“But for us, everything that we want is still in front of us”.
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By now you know how things turned out. He had eight for 117 yards and a score in last year’s 29-10 home win over Miami. He’s done the same while posting a 59.1 passer rating during Miami’s three-game skid at Buffalo.
It’s no different for the underperforming Dolphins.
On the bright side, Miami has begun showing signs of resurgence under interim coach Dan Campbell and his tough-minded approach.
This is a true gut-check game for the Dolphins, who need to regroup after they came crashing back to earth with a mistake-filled 36-7 loss to the New England Patriots last Thursday night.
But those same guys believe they can successfully move on and get back to their winning ways under Campbell, who was the Dolphins’ tight ends coach when they were battered 41-14 by Buffalo (3-4) on September 27. Coming off of a bye week, the Buffalo Bills will look to turn the season around with a win at home. Cam Wake, the Dolphins top pass rusher, is out for the season, but cornerback Brent Grimes and safety Reshad Jones will try to shut down the Bills passing game. In the previous matchup he was intercepted three times and sacked twice by the Buffalo defense.
End Derrick Shelby and linebacker Chris McCain are being pegged to fill in for Wake, who had a team-best seven sacks. Someone on the Bills’ beleaguered defense had to make a play.
The Bills have been vague as to what role cornerback Leodis McKelvin will have in his first game back in almost a calendar year from his ankle injury, but Rex Ryan has hinted that the defensive player will have a few sort of role.
The Miami Dolphins will look to avenge an early season loss when they take on the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
On the season, the Miami Dolphins average 249.4 yards in passing and 102.9 yards in rushing. Quarterback EJ Manuel finished the game 24 for 42 passing with 298 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. On defense, Miami’s allowed 229 yards rushing under Campbell after giving up 642 under Philbin. Running the ball eats up the clock, tires out defenses, and most importantly, open’s up play-action. “They’re playing like how I thought that they would play at the beginning of the season”.
REMATCH: Very little went right for the Dolphins in their first meeting against Buffalo.
Tannehill threw two TDs and was picked off three times against the Bills in September. LeSean McCoy has run for 90 yards and a touchdown.
“I feel like that wasn’t us”, Vernon said.
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When asked about their last game against the Patriots, Dolphins’ offensive coordinator Bill Lazor said, “The runs that weren’t efficient and the penalties were a big part of why those third downs were so bad and why our numbers were so bad on third down”. With Karlos Williams lining the backfield, the Bills will have added options.
