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Bills survive scare vs. Dolphins
What looked like a routine Thursday night blowout nearly turned into the first big upset of the
NFL
season. The Dolphins came in as heavy underdogs but pushed Buffalo to the edge before costly mistakes doomed them.
Josh Allen threw three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, and Buffalo escaped with a 31-21 win to move to 3-0. Miami tied the game twice and had the ball deep in Bills territory late, but a brutal roughing-the-punter penalty and a late Tua Tagovailoa interception sealed their fate.
The Dolphins showed fight, but the difference between good teams and bad ones is avoiding the back-breaking errors when it matters. Buffalo proved again it knows how to close.
Don’t sleep on this weekend’s slate, even with Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, and Penn State off. Several matchups could shape the early playoff picture:
- Texas Tech vs. Utah: Tech’s high-flying offense (58 PPG) meets a Utah defense that hasn’t allowed more than 10 points all season. This could be a Big 12 title preview.
- Auburn at Oklahoma: Former Sooners QB Jackson Arnold returns to Norman after transferring to Auburn. He’s thriving, but OU’s defense is one of the best in the country.
- Tulane at Ole Miss: Tulane is making its case as the top non-power team behind dual-threat QB Jake Retzlaff. Ole Miss hopes Austin Simmons returns healthy, but backup Trinidad Chambliss proved he can deliver if needed.
- Michigan at Nebraska: The Huskers haven’t beaten a ranked team since 2016. A home win over the Wolverines would end a 27-game drought.
- Illinois vs. Indiana: Border rivals both enter 3-0 and ranked, meeting with huge Big Ten stakes for the first time since 1950. Indiana’s unbeaten home streak under Curt Cignetti will be tested.
Plenty of playoff implications are already on the line this weekend.
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