Tyler Bass hits 61-yard field goal to lift Bills past Dolphins, take full control of AFC East

Buffalo Bills place kicker Tyler Bass (2) kicks a field goal during the first half of an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

It’s only the first weekend in November, but the Buffalo Bills have just about wrapped up the AFC East race.

Josh Allen and the Bills snuck past the Miami Dolphins 30-27 on Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium. Allen led the Bills on a final game-winning drive before Tyler Bass hit a career-long field goal to secure the win with room to spare.

The Dolphins looked like they were going to force a quick punt after their game-tying touchdown, but a neutral-zone infraction and then an unnecessary roughness call on Jordan Poyer on a deep shot from Allen kept their drive alive. That set up the 61-yard field goal from Bass, which sealed their three-point win.

The Bills have now swept the Dolphins this season, and they have a chance to officially clinch their division as early as Week 12. That’s something that’s only been done three other times in modern history, according to ESPN. All three of those other teams — the Eagles in 2004, the Patriots in 2007 and the Colts in 2009 — reached the Super Bowl and lost in those respective campaigns. Buffalo entered Sunday with a 3.5 game lead, too. The last 10 teams to have a lead of that size or bigger by Week 8 went on to win their division.

The Bills had to rally out of an early hole on Sunday in order to pull their win off. The Dolphins jumped up 10-6 at halftime after holding Buffalo to just two field goals in the opening 30 minutes. Tua Tagovailoa hit De’Von Achane for a 14-yard touchdown pass late in the second quarter, too. That touchdown came after Jalen Ramsey intercepted Allen at the goal line on the other end of the field.

But slowly in the second half, Allen and the Bills started climbing out of that hole. Allen capped a long 11-play drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Mack Hollins out of the break, and then he…

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Publish date : 2024-11-03 21:05:47

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