Thursday Night Football: Highlights, score, stats from Bills’ win vs. Dolphins

Thursday Night Football: Highlights, score, stats from Bills’ win vs. Dolphins Show Caption Hide Caption NFL Week 2 picks, predictions and best bets USA TODAY Sports’ Lorenzo Reyes is back with his NFL best bets for week 2 games of the NFL season. The Buffalo Bills quarterback led the Bills to a 31-10 road win over the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Thursday night, bringing Allen’s career record against the Bills’ AFC East rivals to 12-2. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was knocked out of the game in the third quarter with a concussion after he was legally hit by Bills safety Damar Hamlin while scrambling for a first down. Tagovailoa finished the night with 17 completions on 25 attempts for 145 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. Then you’ll enjoy getting our NFL newsletter delivered to your inbox Team stats: Total yards: Dolphins 351, Bills 247 First downs: Dolphins 20, Bills 13 Third-down conversions: Dolphins 7-15, Bills 3-9 Red zone: Bills 2-2, Dolphins 1-4 Turnovers: Dolphins 3, Bills 0 Passing: Josh Allen: 13-19, 139 yards 1 touchdown Tua Tagovailoa: 17-25, 145 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions Skylar Thompson: 8-14, 80 yards Rushing: De’Von Achane, 22 carries, 96 yards James Cook: 11 carries, 78 yards, 2 touchdowns Ray Davis: 9 carries, 29 yards Tua Tagovailoa: 2 carries, 17 yards Receiving: De’Von Achane: 7 receptions, 69 yards, 1 touchdown Khalil Shakir: 5 receptions, 54 yards Jonnu Smith: 6 receptions, 53 yards Jaylen Waddle: 4 receptions, 41 yards Dalton Kindcaid: 4 receptions, 33 yards Tyreek Hill: 3 receptions, 24 yards ➤ Game stats James Cook tallied three touchdowns, Ja’Marcus Ingram grabbed the first two interceptions of his career and Josh Allen improved to 12-2 against the Dolphins. Bills: 31 31 Dolphins: 10 First quarter Bills touchdown (9:49) — James Cook, 17-yard pass from Josh Allen (Tyler Bass extra point) Dolphins touchdown (3:21) — De’Von Achane, 5-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Jason Sanders extra point) Second quarter Bills field goal (12:41) — Tyler Bass, 43 yards Bills touchdown (6:25) — James Cook, 1-yard run (Tyler Bass extra point) Bills touchdown (3:36) — James Cook, 49-yard run (Tyler Bass extra point) Dolphins field goal (0:04) — Jason Sanders, 34 yards Third quarter Bills touchdown (9:27) — Ja’Marcus Ingram, 31-yard interception return (Tyler Bass extra point) Bills kicker Tyler Bass had an opportunity to extend Buffalo’s lead, but badly pulled a field goal attempt wide left. With the competitive phase of the game basically over after Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion, we’ve reached run-out-the-clock time at Hard Rock Stadium. On fourth-and-4 from Buffalo’s 13-yard line, Tagovailoa scrambled up the middle as he attempted to get a first down. — Tyler Dragon Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa extended the Dolphin’s drive, picking up a first down on a 6-yard scramble play. Dolphins backup quarterback Skylar Thompson entered for Tagovailoa with a fresh set of downs, but Miami wasn’t able to do anything with them. The Dolphins turned the ball over on downs at Buffalo’s 15-yard-line trailing the Bills, 31-10. On third-and-7 from Miami’s own 30-yard line, Tagovailoa was under pressure, and he tried to throw the ball out of bounds. Bernard was listed as questionable, before the Bills ruled him out after halftime. Bernard recorded 11 total tackles (10 solo) last week in the Bills’ season opening win over the Arizona Cardinals. Dolphins LT Terron Armstead was listed as questionable with shoulder injury, but returned shortly after. Cook has accounted for all three of the Bills touchdowns as they head into the locker room with a 24-10 halftime lead over their AFC East rival, the Dolphins. Cook, who has 60 rushing yards and 17 receiving yards, picked up one touchdown by air and two on the ground. Cook’s three touchdowns tie the most ever by a Bills player in the first half. Tua Tagovailoa was picked off two times, yielding 10 points to the Bills. Tagovailoa has completed 13 of 18 passes for 97 yards and one touchdown, in addition to the two interceptions. Josh Allen, on the other hand, completed nine for 13 passes for 108 yards and one touchdown. — Cydney Henderson The Dolphins had a promising drive underway, but it ended in an Ed Oliver sack. On fourth-and-1 from the Bills’ 45-yard line, Tua Tagovailoa was sacked by Oliver for a 6-yard loss. Josh Allen handed the football off to James Cook, the running back found a hole up the middle and raced down the field for a 49-yard touchdown. It’s the longest run of the season for Cook, who has three touchdowns in the game. The Bills’ drive was aided by an unnecessary roughness penalty called on Dolphins safety Jordan Poyer, who was on the Bills from 2017-2023. After Buffalo’s defense