Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins Prediction: Can Josh Allen, Bills Win the AFC East on Sunday Night Football?
The Buffalo Bills hit the road in Week 18 and travel to Miami to take on the Dolphins. Can Josh Allen and the Bills win the AFC East? Ben Rajavuori answers with his Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins prediction.
Ben Rajavuori - January 7, 2024, 1:10 PM EST
5 minBuffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins Prediction: Can Josh Allen, Bills Win the AFC East on Sunday Night Football?
The Buffalo Bills hit the road in Week 18 and travel to Miami to take on the Dolphins. The Bills enter this game with a 10-6 record and are currently second in the AFC East. The Miami Dolphins enter this game with a record of 11-5 and they currently lead the AFC East, but if the Bills win this game, they will take first place in the AFC East. There are heavy implications in this game, and the Bills find themselves as the short road favorites with a 2.5-point spread.
Bills vs. Dolphins Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: January 7, 2024
- Game Time: 8:20 pm ET
- Where to Watch: NBC
Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins Prediction
The Buffalo Bills have looked a lot better since their skid midway through the season. There were a lot of question marks around quarterback Josh Allen after going to 2-6 in a matter of their eight games from Week 7 to Week 12, starting with a loss against the Patriots up until they lost in overtime to the Philadelphia Eagles back in Week 12. Then, the Bills had their bye week, and since then, they have beat the Chiefs, Cowboys, Chargers, and Patriots. This four-game win streak has brought them to this game, where if they win, they will take over the top spot in the AFC East and win the division.
Josh Allen has been playing a lot better for the Bills as of late. He is up to 3947 passing yards on the season and he has 27 touchdowns with 16 interceptions. He still has had some issues with interceptions, but he has done enough through the air and on the ground with his legs to secure victories for the Bills, and it helps that the Bills defense has also been playing much better over this current four-game win streak. More importantly, the Bills are mostly healthy coming into this matchup with very little injuries, and none to most of their biggest players over the last few weeks. The same cannot be said for the Dolphins.
A few days ago, the Dolphins had over half of their starting offense either questionable or out. Four of the five offensive linemen were questionable as of Thursday, and both leading receivers, Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, were both also questionable. Starting running back Raheem Mostert, and even starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa were also questionable. While most of these injury designations for Sunday have been lifted, outside of Raheem Mostert and Jaylen Waddle, who are still both questionable, the Dolphins look like they will be starting most of their starters on offense, even if they are not at 100%. However, more issues lie on defense. The Dolphins will be without Bradley Chubb, who is on the IR with a knee injury that he suffered last game against the Ravens. On top of that, the Dolphins are down cornerbacks Xavien Howard and Jevon Holland. Linebacker Jaelan Phillips is also out for this one. That is a major core group out for this defense that struggled against the Ravens last week.
The Bills have more momentum coming into this game, and the Dolphins just have too many guys banged up. Josh Allen is playing well, and the Bills' defense is playing the best they have all season. We saw how the Dolphins' defense played last week down Chubb and Howard, and Jalen Ramsey may have more than he can deal with in the secondary this week. I think the Bills are road favorites for a reason here and they take care of business and win the division today.
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