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‘Despite some struggles already this season, the veteran kicker came up in the clutch with a late 61-yard go-ahead field goal to help secure a 30-27 win over the Dolphins on Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.’

‘”Fundamentally, we’re better than what we were today. Just a lot to improve on”, McDermott said. “But when you can win a close one like this, and it’s back and forth, and we didn’t have our A-Game, and give them credit, they came in here ready to play, and I thought they did a great job with their coaching staff, having that team ready to play.’

‘Josh Allen finished his day going 25-of-39 for 235 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Allen talked about his emotions on the sideline after watching the game winning 61-yard field goal from Tyler Bass in his postgame presser. “So proud of him, so happy for him”, Allen said. “Got emotional in my little post game speech out there.”‘

‘I’ll take care of the big picture first. It sure feels like the Bills have clinched a fifth straight AFC East title after beating Miami for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings but obviously that isn’t the case. Dolphins players and coaches had to be sitting in the visiting locker room wondering when or if they would ever beat the Bills.’

‘Bass nailed the game-winning kick from a franchise-record 61 yards out with just five seconds remaining. For a kicker who has struggled this season, and even in this particular game, it was a massive kick for him and his team. He also made field goal from 49 and 40 yards out. He was excellent from distance.’

‘The Dolphins have run for 193, 188, and 150 yards, respectively, over their last three games. They’ve averaged at least 4.7 yards per carry in each of those contests.’

‘Yes, the Dolphins got a lot worse with Tua gone, but let’s not pretend that the Dolphins have been this juggernaut offense with him in at quarterback. Look deeper at Miami recently, and you’ll see an offense that was getting figured out, long before Tua’s latest concussion.’

‘Wide receivers Amari Cooper (wrist) and Curtis Samuel (pectoral), and cornerback Christian Benford (wrist) are all questionable. All were limited participants at practice on Friday.’

‘For the past three weeks, the Bills offense has found a good rhythm partially in thanks to impressive consistency from wide receiver Khalil Shakir. Shakir has caught 36 passes on 38 targets and leads the NFL in reception percentage of 94%.’

‘The Bills’ next three games after Sunday are against the Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, who are currently a combined 15-8. Miami’s next three opponents are the Los Angeles Rams, Las Vegas Raiders and New England Patriots, who are 7-16.’

‘Davis hosted seven Bigs and Littles at Highmark Stadium giving them all tours of the stadium, the Bills locker room, and the field. They also were given time to talk with him about his time with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program and the impact it’s had on his life.’

‘For the Bills, linebacker Terrel Bernard and wide receiver Amari Cooper were limited for a second-straight day, while cornerback Christian Benford went from a full participant on Wednesday to limited on Thursday (wrist).’

‘The Bills receive a one-week roster exemption for Miller, but will need to activate him by Saturday at 4 p.m. ET in order for him to be eligible to play Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. Once that happens, he will no longer have the exemption and will count against the team’s 53-man active roster.’

‘The Buffalo Bills advanced their win streak as they defeated the Seahawks. Buffalo’s slow starts have been the narrative of the season so far and they were able to change that today.’

‘”I mean, we knew this was going to be a tough, tough game, and it was. We knew we were going to have to play well in all three phases, and I think we did, at least at this point enough to get the result that we were looking for.” McDermott said.’