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Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills

Miami Dolphins21

Buffalo Bills31✓

Final · Thursday, September 18, 2025 · 8:15 p.m. ET · Highmark Stadium

Head coaches: Mike McDaniel (Dolphins) · Sean McDermott (Bills)

TV: Prime Video

Linescore

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Dolphins	7	7	0	7	21
Bills	7	7	7	10	31

Scoring summary

Clock	Play	Team	Detail	MIA–BUF
Q1
8:31	TD	Dolphins	Ollie Gordon II 2 Yd Rush (Riley Patterson Kick)	7–0
4:04	TD	Bills	Dalton Kincaid 20 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater Kick)	7–7
Q2
11:54	TD	Bills	Jackson Hawes 5 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater Kick)	7–14
0:08	TD	Dolphins	Jaylen Waddle 3 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Riley Patterson Kick)	14–14
Q3
10:23	TD	Bills	James Cook 2 Yd Rush (Matt Prater Kick)	14–21
Q4
12:18	TD	Dolphins	Tyreek Hill 5 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Riley Patterson Kick)	21–21
7:17	TD	Bills	Khalil Shakir 15 Yd pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater Kick)	21–28
0:22	FG	Bills	Matt Prater 48 Yd Field Goal	21–31

Team stats

Stat	Dolphins	Bills
First downs	19	23
Total yards	276	360
Yards per play	4.7	6.3
Passing yards	146	203
Comp / att	22/34	22/28
Rushing yards	130	157
Third down	10-15	6-11
Fourth down	1-1	0-0
Red zone	3-3	3-4
Turnovers	1	0
Penalties – yards	6-57	3-35
Sacks – yards lost	0-0	2-10
Possession	28:13	31:47
Plays	59	57

Also	Dolphins	Bills
Passing first downs	11	12
Rushing first downs	8	8
First downs by penalty	0	3
Drives	9	9
Yards per pass	4.3	6.8
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Rushing attempts	25	27
Yards per rush	5.2	5.8
Fumbles lost	0	0
Defensive / special-teams TDs	0	0

Player lines

Miami Dolphins

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
1Tua Tagovailoa	22/34	146	4.3	2	1	0-0	73.1	81.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
28De'Von Achane	12	62	5.2	0	14
31Ollie Gordon II	9	38	4.2	1	16
6Malik Washington	2	20	10.0	0	14
1Tua Tagovailoa	2	10	5.0	0	8
Team	25	130	5.2	1	16

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
10Tyreek Hill	5	49	9.8	1	19	10
17Jaylen Waddle	5	39	7.8	1	15	6
28De'Von Achane	7	29	4.1	0	15	9
80Tanner Conner	1	13	13.0	0	13	2
6Malik Washington	3	12	4.0	0	5	5
89Julian Hill	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Team	22	146	6.6	2	19	33

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
1Tua Tagovailoa	1	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
25Tyrel Dodson	11	11	1	1	1	1
26Rasul Douglas	7	4	0	0	0	0
92Zach Sieler	5	4	0	0	0	0
29Minkah Fitzpatrick	5	4	0	0	0	0
20Jordyn Brooks	4	4	0	0	0	0
21Ashtyn Davis	4	3	0	0	1	0
15Jaelan Phillips	3	3	0	0	0	0
23Jack Jones	3	2	0	0	1	0
11Dante Trader Jr.	3	2	0	0	0	0
2Bradley Chubb	3	1	1	1	0	1
90Kenneth Grant	2	1	0	0	0	0
38Cornell Armstrong	1	1	0	0	0	0
18Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	1	1	0	0	0	0
43Jordan Colbert	1	1	0	0	0	0
17Jaylen Waddle	1	1	0	0	0	0
33Jason Marshall Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
53Cameron Goode	1	0	0	0	0	0
91Matthew Butler	1	0	0	0	0	0
3K.J. Britt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	58	44	2	2	3	2

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
82Dee Eskridge	3	104	34.7	54
6Malik Washington	2	48	24.0	26
Team	5	152	30.4	54

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6Malik Washington	2	22	11.0	11	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
47Riley Patterson	0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3	—

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
16Jake Bailey	4	200	50.0	0	1	56

Buffalo Bills

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
17Josh Allen	22/28	213	7.6	3	0	2-10	66.6	134.1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4James Cook III	19	108	5.7	1	26
17Josh Allen	4	25	6.3	0	19
26Ty Johnson	3	13	4.3	0	7
18Elijah Moore	1	11	11.0	0	11
Team	27	157	5.8	1	26

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
86Dalton Kincaid	5	66	13.2	1	20	6
10Khalil Shakir	4	45	11.3	1	15	4
18Elijah Moore	2	30	15.0	0	30	3
14Tyrell Shavers	2	24	12.0	0	17	2
0Keon Coleman	3	20	6.7	0	8	4
4James Cook III	3	10	3.3	0	5	3
26Ty Johnson	1	8	8.0	0	8	2
85Jackson Hawes	1	5	5.0	1	5	1
5Joshua Palmer	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
22Ray Davis	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Team	22	213	9.7	3	20	27

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
17Josh Allen	1	1
29Brandon Codrington	1	1
Team	2	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
7Taron Johnson	8	6	1	1	0
8Terrel Bernard	7	5	1	1	0
45Shaq Thompson	6	4	1	0	0
42Dorian Williams	6	3	0	0	0
27Tre'Davious White	5	4	1	1	0
24Cole Bishop	5	4	0	0	0
47Christian Benford	4	3	0	0	0
9Taylor Rapp	3	1	0	0	0
57AJ Epenesa	2	2	0	0	0
96Deone Walker	2	2	0	0	0
26Ty Johnson	2	1	0	0	0
43Dorian Strong	2	1	0	0	0
49Keonta Jenkins	2	1	0	0	0
92DaQuan Jones	1	1	1	0	0
39Cam Lewis	1	1	0	0	0
14Tyrell Shavers	1	1	0	0	0
97Joey Bosa	1	0	0	0	1
50Greg Rousseau	1	0	0	0	0
22Ray Davis	1	0	0	0	0
Team	60	40	5	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
8Terrel Bernard	1	24	0

Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
29Brandon Codrington	3	95	31.7	33	0

Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
29Brandon Codrington	2	15	7.5	15	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS	Made from
15Matt Prater	1/2	50.0	48	4/4	7	48

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
16Cameron Johnston	2	95	47.5	0	0	48

Entering Week 3

The table after Week 2, the way the standings read when this game kicked off.

Miami Dolphins · 0-2 · 4th in the AFC East

Buffalo Bills · 2-0 · 1st in the AFC East

Officials and attendance

Attendance: 70,641

Officials: Back Judge Greg Meyer · Line Judge Greg Bradley · Umpire Paul King · Side Judge Dale Shaw · Field Judge John Jenkins · Referee Alan Eck · Down Judge David Oliver

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