It’s not the count, it’s the Harm

The Buffalo Bills hosted the Miami Dolphins in Week 9 and on the surface it looked like a good day for flags. That’s true when it comes to traditional measures, but y’all know we don’t stick to traditional measures ‘round these parts.

Thanks to the small volume, we’ll be able to dive into the particulars of each flag and even go into the vault for a conversation item or two.

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This is all pretty normal. That’s weird, because the Bills have historically struggled to...

It was another big win over a big rival last Sunday

The Buffalo Bills pulled out a gritty 30-27 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. After taking the lead in the fourth quarter, Buffalo could not prevent Miami from tying the game with under two minutes to go in regulation. Then, the improbable happened: embattled kicker Tyler Bass drilled a franchise-record 61-yard kick with five second to go, sealing the victory for the Bills.

Buffalo had plenty of players come up big on Sunday. Here’s how our five players to watch performed this week.

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Even with some stellar performances, it wasn’t enough for the Dolphins to win at Highmark Stadium

The Miami Dolphins played about as well as they could have on Sunday, giving the Buffalo Bills all they had in what was as close to a must-win game as there can be in November. Even still, Miami was undone by a late field goal for the second consecutive week, dropping a 30-27 decision to the Bills in a heartbreaking defeat.

The margin of error in the NFL is so thin that, really, if not for a pair of field goals in their last...

The Bills Week 9 win came at a cost.

The Buffalo Bills walked out of Week 9 with a huge win over the Miami Dolphins, a four-game lead in the AFC East, in possession of the second seed in the conference, and — of course — a whole new laundry list of injuries.

On Monday, head coach Sean McDermott said that defensive end Dawuane Smoot will be placed on the team’s Injured Reserve (IR) list. Smoot left Sunday’s game clutching his wrist. After initially being ruled questionable, the veteran who is on a one-year contract with the Bills, headed to...

The Chiefs welcome a wounded Buccaneers team void of star power at wide receiver

The Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet in Missouri tonight to close Week 9 on ESPN Monday Night Football. Yes, once again the Chiefs are in the national spotlight for a home game. (Do they ever play road games?)

There’s no love lost between Bills Mafia and Chiefs Kingdom. No NFL team has found the same level of success KC has in the last half decade — and the Chiefs often spoil Buffalo’s postseason.

As we learned in [Rachel Auberger’s Week 9 Buffalo Bills...

Will the Bills keep things rolling in the midwest?

Shortly after the Buffalo Bills had defeated the Miami Dolphins and before the paint was dry on promoting the Indianapolis Colts’ game against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 9, opening odds for Bills at Colts in Week 10 became available. While it may seem strange to present odds before both teams play their games, the odds haven’t shifted since last evening.

As such, entering Week 10 the 7-2 Bills are 4.5-point road favorites over the 4-5 Colts with FanDuel Sportsbook. The current moneyline is Bills -250 / Colts +205 (a change...

Taking a closer look at position battles and snap counts on both sides of the ball

Your Buffalo Bills hold a 7-2 record after topping the Miami Dolphins, 30-27, on a last-second 61-yard field goal on Sunday afternoon at Highmark Stadium. It certainly wasn’t a stress-free game for Bills Mafia but good teams find ways to win even when things aren’t going as expected. The Bills still hold a four-game lead in the AFC East because the New York Jets won on Thursday Night Football. But, isn’t this one of the most beautiful images you’ve ever seen?

Both teams came...

The Bills most definitely do run the AFC East

The Buffalo Bills found themselves in a shootout with the Miami Dolphins in their AFC East showdown. While the Bills won the game, the Dolphins didn’t make it easy like they did in Week 2. With only two punts – one by each team – every drive was game changing. And game changing drives give fans plenty to Shout! about.

Buffalo won on an almost-walkoff field goal by kicker Tyler Bass. Bass’s career long and team record 61-yard field goal split the uprights and if it hadn’t been for the safety...

The Bills beat the Dolphins 30-27 in Week 9 to improve to 7-2. Check out their complete schedule and results for the 2024 season. All times are Eastern Time.

The Buffalo Bills are 7-2 through Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season. They are still in first place in the AFC East. They beat the Dolphins 30-27 this past week.

The Buffalo Bills are second in the AFC.

The Houston Texans lost on Thursday night, paving the way for the Buffalo Bills to take over second place in the AFC by Sunday night. Of course, the Bills needed a win to make that happen. That’s exactly what happened.

Entering Week 9, the 6-2 Bills were in fourth place in the AFC thanks to tiebreakers. With the Texans’ loss and the Pittsburgh Steelers (6-2) on a bye week in Week 9, the Bills move all the way to second and just a game behind the Kansas City Chiefs in first place....

A rare treat of a matchup between the Vikings and Colts for TNF!

Football Sunday concludes this evening with an interesting primetime matchup pitting the Indianapolis Colts against the Minnesota Vikings. There was no team hotter through their first five games than the Vikings. Tonight, they’ll try to reclaim some of that swagger tonight.

After starting the season a highly productive 5-0, Minnesota has dropped two straight games and into second place in the NFC North, firmly behind the 7-1 Detroit Lions. The Colts, meanwhile, are 4-4, in second place in the AFC South behind the 6-3 Houston Texans.

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The Dolphins had the Bills there in the first half...

It wasn’t always pretty, but the Buffalo Bills persevered against an AFC East foe that was hell-bent on making noise at their expense. Now, the Bills are 7-2, having dropped the Miami Dolphins to 2-6 — and leaving them firmly in the rearview mirror on the road to AFC East supremacy.

After a slow start that saw Buffalo trailing 10-6 at halftime, the Bills adapted a methodical second-half game plan that leveraged big plays in key moments to steal hope from Miami. Yet the Dolphins never flinched, keeping the outcome...