Jordan Poyer returned to the Buffalo Bills‘ Highmark Stadium as an opposing player for the first time in nearly a decade, and helped his former team win the game with a costly error.
The now-Miami Dolphin made helmet-to-helmet contact with Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman on a crucial third down where if he did not insert himself in such a barbaric nature, the play would have ended in an incomplete pass.
Instead, the Bills did not punt the ball to the Dolphins with the score tied with under a minute to go.
Josh Allen and the rest of the offense went down the field and Tyler Bass kicked a 61-yard field goal to win the game.
The reaction from those who know both sides of the AFC East rivalry were
Jordan Poyer visited Buffalo as an opposing player for the first time in nearly a decade Sunday
Poyer’s hit on Keon Coleman drew a flag for unnecessary roughness and helped Buffalo win
‘Jordan Poyer committing a penalty that will cost them the football game and then joking with the Bills sideline is exactly the kind of player you don’t need on your roster. Completely unserious. Not here to win, just to extend his career,’ one NFL fan said.
‘Jordan Poyer did his old team a nice favor.’
‘Jordan Poyer and Siran Neal are Buffalo sleeper cells sent to infiltrate the Miami Dolphins and cause nothing but misery and pain.’
‘I cannot believe how much Jordan Poyer has hurt the Miami Dolphins.’
A collection of social-media posts talking about Jordan Poyer’s pointless penalty for Miami
Poyer was on the Bills from 2017 until this offseason, where he was integral in the team’s back-end defense as a safety.
The 33-year-old defensive back has not had the same effect with Buffalo’s division rival nine weeks in.
Miami’s slim playoff hopes took another hit on Sunday, as it fell to 2-6 on the seasson.
