Despite Miami’s dominant offense, Buffalo Bills open as narrow favorites over Dolphins

Wild Card Weekend 2023: Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) looks to pass during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)AP

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Both the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills are playing strong, complimentary football as they head into week four with each other as opponents. Whoever wins the matchup at One Bills Drive will walk away in first place in the AFC East division.

According to Fox Sports, the Bills are favored to win by at least 2.5 points.

Buffalo has won 11 of the last 13 matches against Miami and is coming off of a dominant 37-3 win against the Washington Commanders that featured a breakout performance from Terrel Bernard.

Josh Allen was 20-for-32 with 218 yards, one touchdown, one interception and no sacks.

The Dolphins, however, are coming off of their best offensive showing in the Tua Tagovailoa era. Miami scored 70-points against the Broncos and had the chance to set an NFL record for most points in a game, but head coach Mike McDaniel opted to kneel and end the game rather than attempt the field goal.

Tagovailoa was 23-for-26 with 309 yards and four touchdowns. The Dolphins have scored 130 points in their first three games, and enter the matchup at 3-0. The Bills, meanwhile, are 2-1, having dropped their season opener to the Jets before back-to-back wins against the Raiders and Commanders.

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