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‘The Dolphins have lost arguably their top two pass rushers to injuries over the last month and a half. Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb had combined for 17.5 sacks on the season. Miami still has Zach Sieler and Christian Wilkins, but they may have to generate more pressure through blitzing, and the Bills can concentrate more on those two players on passing downs. When those times, come up, Buffalo should have a little more breathing room to throw the ball, and needs to take advantage of that.’

‘To understand the Dolphins strategy, you have to understand their owner Stephen Ross. An 83-year old man that has yet to see a playoff win in 15 years as Dolphins owner.’

‘Every player on the active roster, other than Morse, has no injury designation for the game, and is available to play. The winner is also guaranteed the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs.’

‘”Our mindset is on that game, and that game only,” said McDermott during his weekly appearance on the “Extra Point Show” on Friday. “Whatever happens, happens. We’re prepared to focus on the pieces we can control, and getting our level of play and coaching to the highest level we can.”‘

‘The Bills held a walk-through practice on Wednesday. Following the session, when asked about his sore neck, Allen responded, “it’s good. Good to go.”‘

‘Douglas helped the Bills in a huge way defensively, starting with the very first defensive snap with a pass break up that led to an interception by defensive tackle Ed Oliver. His other two passes defended resulted in interceptions of his own, one of which being returned 40 yards for a touchdown.’

‘If either the Pittsburgh Steelers lose to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. EST, the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts happen to tie in their regular season finale on Saturday night at 8:15 p.m. EST, or the Jacksonville Jaguars lose to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. EST, it will give the Bills their fifth-straight playoff berth.’

‘McDermott added that he didn’t believe the soreness would impact Allen’s ability to practice at all this week.’

‘But you might be able to celebrate a Bills playoff berth before the Sunday night showdown with the Dolphins kicks off: If the Pittsburgh Steelers lose to the Ravens in Baltimore – they play Saturday at 4:30 p.m. EST – or the Jacksonville Jaguars lose to the Titans in Tennessee – a Sunday 1 p.m. EST game.’

‘The Patriots received the opening kickoff and got straight to work. Jalen Reagor returned the kick 98 yards for the opening score of the game just 12 seconds into the game.’

‘”We knew it was going to be a tough game, and it was a cordial, professional handshake, and an exchange of words and respect,” McDermott added of his postgame comments with Belichick.’

‘”Obviously we’d love to have a home playoff game, would love to get in the playoffs, that’s first-and-foremost,” said Allen during his postgame comments with the media. “Just doing whatever we can do to give ourselves a chance of getting in.”‘

‘The Patriots blitzed quite a bit and impacted Allen’s throwing, because they were getting close too easily, too often. They only sacked him once, but were credited with eight quarterback hurries.’

‘With a division title on the line in Week 18, the National Football League announced late Sunday night the Buffalo Bills’ and Miami Dolphins’ regular season finale showdown will take place on “Sunday Night Football” in South Florida at Hard Rock Stadium.’

‘However, Zappe has a tendency to hold on to the ball too long when in trouble and has been sacked 13 times over those four games. The Patriots’ 13 sacks given up over the last four weeks are tied for seventh most in the NFL. Sean McDermott and the Bills defense needs to confuse Zappe, to force him to look around longer, then have a greater chance to get him down.’