Game Thread: Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills Week 17 Regular Season Game Thread

[Paolo305613]

Bills take the lead 7-3

 

[Paolo305613]

Fins now down 14-3
Baltimore up 16-0
Cleveland up 10-3

 

[Paolo305613]

An overthrow on a deep pass by Tua -- the type of play people keep crying about the Dolphins not caling for him.

And, now -- the Bills return a punt for a TD. Special teams coverage team again a problem.

Fitzpatrick sorely missed. A reliable QB in the most important game of the season and in years -- sorely missed.

 

[Paolo305613]

Bowden throws it for a big play

 

[Paolo305613]

And then a loss

 

[UVA_Guy81]

An overthrow on a deep pass by Tua -- the type of play people keep crying about the Dolphins not caling for him.

And, now -- the Bills return a punt for a TD. Special teams coverage team again a problem.

Fitzpatrick sorely missed. A reliable QB in the most important game of the season and in years -- sorely missed.

I’m pulling for you guys to win today. The players definitely seem to rally around Fitzpatrick. I’d like to see him at least make the playoffs in his final season. Seems like a great team player.
I’m also somewhat surprised that they’ve kept Allen in the game for as long as they have.

 

[Paolo305613]

28-6 Bills as we near the half.

The Bills came to play. I expected nothing less. There WAS/IS motivation for them in this game: The chance to keep a division opponent out of the playoffs.

 

[Paolo305613]

Baltimore 17-3 at the half -- Cleveland 10-6 at the half.

 

[Paolo305613]

Reid Sinnett to the rescue?

 

[Paolo305613]

Aided by some penalties - the Dolphins cut the deficit to 15

 

[Paolo305613]

Tua keyed in on Parker -- rushed the throw - Parker falls - pick 6. Dolphins down 35-13. Looks like Tua and the Dolphins offense will need help being carried, yet again, by outside help.

Cleveland up now 17-9
Baltimore 31-3
Colts losing to the Jags seems like the Dolphins remaining chance.

 

[Paolo305613]

Almost another INT

 

[Paolo305613]

Fins fail to convert on 4th down and now a chance for the Bills to pour it on.

 

[Paolo305613]

Xavien Howard doing Xavien Howard things again -- too bad it wont matter much today.

 

[Paolo305613]

Another thrown interception. NONE of this is a surprise.

 

[Paolo305613]

Bills pouring it on some more.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

Bills pouring it on some more.

Not able to watch the game. Did the secondary not show up today, the Bills just wanted to send a message or a bit of both? Looking at the play by play, seems like they’re giving up a lot of long pass plays.

 

[Paolo305613]

Yet another INT. This is what happens when you let this guy just throw it around even more wrecklessly than he does to begin with.

 

[Paolo305613]

Not able to watch the game. Did the secondary not show up today, the Bills just wanted to send a message or a bit of both? Looking at the play by play, seems like they’re giving up a lot of long pass plays.

The secondary/defense is not the problem. Never is. It is the offense not doing nearly enough -- virtually nothing. The offense is putting the defense in terrible situations. But none of this surprises me. This is not a surprising end to our season -- and, possibly, playoff chances. I knew that if anything was going to hold this team back it would be the offense/ QB play without Fitzpatrick as an option.

 

[psaboy]

Almost 400 yards in three quarters is a Defense issue.