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‘The Dolphins are having a tough season. They are 2-7. They fired their general manager a little over a week ago. They just traded one of their top defensive players. They have a couple key injuries. Bills fans will be taking over their stadium. If the Bills can jump on them quickly, they’ll know they are in for a long day and may check-out. But if Buffalo gives them any life and hope early, it could be a much more competitive game throughout. The Bills need to make sure that doesn’t happen.’

‘”We want to win games. There’s no doubt about it, that’s that’s what we’re here to do. Beyond that, there’s a bigger purpose and a higher purpose for myself for our players, for our community, for our organization, and that’s to make an impact in our community. And I’m extremely proud when I hear stories of guys like Dan and beyond making that impact, that positive impact in our community. And it’s a real thing, right? We want to win, like I mentioned, but that imprint, that footprint that we create, lasts for a long time.”‘

‘It was less than two years ago the Dolphins were playing a home game with a chance to clinch the AFC East division. I’m sure you remember since they were facing the Bills in that week 18 matchup in the 2023 season. Miami was 11-5 and the Bills were 10-6. The Bills won that game. Miami still made the playoffs but lost in the wild card round at Kansas City and the Dolphins have gone downhill ever since.’

‘Running back James Cook (ankle) and defensive end Joey Bosa (wrist) both returned to the field after missing Wednesday’s session and were listed as limited participants on the team’s official injury report.’

‘The list included several starting players who did not practice at all and others who were limited.’

‘The Buffalo Bills hold off the Kansas City Chiefs again in the regular season with a 28-21 win from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.’

‘”I think we learned a little bit about ourselves today,” said McDermott during his postgame comments with the media. “We’re not where we need to be, but I saw the team come together when it got tough.”‘

‘Bills quarterback Josh Allen had one of his best performances of the season, going 23-of-26 in the air for 273 yards and three total touchdowns. His 88.5% completion rate officially set a new franchise record for the best completion percent in a single game.’

‘An absolutely devastating blow for the Bills to lose Hoecht for the season. He had played less than two games and made a big impact, including another half-sack in this one. Hoecht also helps set the defense on passing downs. But the Bills will now be without him.’

‘The defense balled out. They consistently generated pressure and did so without having to rely on blitzes. The pass rush frustrated Mahomes all game. According to Next Gen Stats, the Bills pressured Mahomes on 52% of his dropbacks. When under pressure, Mahomes was just 3-16 for 61 yards and an interception. The Bills defense made history too. Mahomes completed a career low 44% of his passes(15-34). It marked the first time in his illustrious pro career that he completed less than half of his passes.’

‘The Chiefs come into this game averaging the most plays per drive (7.2) and yards per drive (40.9) in the NFL. It’s a big reason they’ve only punted 19 times, the second-fewest in the league, and an average of only 2.4 times per game. Kansas City has also only turned the ball over four times all season. The Bills defense needs to force either more punts or a turnover (and maybe a couple), which means being better than their 40.24% allowed on third down defense. They can’t allow the Chiefs offense to control the game.’

‘”We’ve both had a tremendous amount of success. And with that, we’ve played each other more than once each year over the last couple of years in particular. You do focus on one game at a time, though, like anything else, and you try and stay as consistent as you can be in your normal process. So it’s an opportunity we’re looking forward to. I know our fan base is as well, and we’re looking forward to Sunday afternoon there.”‘

‘Shaq Thompson, who started at middle linebacker for the injured Terrel Bernard in last week’s victory over the Carolina Panthers, was listed as a non-participant Thursday with a hamstring injury.’

‘A big part of that explosion on offense has been the return of wide receivers Xavier Worthy, who missed games two and three with an injury, and Rashee Rice who served a six game suspension.’

‘Davis is now officially on the team’s practice squad and eligible to be elevated to the active roster a maximum of three times.’