The Bills have gained a 12-10 lead over the Dolphins in the second quarter, taking advantage of a Miami turnover.
The Dolphins started the second half on the move, advancing into Buffalo territory with just two plays. But then Raheem Mostert fumbled, as Taron Johnson knocked the ball out and Kaiir Elam recovered it for a takeaway.
It was Mostert’s second fumble of the year.
The Bills took 11 plays to go 64 yards, but eventually scored with a 1-yard touchdown from Josh Allen to Mack Hollins. Buffalo elected to go for it on fourth-and-goal from the 1, with Allen finding Hollins in the back of the end zone for the go-ahead score.
But Tyler Bass missed the extra point, keeping Buffalo’s lead at just two points.
That was Bass’ third missed extra point of the season. He had never missed more than two PATs in one year. He’s also missed three field goals in 2024.
The Dolphins took advantage of a Josh Allen interception to go up by a touchdown in the second quarter and still have a 10-6 lead over the Bills at halftime.
Buffalo and Miami traded field goals in the first quarter and it looked like the Bills were going to take the lead in the second quarter. But defensive back Jalen Ramsey stopped that drive in the red zone, picking off an Allen pass that went off Keon Coleman’s hands to give the Dolphins an extra possession.
Miami took advantage of it, driving 97 yards for a touchdown. De’Von Achane scored on a 14-yard pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to give Miami a 10-3 lead.
The Bills have largely been moving the ball, but haven’t scored a touchdown in three red zone trips. Toward the end of the half, Buffalo should have had a 21-yard touchdown by Allen but a severely questionable holding call on guard O’Cyrus Torrence took that off the board.
The Bills ended up having to settle for a 49-yard field goal by Tyler Bass, making the score 10-6.
Allen is 12-of-19 passing for 79 yards with an interception. With Amari Cooper inactive due to a wrist injury, Khalil Shakir leads with four catches for 24 yards.
On the other side, Tua Tagovailoa is 10-of-11 for 82 yards with a touchdown. Raheem Mostert has 35 yards on seven carries with Achane taking six carries for 34 yards. Achane leads with three catches for 28 yards with his TD.
The Dolphins will receive the second-half kickoff.
Jalen Ramsey had not picked off a pass all year entering Week 9. But that changed in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Bills, which led to a touchdown to give Miami a 10-3 lead over Buffalo.
The Bills were driving and had gotten down to the red zone, but that came to a halt with Ramsey’s play. Keon Coleman bobbled a quick pass from Josh Allen, allowing Ramsey to get his hands on the ball for the takeaway — which was just Allen’s second interception of the season.
It was also the first interception of the season for Ramsey.
From there, Miami went on a 14-play, 97-yard drive to get into the end zone. According to the CBS broadcast, it was the Dolphins’ longest touchdown drive since Week 1 of the 2018 season.
The Dolphins were able to get the ball up the field mainly through the run. De’Von Achane converted third-and-1 with a 10-yard run to the 50. Then he converted third-and-2 with a 5-yard run to the 9-yard line.
While a false start penalty pushed Miami back to first-and-goal from the 14, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa erased that with a screen pass to Achane that the running back took for a touchdown.
The Dolphins won’t have to contend with Bills wide receiver Amari Cooper on Sunday.
Cooper was listed as questionable to play after being limited in practice all week by a wrist injury and the Bills put him on their inactive list ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoff in Buffalo.
Cooper joined the Bills in a trade with the Browns a couple of weeks ago. He had four catches for 66 yards and a touchdown in his debut, but only had one catch for three yards in last Sunday’s win over the Seahawks.
Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Curtis Samuel, and Jalen Virgil will be available at wide receiver for the Bills.
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Before the Commanders held their pregame workout at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, head coach Dan Quinn said that running back Brian Robinson was ready to get rolling with his teammates. Robinson’s roll didn’t take him very far, though.
Robinson’s workout before the game was cut short by the hamstring injury that led him to be listed as questionable. Robinson landed on the inactive list that was released 90 minutes before the kickoff of the Commanders’ game against the Giants as a result.
Robinson ran for 133 yards in a Week Two Washington home win over the Giants, but they’ll need others to lead the way if they’re going to finish off a sweep.
Commanders at Giants
Commanders: RB Brian Robinson, QB Jeff Driskel, S Darrick Forrest, TE Colson Yankoff, LB Dominique Hampton, T Cornelius Lucas
Giants: P Jamie Gillan, CB Tre Hawkins, G Jake Kubas, WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton, DL Jordon Riley, QB Tommy DeVito
Dolphins at Bills
Dolphins: DT Zach Sieler, S Jevon Holland, CB Kader Kohou, TE Julian Hill, RB Jeff Wilson, OL Andrew Meyer, CB Storm Duck
Bills: WR Amari Cooper, CB Christian Benford, FB Reggie Gilliam, OL Will Clapp, LB Nick Morrow, S Mike Edwards, DL Zion Logue
Broncos at Ravens
Broncos: S P.J. Locke, TE Greg Dulcich, CB Damarri Mathis, T Frank Crum, LB Dondrea Tillman, CB Kris Abrams-Draine, QB Zach Wilson
Ravens: RB Rasheen Ali, C Nick Samac, LB Adisa Isaac, LB David Ojabo, DL Brent Urban, CB Jalyn Armour-Davis, S Eddie Jackson
Chargers at Browns
Chargers: CB Kristian Fulton, TE Stone Smartt, WR DJ Chark, OL Brenden Jaimes, DL Justin Eboigbe, OL Jordan McFadden, QB Easton Stick
Browns: QB Bailey Zappe, RB D’Onta Foreman, LB Jordan Hicks, T Germain Ifedi, DT Quinton Jefferson
Saints at Panthers
Saints: QB Spencer Rattler, RB Jamaal Williams, CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB Marshon Lattimore, CB Rico Payton, LB Jaylan Ford, DT John Ridgeway
Panthers: S Jammie Robinson, CB Shemar Bartholomew, LB DJ Johnson, T Ikem Ekwonu, TE Tommy Tremble, TE Feleipe Franks
Raiders at Bengals
Raiders: C Andre James, RB Dylan Laube, CB Sam Webb, S Trey Taylor, DE Janarius Robinson
Bengals: WR Tee Higgins, WR Charlie Jones, WR Jermaine Burton, RB Zack Moss, T Orlando Brown Jr., TE Tanner McLachlan, DT Jay Tufele
Cowboys at Falcons
Cowboys: DE Micah Parsons, QB Trey Lance, RB Ezekiel Elliott, CB Andrew Booth, CB DaRon Bland, DE K.J. Henry, T Matt Waletzko
Falcons: LB Troy Andersen, RB Jase McClellan, LB JD Bertrand, DT Brandon Dorlus, OL Jovaughn Gwyn, G Elijah Wilkinson, T Brandon Parker
Patriots at Titans
Patriots: S Kyle Dugger, WR K.J. Osborn, WR Tyquan Thornton, DT Eric Johnson, QB Joe Milton III
Titans: QB Will Levis, RB Tyjae Spears, CB L’Jarius Sneed, CB Tre Avery, LB Cedric Gray, OL Dillon Radunz, TE David Martin-Robinson
