DOLPHINS (9-8) at BILLS (13-3)
Kickoff: 1 p.m., Sunday, Highmark Stadium
TV: CBS (Chs. 4 in Miami-Dade, Broward; 12 in Palm Beach); RADIO: Westwood One, WQAM (560 AM), KISS (99.9 FM), WQBA (1140 AM, Spanish)
Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 9-8 in his first season as a head coach; Sean McDermott is 65-39, together with playoffs, in his sixth head teaching season main the Bills and total.
Series: The Dolphins lead the all-time collection with the Bills, 62-55-1, together with playoffs. The two groups break up the home-and-home regular-season collection.
Weather: 26 levels, 63 % humidity, 4 mph winds, 2 % likelihood of precipitation.
Line: The Dolphins are 13 1/2-point underdogs; the over/below is 43 1/2.
Injuries: Dolphins — Out: QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion), RB Raheem Mostert (thumb), Liam Eichenberg (hand); Doubtful: OL; Questionable: OT Terron Armstead (pectoral/toe/knee/hip), OT Brandon Shell (knee/ankle), QB Teddy Bridgewater (proper finger/knee), OLB Bradley Chubb (ankle/hand), FB Alec Ingold (thumb), OT Kendall Lamm (ankle), WR/PR Cedrick Wilson Jr. (hip); Reserve/PUP checklist: CB Byron Jones (decrease leg); Injured reserve: OT Eric Fisher (calf), DT Justin Zimmer, RB Myles Gaskin (shoulder), OL Austin Jackson (ankle), DE Emmanuel Ogbah (triceps), S Brandon Jones (knee), CB Nik Needham (Achilles), DE Trey Flowers (foot), TE Cethan Carter (concussion), CB Trill Williams (knee), TE Adam Shaheen (knee), FB John Lovett; Bills — Questionable: WR Isaiah McKenzie (hamstring), DT Jordan Phillips (shoulder); Injured reserve: DE Von Miller (knee), S Micah Hyde (neck), S Damar Hamlin (coronary heart) amongst six gamers on IR.
Noteworthy: The Dolphins will make their first playoff look in six years, second in 14 years and third in 21 years. They final gained a postseason recreation within the 2000 playoffs, a wild-card spherical extra time victory over the Indianapolis Colts. …
Miami once more is about to start out rookie third-string quarterback Skylar Thompson with Tua Tagovailoa nonetheless in concussion protocol and Teddy Bridgewater solely anticipated to be accessible as a backup resulting from a dislocated pinky finger on his throwing hand. …
Bills quarterback Josh Allen is 8-2 in his profession in opposition to the Dolphins. He has thrown 27 touchdowns in comparison with 5 interceptions and accomplished 63.7 % of passes for two,684 yards whereas operating for 554 yards and 4 extra scores. …
The Dolphins discovered success on the bottom the final time they confronted the Bills, speeding for 188 yards, their second-highest whole this season. They didn’t have Jeff Wilson Jr. that recreation, who is about to start out, however now they’re down Raheem Mostert resulting from a damaged thumb. …
Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard is the one participant remaining from the Dolphins’ final playoff workforce in 2016. Bills defensive deal with Jordan Phillips was additionally on that Miami roster. …
Between Buffalo’s lively roster and apply squad, the Bills have 10 South Florida merchandise: Running backs Devin Singletary (American Heritage-Delray High, FAU), James Cook (Miami Central High) and Duke Johnson (Miami Norland High, UM), extensive receivers Isaiah McKenzie (American Heritage) and John Brown (Homestead High), offensive lineman Bobby Hart (St. Thomas Aquinas High), defensive finish Greg Rousseau (Champagnat Catholic High, UM), defensive backs Jaquan Johnson (Miami Killian High, UM) and Kaiir Elam (Benjamin High) and defensive deal with Brandin Bryant (FAU). …
The groups’ lengthy snappers, Blake and Reid Ferguson, are brothers. They are the primary pair of brothers to fulfill in a playoff recreation since Chris Long (Philadelphia Eagles) and Kyle Long (Chicago Bears) in a 2018 wild-card recreation on Jan. 6, 2019.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com