Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:52 p.m. EST
Stefon Diggs overshadows the story
Bill’s WR Stefon Diggs recorded five receptions for 96 receiving yards in the first quarter. Last player with 100 receiving yards in the first quarter of a playoff game? Antonio Brown six years ago against the Miami Dolphins.
Colton Pouncy·
Staff Writer, Lions
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:42 p.m. EST
Dolphins drop passports all the time
Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill have each dropped passes in this opening quarter. It will be difficult for the Dolphins to win with Skylar Thompson in QB at this rate.
The Dolphins finished the regular season with the eighth most drops in the NFL (29).
Aaron Reiss·
Personnel Editor, NFL
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:34 p.m. EST
Bills count quickly
Two touchdowns in 2:50? That will work. After a Dean Marlowe interception gave the Bills offense a short field to work with, Buffalo were back in business and capped another hit with a 12-yard touchdown run from James Cook. The Bills are rolling now and lead 14-0 in the first.
Colton Pouncy·
Staff Writer, Lions
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:33 p.m. EST
Bills turn interceptions into points
Bills converted Skylar Thompson’s interception into points and now lead 14-0 after James Cook’s 12-yard rushing score.
The Dolphins have conceded 87 points fewer in turnover this season, the fourth most in the NFL and the most among the remaining playoff teams.
Jason Starrett·
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, College Football
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. EST
Ken Dorsey is in his pocket
Bill’s OC Ken Dorsey is in his pocket today folks.
Joe Buscaglia·
Staff writers, bills
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. EST
Dolphins must force Josh Allen to go boom or bust
Dolphins will make everyone boom or bust, so we should have some cool highlights in this game.
Ted Nguyen·
Staff Writer, NFL
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:28 p.m. EST
Bills’ Dean Marlowe likes to catch the dolphins
Bills safety Dean Marlowe, replacing Damar Hamlin in the lineup, knocks out Skylar Thompson.
It’s Marlowe’s first interception since Week 16 of 2020 against… the Dolphins.
In fact, all three of Marlowe’s career interceptions have now come against Miami.
Jason Starrett·
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, College Football
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:27 p.m. EST
How do you even defend such a ball placement?
The Bills strike first, in true Bills fashion. Miami flashed in third and 15th place, so Josh Allen launched a moonball to Stefon Diggs for a 52 win. That led to Miami’s first-and-goal 6. The very next game, Allen rolled to the right and found TE Dawson Knox for landing. Incredible throw from Allen, impressive catch from Knox – his fifth touchdown in his last five games. How do you even defend such a ball placement? Simply absurd.
Colton Pouncy·
Staff Writer, Lions
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:22 p.m. EST
Bills jump out to lead early
Bills jumps out for an early 7-0 lead after a 6-yard pass from Josh Allen to Dawson Knox. A 52-yard completion by Allen to Stefon Diggs in the previous game set it up.
Allen now has five 50-yard completions this season (T-third in the NFL) and three of those went to Diggs.
Jason Starrett·
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, College Football
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:22 p.m. EST
Josh Allen: the ultimate X factor
These two tracks are a great example of Josh Allen being the ultimate X-Factor. Bills lead 7-0.
Adam Coleman·
Personnel Editor, NFL
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:09 p.m. EST
Buffalo’s story early
The Bills got off to a quick start last week thanks to Nyheim Hines’ kickoff return touchdown to open the game, but the Buffalo offense has been slow of late.
The Bills have scored twice in their last 11 games (FG or TD) on their first offensive drive of the game. During that span, Buffalo ranked 30th in the NFL with .82 points per drive on his first possession.
Jason Starrett·
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, College Football
Jan. 15, 2023 at 1:02 p.m. EST
Pouncy: What I see in the Dolphins-Bills matchup
We have an AFC East playoff matchup this afternoon while the Dolphins travel to Buffalo to take on the Bills. Those two teams split in the regular season and both competitions were close — the Dolphins won by two in September while the Bills won by three in December — but it’s hard to imagine a similar result on Sunday.
The Dolphins are again without QB Tua Tagovailoa. Instead, seventh-round rookie Skylar Thompson will be tasked with defeating Josh Allen and that Buffalo defense. Not ideal. Miami has two explosive receivers in Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, who have caused problems for secondaries across the NFL this season, but you have to wonder if the Dolphins will try to limit potential mistakes from Thompson and focus on Jeff Wilson and leaving the ground game a bit more.
