
‘How could they only score 19 points? How did they not convert on three attempts from the two-yard line? Why didn’t McKenzie get out of bounds?’
Bills can’t overcome injuries, missed opportunities in loss to Dolphins
‘“You should win those games and we just didn’t take care of the ball enough and come away with some takeaways but I like the way we fought in all three phases until the end and we’ve gotta learn from it,” Sean McDermott said after the game.’
4 Observations: Injuries, heat burn Bills in Miami
‘By the end of the game, the Bills were playing with a backup at right tackle, right guard, and a third-string center. Dion Dawkins and Rodger Saffold were the only starting lineman left standing and they still finished with 500 yards.’
Allen, Bills offense miss marks they usually hit in Miami loss
‘He wasn’t wrong. As impressive of numbers as Allen put up, he lost a fumble and simply was missing throws he’s expected to make. The Miami defense had Allen frustrated in a way we hadn’t seen in this very young 2022 season so far.’
Carucci Take2: A painful loss in Miami, yes, but the Bills still remain the team to beat
‘But with a laundry list of injuries that wiped out their starting secondary, two of their better defensive linemen and starting center, along with the oppressive South Florida heat causing more players to exit the game (they were without three O-linemen by the end of the game), the Bills deserve immense credit for being able to battle until the final play.’
‘It was cooking’: Bills overwhelmed by heat in Miami
‘Dawson Knox said he and everyone else on the team did all the normal things they would do to prepare for the heat and humidity of Miami. But in the end, just might have been no way to be prepared for what the Bills faced and how exhausting this game turned out.’
With a lot going wrong, Bills didn’t do enough right
‘The funny thing is all that time of possession and the 90 offensive plays might actually have been part of the reason why the Bills couldn’t finish at the end. The offense was exhausted. After the game, bodies were lying on the field left and right from both teams. Gabe Davis was flat on his back in the locker room 15 minutes after the game ended when media entered. I’ve been on the sideline for 23 seasons worth of games and this has to be among the top five hottest games I’ve covered. And I don’t remember many games where players from both teams were dropping like flies.’
Bills fall just short of fourth quarter comeback, lose 21-19 to Dolphins
‘The Bills were trying to get in position for a game-winning field goal but McKenzie was tackled inbounds at the Dolphins 41-yard line and time ran out before Allen could spike the ball.’
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‘”It was so hot,” said McKenzie, a south Florida native. “It was hot the whole game. I started throwing up, so I’m like, ‘Okay, I’m going to just take a breather.’ So, I came out and had to come back to the locker room and get an IV. I thought was used to this just coming from Miami, but I guess I’m more familiar with Buffalo at this moment.”‘
"This team's got no quit in us" | Bills players and coaches stay confident following loss
‘”I think this game was very encouraging from the standpoint of, this team’s got no quit in us,” tight end Dawson Knox said. “There were guys that were jumping on the offensive line playing, playing positions they never played. Some guys were getting their first start on our defense, and it just shows that we got guys that are ready to go. They’re going to jump up, play to the best of their abilities, and give us their best effort.”‘
BillsBeat - September 25, 2022
Bills' Ken Dorsey went 38-2 as Miami QB, but losses taught him as much as the wins
‘“He can read the room well from that standpoint,” head coach Sean McDermott said. “Living a day in the life of a player, he’s done that. So, I think that gives him an advantage that way.”’