{"id":154070,"date":"2025-09-19T03:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T03:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/154070\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T03:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T03:46:07","slug":"bills-remain-perfect-after-holding-off-spirited-fight-from-dolphins-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/154070\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills remain perfect after holding off spirited fight from Dolphins | NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and Terrel Bernard intercepted Tua Tagovailoa with three minutes left to secure the Buffalo Bills\u2019 31-21 win over the Miami Dolphins<\/a> on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

James Cook had 108 yards rushing and a two-yard TD as the Bills (3-0) continued their dominance of Miami. Buffalo have won seven straight and 14 of the past 15, including playoffs, against their AFC East rival.<\/p>\n

Miscues and a lack of discipline continued to hurt the Dolphins (0-3). Their worst start since 2019 will lead to more questions about coach Mike McDaniels\u2019 job security.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins, who reached the playoffs in each of McDaniel\u2019s first two seasons, dropped to 8-13 since a wildcard loss to Kansas City in 2023.<\/p>\n

Allen finished 22 of 28 for 213 yards and improved his record to 14-2 over Miami, with 43 TD passes in those games. Buffalo have won 10 straight home meetings with the Dolphins in a run spanning Bills coach Sean McDermott\u2019s nine-year career.<\/p>\n

Bernard\u2019s interception came with Miami trailing 28-21 and threatening to tie the game. The Dolphins had a first down at the Buffalo 21 when Bernard jumped a pass intended for Jaylen Waddle. It was the game\u2019s only turnover and a critical play for a Bills defense that had struggled to get Miami off the field. The Dolphins converted 10 of 15 third-down opportunities.<\/p>\n

Matt Prater sealed the win on Buffalo\u2019s next possession by hitting a 48-yard field goal. He pushed a 39-yard attempt wide left in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa finished 23 of 34 for 146 yards with touchdown passes to Waddle and Tyreek Hill. Ollie Gordon scored on a two-yard run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes and Terrel Bernard intercepted Tua Tagovailoa with three minutes left to secure…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154071,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-154070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}