‘But piles of snow were left in the stands for fans to clear themselves. Many made snowballs and threw them at other fans and also onto the field. Snow cascaded down from the upper deck to fans in the lower bowl, and snowball after snowball found its way into the end zone.’
Archives for December 18, 2022
Bills clinch playoff berth as Josh Allen fuels win over Dolphins
‘A defensive pass interference call put the Bills at the Dolphins’ 13 with 45 seconds left, and Tyler Bass converted a 25-yard field goal as Buffalo pulled out a 32-29 victory to clinch a playoff berth.’
Josh Allen has Bills up with three first-half TD passes
‘Allen then placed the touchdown throw in the perfect spot for Morris on the fourth play of the drive, resulting in the first receiving TD of Morris’ career. Bills tight ends have now caught 14 touchdowns in the past two seasons. Only two were caught by someone other than Knox.’
Bills vs. Dolphins score, takeaways: Josh Allen leads Buffalo to comeback victory, another postseason berth
‘The Dolphins just couldn’t keep up with the Bills in the track meet when the snow was coming down. Buffalo run 22 plays on their final two possessions and gained 161 yards (scoring 11 points) while Miami ran 10 plays for 50 yards and scored three points.’
Dolphins-Bills game paused due to snowballs being thrown onto field; fans threatened with penalties, arrests
‘Throughout much of the first half, snowballs would come flying onto the field whenever the players got down near the goal line. Hoping to put an end to it, officials briefly paused the game and warned that fans throwing snowballs could result in a 15-yard penalty for the hometown Bills.’
Bills Threatened With 15-Yard Penalty As Fans Launch Snowballs
‘While the stadium crew worked hard to ensure the playing surface was cleared of snow for the game between the Bills and Dolphins on Saturday night in Orchard Park, the same couldn’t be said for the stands, where fans went wild with all the snow that was present in their seats.’
AFC East standings: Bills clinch playoff berth, all but clinch division following win over Dolphins
‘The 32-29 victory put the Bills a full three games ahead of the Dolphins with just three games left. The Dolphins fell to 8-6 and saw their losing streak grow to three games.’
Bills fans sing ‘Let It Snow’ as lake-effect storm whites out end of Buffalo win over Dolphins
‘Bills Mafia broke into a chorus of “Let It Snow” as the white stuff bombarded the stadium. The NFL Network broadcast captured it as it stayed live during what is sometimes a commercial break.’
Dolphins vs. Bills final score, results: Buffalo clinches playoff berth with walk-off field goal in snow
‘The teams played true to themselves in this game. Raheem Mostert had 100 yards rushing in the first quarter for the Dolphins, while Josh Allen had 217 yards passing at halftime. But both defenses were able to make enough plays to keep the game tight.’
NFL Twitter slams Bills’ Cam Lewis for key roughing the punter penalty vs. Dolphins: ‘That just can’t happen’
‘Lewis hit Miami punter Thomas Morestead well after Morestead got his kick off. Lewis wrapped up Morestead and brought him to the ground, resulting in a 15-yard personal foul penalty for roughing the punter instead of a 5-yard penalty for running into the punter.’
Bills vs. Dolphins snowball delay: Officials stop play as Buffalo fans pelt field, Miami players with snow
‘Why? Because Bills fans at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park were using snow from the stands to pelt the field with snowballs during and between plays for the first quarter-plus of the game.’
Sean McDermott praises Bills’ Devin Singletary for ‘great situational awareness’ on final carry vs. Dolphins
‘Devin Singletary appeared to have a path to a potential game-winning touchdown on a run with 39 seconds left in the fourth quarter Saturday night. But instead of breaking a tie between the Bills and Dolphins by scoring, Singletary elected to slide down at the 4-yard line.’
Bills clinch a playoff spot, beat Miami 32-29
‘Kicker Tyler Bass connected on a game-winning 25-yard field goal in the final seconds, while quarterback Josh Allen threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns in the victory. Allen also added 77 yards rushing on 10 carries, including a 44-yard scamper to set up the game-tying touchdown.’
Opinion: Capaccio: Arrow Up/Arrow Down: Dolphins at Bills
‘Miami had plays that went for 71 yards, 67 yards, and 32 yards. They had three more that went for at least 20 yards. Far too many huge plays. Three of these six went for touchdowns.’
The Buffalo Bills clinch a playoff spot, freezing out the Dolphins 32-29
‘Out of the half, Miami would score two touchdowns. A 67-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Jaylen Waddle. And then a 20-yard strike to Tyreek Hill. The Hill touchdown was set up by a costly penalty by Bills defensive back Cam Lewis after he was called for a roughing the punter that instead of giving Buffalo the ball back, ended up resulting in the Hill touchdown.’