Buffalo Rumblings
How ‘bout them Buffalo Bills? After defeating the Miami Dolphins, 31-21, on Thursday Night Football at Highmark Stadium, the Bills find themselves as the only 3-0 team in the NFL with three extra days of rest heading into Week 4. Buffalo has now won 10 straight games against Miami when playing at Highmark Stadium.
Entering Week 3, three of the previous games in Orchard Park, NY between these teams were decided by three or fewer points, so Miami’s double-digit spread was interesting despite its rough start to the season. And that was evident on Thursday night when Miami scored a touchdown on its first drive and was able to stay in the game until the end because Buffalo was unable to properly execute and pull away.
Another week, another record broken by Josh Allen. The reigning NFL MVP became the fastest quarterback to reach 300 total touchdowns (including playoffs), surpassing Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who achieved the milestone in 129 games. Allen also has 46 games with at least three touchdowns, tying Mahomes for the most in the NFL since 2018.
Much like the first two weeks of the season, Buffalo entered this matchup missing some key pieces due to injuries. Defensive tackle Ed Oliver is still sidelined after getting his foot/ankle stepped on last week during practice, and linebacker Matt Milano picked up a pectoral injury in Week 2’s win over the New York Jets. As a result, practice-squad call-ups in defensive tackle Zion Logue and rookie linebacker Keonta Jenkins received the nods and played in their second consecutive game on a short week.
See the full list of Week 3 inactives here!
O.Torrence G – 60 snaps (100%)
S.Brown T – 60 snaps (100%)
D.Edwards G – 60 snaps (100%)
C.McGovern G – 60 snaps (100%)
D.Dawkins T – 60 snaps (100%)
J.Allen QB – 60 snaps (100%)
K.Coleman WR – 45 snaps (75%)
K.Shakir WR – 42 snaps (70%)
J.Cook RB – 40 snaps (67%)
D.Kincaid TE – 33 snaps (55%)
D.Knox TE – 32 snaps (53%)
J.Palmer WR – 26 snaps (43%)
J.Hawes TE – 26 snaps (43%)
T.Johnson RB – 15 snaps (25%)
E.Moore WR – 14 snaps (23%)
T.Shavers WR – 12 snaps (20%)
R.Gilliam FB – 9 snaps (15%)
R.Davis RB – 4 snaps (7%)
A.Anderson T – 2 snaps (3%)
While I would have preferred to see Allen (100%) sit for a good portion of the fourth quarter due to a blowout, it’s nice to see him log every offensive snap, especially as he deals with a nose injury that forced him to wear a visor for the first time since college. The visor didn’t seem to slow him down, however, as he completed 79% of his passes for 213 yards and three touchdowns, furthering his career record to 12-2 versus Miami.
Running back James Cook (67%) registered his second straight game with at least 100 rushing yards and logged 67% of the...
