The Miami Dolphins are staring down a familiar foe this Sunday, and it\u2019s not shaping up to be an easy matchup. For a team that\u2019s found itself repeatedly runner-up to the Buffalo Bills over the past two years in the AFC East, history\u2019s not quite in their favor. Since 2017, including a tough 34-31 tumble in the 2022 wild-card playoffs and this season\u2019s 31-10 Thursday night hiccup at home, the Dolphins are just 2-14 against the Bills.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s been a thorn in Miami\u2019s side? That would be Josh Allen, Buffalo\u2019s quarterback who has morphed into one of the NFL\u2019s most formidable playmakers since the Bills snagged him with the seventh pick in the 2018 draft.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re glancing over his performances against Miami, it\u2019s a lineup of triumphs\u2014and frustrations if you\u2019re donning aqua and orange. With a full slate of 14 starts against the Dolphins under his belt since his rookie year, Allen has propelled the Bills to rack up a staggering 460 points, averaging about 32.9 per game, with the scoreboard hitting at least 31 points in 10 matchups.<\/p>\n
Allen\u2019s individual stats? They\u2019re enough to turn any defensive coordinator\u2019s hair gray.<\/p>\n
Across those 14 outings, he\u2019s amassed 3,854 passing yards, tossed 37 touchdowns, and surrendered a mere nine picks. Not just a threat in the air, he\u2019s also barreled through defenses for 660 rushing yards and five touchdowns.<\/p>\n
Although he\u2019s put the ball on the turf 12 times, he\u2019s only conceded four fumbles.<\/p>\n
Miami\u2019s defensive strategist, Anthony Weaver, has his hands full. Dialing up pressure on Allen is pivotal, yet it\u2019s no walk in the park.<\/p>\n
Buffalo\u2019s offensive line has been a stalwart unit, giving up an NFL-low 10 sacks over eight games, whereas Miami\u2019s pass rush has managed just nine sacks throughout their 2-5 season start. The Dolphins\u2019 trenches have been particularly barren in recent matchups, not notching a single sack in their last two losses to the Colts and Cardinals and failing to disrupt Allen in this year\u2019s first head-to-head.<\/p>\n
With Orchard Park looming, Miami aims to rewrite a narrative they\u2019ve struggled against. Breaking the 2016 curse of not winning on the Bills\u2019 turf won\u2019t come easy for coach Mike McDaniel and his squad, but if there ever was a time to defy the odds, it\u2019s now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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