Bass' 61-yard field goal gives Allen and Bills a thrilling 30-27 win over Tagovailoa and Dolphins

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Tyler Bass kicked a career-best 61-yard section extremity pinch 5 seconds left, Josh Allen threw 3 second-half touchdown passes successful a back-and-forth duel pinch Miami's Tua Tagovailoa, and nan Buffalo Bills continued their domination of nan Dolphins pinch a 30-27 triumph connected Sunday.

The teams traded leads 4 times successful a thrilling 2nd half that included 7 consecutive scoring drives — 4 by AFC East-leading Buffalo (7-2) and 3 by section rival Miami (2-6).

Buffalo's last thrust stalled astatine nan Miami 43 pursuing a spike and 2 incompletions, and coach Sean McDermott put his religion successful nan inconsistent Bass, who missed an other constituent earlier successful nan game. Bass not only divided nan uprights, but had capable magnitude to scope nan first statement of fans successful nan extremity zone. It was nan longest section extremity successful franchise history.

The Bills are 7-2 for nan first clip since 2020 and moved 4 games up of nan New York Jets successful nan AFC East, which they person won nan past 4 seasons. Buffalo swept its play bid against Miami and has beaten Miami six consecutive times and 13 of 14, including playoffs. The Dolphins person besides mislaid 9 consecutive trips to Buffalo, a skid that dates to Dec. 24, 2016.

The Dolphins took a large deed to their playoff chances. They've mislaid 3 consecutive and 2 since Tagovailoa returned from a concussion that sidelined him for 4 games.

This conclusion wasn't for deficiency of effort by Tagovailoa, who was 25 of 28 for 231 yards and 2 touchdowns. Allen vanished 25 of 39 for 235 yards and 1 interception alongside his 3 TDs.

Miami led 10-6 astatine halftime, and nan Dolphins gave nan shot distant connected their first second-half possession erstwhile Taron Johnson punched nan shot retired of moving backmost Raheem Mostert's hands and cornerback Kair Elam recovered. The Bills took complete astatine their 36 and Allen connected pinch Mack Hollins for a 1-yard touchdown connected 4th down.

That march by Buffalo was nan first of 7 agelong scoring drives. Miami tied nan crippled 1 past clip erstwhile Tagovailoa deed Jaylen Waddle for a 7-yard touchdown pinch 1:38 left.

The Bills' 2nd touchdown thrust covered 70 yards but only took 2 plays. Allen threw a short walk to Ray Davis, who eluded flat-footed information Marcus Maye astatine nan Miami 40 and ran to nan extremity area for a 63-yard score. A 2-point conversion gave nan Bills a 20-13 lead.

Miami tied it connected De’Von Achane's 8-yard touchdown run. Allen led different agelong thrust and, arsenic he was being tackled, lobbed nan shot to backup tight extremity Quinton Morris for a 2-yard people that put Buffalo backmost connected top.

After Waddle's tying TD, nan Bills took complete astatine nan 30 and had their thrust extended by back-to-back penalties. Chop Robinson jumped offside connected third-and-14 from nan Buffalo 26. On nan adjacent snap, erstwhile Bills information Jordan Poyer was flagged for unnecessary roughness for his helmet-to-helmet deed connected receiver Keon Coleman connected Allen’s heavy effort up nan near sideline.

The Dolphins person mislaid 2 consecutive connected section goals successful nan last seconds. Arizona's Chad Ryland deed a 34-yarder astatine clip expired successful a 28-27 triumph past week.

Buffalo rebounded aft different slow start, arsenic it did successful wins complete Arizona successful Week 1 and against nan New York Jets and Tennessee past month.

Allen was 12 of 19 for 79 yards and an interception successful nan first half. Buffalo sewage wrong nan Miami 20 3 times earlier halftime, but nan Bills scored only six points. Jalen Ramsey picked disconnected Allen astatine nan Miami 3 early successful nan 2nd quarter.

Achane vanished pinch 12 rushes for 63 yards and a touchdown and had 8 receptions for 58 yards and a score. Tyreek Hill had 80 yards receiving for Miami, his astir since Week 1 of a frustrating season.

Khalil Shakir had six catches for 50 yards for nan Bills, who had small moving crippled to speak of and relied connected Allen distributing nan shot to 8 receivers.

Dolphins: Miami’s defense opened nan crippled missing 3 starters: DT Zach Sieler (eye), S Javon Holland (hand/knee) and DB Kader Kohou (neck).

Bills: WR Amari Cooper (hand) and CB Christian Benford (wrist) did not play.

Dolphins: At nan Los Angeles Rams connected Monday Night Football, Nov. 11.

Bills: At nan Indianapolis Colts connected Sunday.

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