forced another takeaway with excellent field possession, the offense got one first down. But the possession ended on Miami’s 25-yard line, which led to a successful 43-yard field goal by kicker Tyler Bass. — Tyler Dragon Tua Tagovailoa has thrown an interception, again. Although the first interception wasn’t necessarily Tagovailoa’s fault after his pass was tipped by his receiver, the second interception of the game was entirely on Tagovailoa. On first-and-10 from the 29-yard line, Tagovailoa’s pass intended for WR Robbie Chosen was picked off by Bills cornerback Christian Benford and returned six yards to Miami’s 44-yard line. — Cydney Henderson Tua Tagovailoa and De’Von Achane led the Dolphins on a 10-play, 70-yard touchdown drive to tie the game at 7-7. The running back has seven touches, 31 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown in the first quarter. The Bills initially earned one first down, but were forced into a fourth-and-3 from Miami’s 17-yard line. Cook retrieved the ball and raced down the field wide open for a 17-yard touchdown to give the Bills an early 7-0 lead with 9:49 on the clock in the first quarter. On third-and-13 from the 39-yard line, Tua Tagovailoa’s pass intended for WR Grant DuBose was picked off by Bills CB Ja’Marcus Ingram and returned 23 yards to Miami’s 37-yard line. Ahead of the Dolphins’ “Thursday Night Football” matchup against the Buffalo Bills, Amazon Prime aired a sit-down interview between reporter Taylor Rooks and Hill, four days after he was forcibly removed from his vehicle and detained during a routine traffic stop in Miami. — Cydney Henderson Bills at Dolphins will kick off at 8:15 p.m. Al Michaels (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) will be in the broadcast booth for Peacock, with Kaylee Hartung (sideline) and Terry McAulay (rules analyst) providing additional coverage. The Prime Video pregame, halftime and postgame shows feature Charissa Thompson as host, as well as former NFL players Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and Andrew Whitworth as analysts. For the Bills, starting defensive back Taron Johnson will not be available Thursday night. Bills’ inactive players: CB Taron Johnson LB Joe Andreessen LB Edefuan Ulofoshio DE Javon Solomon OT Ryan Van Demark DE Dawuane Smoot Dolphins’ inactive players: CB Ethan Bonner RB Raheem Mostert LB Channing Tindall LB Mohamed Kamara OL Andrew Meyer WR Malik Washington The Dolphins are wearing throwback uniforms for their matchup against the Bills, with the look featuring the classic helmet logo, aqua jerseys and white pants. — Jim Reineking Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill had seven receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown in Week 1. With at least 125 receiving yards and a touchdown catch on Thursday, Hill will surpass Hall of Famers Calvin Johnson (22 games) and Randy Moss (22) for the third-most such games by a player in their first nine seasons in NFL history. — Tyler Dragon Bills quarterback Josh Allen tallied four touchdowns (two passing and two rushing) in Week 1. If Allen has a passing TD and a rushing TD against the Dolphins, he will surpass Cam Newton (37 games) for the most games with a passing and rushing TD by a player in his first seven seasons in NFL history. — Tyler Dragon Ever since quarterback Josh Allen joined the Bills in 2018, the team has enjoyed success against the rival Dolphins. Allen has an 11-2 record in 13 career games against Miami, including playoffs. In those games, Allen also has enjoyed statistical success, throwing for two or more touchdowns and 300-plus yards in each of the past five matchups. The Bills won both games against the Dolphins during the 2023 season, which included a Week 18 winner-gets-the-division showdown. During the 2022 season, the Bills eliminated the Dolphins during the wild-card playoffs with a 34-31 win in Orchard Park, N.Y. — Jim Reineking The Dolphins are favorites to defeat the Bills, according to the BetMGM NFL odds. Spread: Dolphins (-2.5) Moneyline: Dolphins (-145); Bills (+120) Over/under: 48.5 Here are the USA TODAY Sports’ expert picks for the game: The process of ending the longest active stretch in the NFL without a postseason victory begins Thursday night for the Miami Dolphins. — Chris Bumbaca The Bills and Dolphins have been regular combatants since the Dolphins entered the American Football League as an expansion team in 1966. The Dolphins hold a slight advantage in the all-time series, 62-58-1, which includes the Bills’ 4-1 edge in postseason games. During the 1970s, the series was decidedly one-sided, as the Dolphins won every game (20-0) during the decade. Two seasons later, the Bills defeated the Dolphins in the 1992 AFC championship game, the most high-profile showdown between these two teams. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/09/12/bills-dolphins-thursday-night-football-score-updates/75165366007/