Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills held off a Miami Dolphins fightback to safe their place in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs; watch Super Wild Card weekend conclude on Monday night time when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers face the Dallas Cowboys
Last Updated: 15/01/23 11:42pm
Highlights of the the Miami Dolphins’ conflict with the Buffalo Bills in the Super Wild Card sport
Highlights of the the Miami Dolphins’ conflict with the Buffalo Bills in the Super Wild Card sport
Josh Allen threw three landing passes and the Buffalo protection stood agency in the fourth quarter as the Bills defeated the Miami Dolphins 34-31 in Sunday’s AFC Wild Card conflict.
Story of the sport
The second-seeded Bills pressured the Dolphins right into a fourth-and-one close to midfield late in the sport earlier than Miami took too lengthy attending to the road of scrimmage to snap the ball, inflicting a delay-of-game penalty after which Skylar Thompson’s go was damaged up by Kaiir Elam on fourth-and-six.
Buffalo operating again Devin Singletary subsequently reached the road to maneuver the chains on third-and-seven and ice the victory, organising a house Divisional Round sport subsequent weekend.
Allen went 23-for-39 passing for 352 yards and had three whole giveaways, whereas Stefon Diggs caught seven passes for 114 yards, and Gabe Davis had six-for-113 and a landing.
Rookie quarterback Thompson, beginning for Miami in place of the injured Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater, completed 18-for-45 for 220 yards, a landing and two interceptions.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen says the group want to enhance in their subsequent sport after they edged out the Miami Dolphins in an in depth Super Wild Card sport
The Bills led 17-3 through the second quarter, however two interceptions and a misplaced fumble by Allen allowed the Dolphins to surge forward shortly after half-time.
The first half had seen Xavien Howard make a fingertip interception on a deep go earlier than returning it 49 yards into Buffalo territory, Miami changing a fourth all the way down to arrange Jason Sanders’ 48-yard subject purpose with 2.15 to play.
Miami then pressured a three-and-out and Cedrick Wilson Jr returned the punt 50 yards to arrange Sanders’ third subject purpose of the day, this time from 37 yards with 1:15 on the clock.
Allen focused Cole Beasley on the following drive just for the ball to bounce off his palms and into that of Jevon Holland, who returned it 29 yards to the Buffalo 18.
Buffalo Bills get off to an ideal begin as Allen goes deep to Stefon Diggs earlier than Dawson Knox latches onto the go for a sensational landing
Thompson discovered Mike Gesicki for a seven-yard landing earlier than finishing one other go to Hill for the game-tying two-point conversion.
With 33 seconds to spare, the Bills drove downfield, and Diggs appeared to haul in a landing down the left facet of the tip zone, however he didn’t have full management earlier than stepping out of bounds and officers wouldn’t assessment it.
The hectic half ended with Bass’ 39-yard subject purpose for a 20-17 Buffalo lead.
On Buffalo’s first play on offense of the second half Eric Rowe blitzed Allen and jarred the ball free. Zach Sieler reacting first to return it 5 yards for a landing for Miami’s first lead at 24-20.
Miami Dolphins take a shocking lead in their Wild Card sport with the Buffalo Bills after Allen is stripped of the ball leaving Zach Sieler to gather and rating
After Elam intercepted a Thompson go, Buffalo capitalised with Beasley’s six-yard landing catch. The additional level made it 27-24 Bills with 5:18 left in the third.
Davis added a 23-yard catch in the back-left nook of the tip zone to revive the Bills’ double-digit lead at 34-24 with 2:07 left in the third.
The Dolphins travelled 75 yards on their subsequent drive, and Wilson scored from one yard to chop the deficit to three with 10:53 to play, however they may not get nearer.
Scoring Summary
Scoring abstract
| FIRST QUARTER | |
| Dolphins 0-7 Bills | Josh Allen six-yard TD go to Dawson Knox (additional level) |
| Dolphins 0-14 Bills | James Cook six-yard speeding TD (additional level) |
| SECOND QUARTER | |
| Dolphins 0-17 Bills | Tyler Bass 33-yard subject purpose |
| Dolphins 3-17 Bills | Jason Sanders 40-yard subject purpose |
| Dolphins 6-17 Bills | Jason Sanders 48-yard subject purpose |
| Dolphins 9-17 Bills | Jason Sanders 37-yard subject purpose |
| Dolphins 17-17 Bills | Skylar Thompson seven-yard TD go to Mike Gesicki (two-point conversion to Tyreek Hill) |
| Dolphins 17-20 Bills | Tyler Bass 39-yard subject purpose |
| THIRD QUARTER | |
| Dolphins 24-17 Bills | Zach Sieler five-yard fumble return TD (additional level) |
| Dolphins 24-27 Bills | Josh Allen six-yard TD go to Cole Beasley (additional level) |
| Dolphins 24-34 Bills | Josh Allen 23-yard TD go to Gabe Davis (additional level) |
| FOURTH QUARTER | |
| Dolphins 31-34 Bills | Jeff Wilson Jr one-yard speeding TD (additional level) |
Stats leaders
Dolphins
- Passing: Skylar Thompson, 18/45, 220 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
- Rushing: Jeff Wilson Jr, 10 carries, 23 yards, 1 TD
- Receiving: Tyreek Hill, 7 catches, 69 yards
Bills
- Passing: Josh Allen, 23/39, 352 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
- Rushing: Devin Singletary, 10 carries, 48 yards
- Receiving: Stefon Diggs, 7 catches, 114 yards
What’s subsequent?
The Bills proceed their season subsequent weekend after they face both the Cincinnati Bengals or Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Divisional Round.
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