It appears that it doesn\u2019t take much for Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel to get his swagger back. Or at least it feels that way after the Dolphins\u2019 perplexing 30-13 thrashing of the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, which put an end to the team\u2019s seven-game losing streak to their AFC East rivals.<\/p>\n
Winning on the field is one thing. But hopping in your car \u2014 capri pants pulled up to your kneecaps \u2014 to troll the opponents\u2019 fans at a legendary local watering hole? Folks, even at 3-7, it appears the Phins coach is back in his element.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s always been tough to figure out the Dolphins, but what transpired on the Hard Rock grass in Miami Gardens, and, later, on A1A in Fort Lauderdale a few miles north, will go down as one of the most unimaginable four hours of Phins Phandom.<\/p>\n
First, the game. The Dolphins\u2019 improbable blowout win marked the franchise\u2019s first victory over Buffalo since [checks watch] Week 3 of the 2022 season. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns, while De\u2019Von Achane added a pair of rushing scores and finished with 225 scrimmage yards, including fourth-quarter touchdown runs of 59 and 35 yards. (Also on Tua\u2019s stat sheet: two interceptions and two rushes for minus-one yard.)<\/p>\n
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Miami\u2019s defense also contributed three takeaways and three sacks in what was one of its most complete performances of the season. The win improved the home team\u2019s record to 3-7 and dropped Buffalo to 6-3.<\/p>\n
Good. Great. Fun. That happened! How? We literally have no idea. One of the NFL\u2019s least-confident, most-banged-up rosters took the Super Bowl contender Bills out back and brought belt to buttocks for 60 straight minutes of good old-fashioned butt whupping.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But that\u2019s the NFL, right? Any given Sunday.<\/p>\n
But it was what happened after the game that\u2019s winning social media (and, to be honest, confusing us the most). Did Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel \u2013 perpetually on the verge of losing his job, and downright anxiety-ridden in front of any microphone \u2014 pay a visit to the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale, a drinking establishment that has become a popular hangout spot for Bills fans when their team visits South Florida, after the game?\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what social media is saying. And if we\u2019re being honest, it\u2019s such an elite troll job that we\u2019re trying to confirm it\u2019s not an AI fever dream.<\/p>\n
Per our social media eyes, it appears McDaniel, as the kids would say, \u201cpulled up\u201d to check on how eight-ounce plastic cups with well liquor were treating those same Bills fans who watched his team batter at Hard Rock earlier in the afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One post on X read: \u201c#Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel allegedly drove by Elbo Room and TAUNTED #Bills fans outside their bar after Miami dominated Buffalo today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just spoke with Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel outside of Elbo Room. <\/p>\n
I did congratulate him on the win, but I also let it be known my distaste for his football team. He CLEARLY came by to rub it in. <\/p>\n
Ultimately, we parted ways amicably. <\/p>\n
As always, Go Bills! #BillsMafia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OX7Ji0vobY<\/a><\/p>\n