Defensively, Miami has the third-highest flash rate in the NFL, according to TruMedia, so look to defensive coordinator Josh Boyer to try and throw Allen out of his game with different looks. That’s probably Miami’s best shot at keeping that close given their situation.
Colton Pouncy·
Staff Writer, Lions
Jan. 15, 2023 at 12:58 p.m. EST
Skylar Thompson wants to join Brock Purdy
Dolphins QB Skylar Thompson is the second of two rookie quarterbacks starting in the wild card round, joining the 49ers’ Brock Purdy.
On Saturday, Purdy (seventh round) became the fourth rookie quarterback selected in the third round or later to win a postseason start in the common draft era, joining Russell Wilson (2012) of the Seahawks , TJ Yates (2011) From the Texans. and the Shaun King of the Buccaneers (1999).
Thompson, also a seventh-round pick, wants to do the same.
Jason Starrett·
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, College Football
January 15, 2023 at 12:50 p.m. EST
From wildcard weekend to Super Bowl title
Since 2000, nine of the 22 Super Bowl champions have started their title runs with a win in the wild card round, including the last two champions: 2020 Buccaneers and 2021 Rams.
Super Bowl champions who have won the wild card game since 2000
- 2021 Aries
- 2020 Buccaneers
- 2012 Ravens
- 2011 giants
- 2010 packers
- 2007 giants
- 2006 stallions
- 2005 Stahler
- 2000 ravens
Will another team have four straight playoff wins and win the Lombardi Trophy?
Jason Starrett·
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, College Football
Jan. 15, 2023 at 12:45 p.m. EST
Josh Allen was great at home against Dolphins
Bill’s QB Josh Allen has won eight of his 10 career starts against the Dolphins, including a perfect 5-0 record at home.
In five career starts against Miami at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium, Allen has completed 66.0% of his passes with 14 touchdowns, two interceptions and an average of 240.6 yards per game. He’s also rushed for 262 yards (52.4 per game) with three rushing scores.
Jason Starrett·
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, College Football
Jan. 15, 2023 at 12:42 p.m. EST
New head coaches in the postseason
The Dolphins are one of five playoff teams with head coaches hired before this season: Miami (Mike McDaniel), Jaguars (Doug Pederson), Vikings (Kevin O’Connell), Giants (Brian Daboll), and Buccaneers (Todd Bowles). That’s the most playoff teams of its kind in a single season in NFL history.
- The last head coach in his first season with a Super Bowl-winning team was Gary Kubiak with the Broncos in 2015 when they won Super Bowl 50 (Kubiak had previously coached the Texans).
- The last rookie head coach to win a Super Bowl was George Seifert with the 49ers in 1989.
- The last rookie head coach to reach the Super Bowl was Jim Caldwell with the Colts in 2009.
Jason Starrett·
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, College Football
Jan. 15, 2023 at 12:34 p.m. EST
AP NFL All-Pro Teams: Stefon Diggs, Tyreek Hill among 2022 picks
The AP published the 2022 NFL All-Pro Team and several of the league’s top performers, as well as a few rookies, earned the honor. Here’s what you need to know:
- Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, the NFL’s leading rusher this season, is among 16 players receiving the honor for the first time.
- Kansas City and San Francisco have each had four players who were named first-team All-Pro, while the Chiefs have six NFL-high players who were named to either first-team or second-team.
- Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner became the first rookie cornerback to be named a first-team All-Pro since Hall-of-Famer Ronnie Lott received the honor in 1981.
Read the full list here.
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Jan. 15, 2023 at 12:21 p.m. EST
Rookie head coach in the postseason
The Dolphins are one of five playoff teams with head coaches hired before this season: Miami (Mike McDaniel), Jaguars (Doug Pederson), Vikings (Kevin O’Connell), Giants (Brian Daboll), and Buccaneers (Todd Bowles). That’s the most playoff teams of its kind in a single season in NFL history.
- The last head coach in his first season with a Super Bowl-winning team was Gary Kubiak with the Broncos in 2015 when they won Super Bowl 50 (Kubiak had previously coached the Texans).
- The last rookie head coach to win a Super Bowl was George Seifert with the 49ers in 1989.
- The last rookie head coach to reach the Super Bowl was Jim Caldwell with the Colts in 2009.
Jason Starrett·
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, College Football
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