‘The Bills won despite three Allen turnovers — two interceptions and a fumble returned for a touchdown — that caused the Dolphins to roar back from an early 17-0 deficit. He did redeem himself with three touchdown passes and 352 passing yards, but for much of the game he looked uncomfortable trying to solve the variety of pressure packages and coverages the Dolphins used.’
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Bills fans rally to support team in wild card win over Miami
‘“The Bills mean a whole lot,” Bills fan Tony Dixon of Buffalo said. “It’s stable for the community, and we just want to bring home that Super Bowl every year. They bring everybody together with more love.”’
Bills survive and advance with win over Dolphins
‘The rest of the game was anything but a cakewalk, but the Bills were able to close out things after a shaky stretch and defeat the Dolphins 34-31.’
Bills performance enough for this playoff win, but not again
‘The next game Josh Allen puts the ball on the ground three times and throws two interceptions will be the last for the Bills this year. Allen had his usual array of highlights against including a superb TD throw to Dawson Knox early and a key scramble on a third and long (nice call by Ken Dorsey) to set up the go-ahead score in the third quarter. He finished the day with another stat sheet bursting at the seams after 352 yards and three touchdowns passing.’
Kaiir Elam, Gabe Davis step up big for Bills after rocky seasons
‘“It feels great. You know how important these games are,” said Davis. “It’s a win and done around this time. Just to contribute and help my team win, especially in these big moments. It feels awesome.”’
Rochester celebrates Bills win at Pittsford Pub and Grille
‘“We’ll probably do I would say 30%-40% more than a typical Sunday with the Bills playing in the playoffs,” owner Scott Thyroff told us. “Great atmosphere we were filled all day for the Bills game, and we get to do it again next week.”’
Bills pull out nail-biting win over Dolphins, advance to second round of playoffs
‘It was a rollercoaster of emotions at Highmark Stadium, ending in elation for Bills Mafia, as Buffalo took down the Dolphins, advancing to the second round of the playoffs. Yet, it was far from the game fans expected.’
Bills to face Bengals in AFC divisional round Sunday afternoon
‘The matchup comes just a few weeks after Bils safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest during the teams’ first matchup in Cincinnati.’
Bills Survive Dolphins 34-31
‘The Bills won’t use this as an excuse, but you just can’t convince me the emotional ups and downs of the past few weeks didn’t play a part. The early 17-0 lead probably didn’t help.’
Bills stay alive in the postseason with 34-31 Wild Card win | Game recap, highlights, and stats
‘The Bills held a 10-point lead going into the fourth quarter and the Dolphins were quick to cut that to a three-point lead. But a big fourth down defensive stop on a PBU from CB Kaiir Elam just before the two-minute warning of the second half put the Wild Card matchup to rest.’
“We’ve got to be there for him” | Bills rally to produce big plays in the playoffs
‘”Great job by them,” said head coach Sean McDermott of his receiving corps. “Cole came back, a lot of them came back after some early plays, I would say that didn’t go their way and they hit the reset button. Whether it was Cole, Shakir, they all contributed down the stretch, which was what we needed. That’s hard to do, just in terms of the reset button, but our guys are mentally tough. They’ve shown that, and when the game doesn’t start the way you want it to in terms of an individual player in the first quarter, how do you get yourself back (on track), and they did that.”‘
Top 3 Things We Learned from Bills vs. Dolphins | Wild Card Game
‘It was one of those days from the Bills star QB as there were moments when he was superhuman and other stretches where he was mortal and uneven. He had thrown just one interception in his playoff career coming into the day; on Sunday that total jumped to three.’
Buffalo Bills advance to AFC Divisional round, will host Cincinnati Bengals
‘The Bills will host the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Jan. 22 at 3 p.m. The game will be broadcast on CBS.’
Playoff Josh, Favorite Josh: Buffalo Bills teammates can’t wait to see what Allen has in store
‘Allen’s fourth season featured the kind of things Buffalo Bills fans have become accustomed to. Thirty-five touchdown passes. A whopping 762 rushing yards. And end-of-game marches to beat Baltimore, Detroit and Miami.’
Scouting Report: Bills are understandably big favorites against a beat-up Dolphins team
‘Prediction: Bills 35, Dolphins 17.’