Bills make a huge statement early in the season as they blow out the Dolphins

The Buffalo Bills were surprisingly unbothered this offseason while everyone else wondered if their Super Bowl window had closed.

The Bills season ended with another crushing playoff loss. Then they traded Stefon Diggs, who had made four Pro Bowls in four Buffalo seasons, and didn’t make a big splashy move to replace him. Other longtime veterans were let go as the Bills got their salary cap in order. The reaction was generally that the Bills were in for a rough season.

On Thursday night, they still looked like a Super Bowl contender.

The Bills have owned the Miami Dolphins since drafting Josh Allen and that didn’t change in Week 2. Buffalo got three touchdowns from James Cook, another touchdown from the defense and cruised to a 31-10. They’re 2-0 to start the season.

The Bills still have a good defense that flustered Tua Tagovailoa, who ended up leaving the game due to a concussion after a scary hit. Buffalo picked Tagovailoa off three times, including a pick-6 that practically finished the Dolphins’ chances. And Buffalo still has Allen at quarterback. That’s enough for them to still be one of the NFL’s most dangerous teams, or so it appears after two weeks.

Bills off to impressive start

The Bills started the season slowly. They trailed the Arizona Cardinals at home 17-10 at halftime of their opener. Over the next five quarters, Buffalo outscored Arizona and Miami by a combined score of 55-21.

Thursday night started great for Buffalo and not so much for Miami. Cook scored on a beautifully designed play that got him open in the flat on fourth down, he caught Allen’s pass and cruised 17 yards into the end zone. Tagovailoa threw two interceptions in the first quarter, the first time he had ever done that in his NFL career. Both turnovers seemed to be mistakes by receivers Grant DuBose and Robbie Chosen, players who didn’t have a single target between them in Week 1.

Cook scored a couple more touchdowns on the ground, giving him a hat trick before halftime. His third…

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Publish date : 2024-09-13 03:11:35

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