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Both PFT Writers pick Bills over Dolphins

DaQuix said:
Dolphins at Bills

MDS’s take: No team surprised me more in Week One than the Bills, who look like they’ve developed an offense that takes advantage of EJ Manuel’s strengths and a defense that has talent all over the field. Buffalo might just be a playoff team. Who saw that coming?

MDS’s pick: Bills 24, Dolphins 20.

Florio’s take: Both teams were surprise winners in Week One. The Bills are riding a rare wave of euphoria, with the team likely not moving for a long time, if ever. If they can do what they did to the Bears in Chicago, they can find a way to hold serve at home against a division rival.

Florio’s pick: Bills 24, Dolphins 20.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/11/pfts-week-two-picks-5/
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All 8 ProFootball Focus Annalists Pick the Dolphins over the Jills.

Even with that said this is a tough match up for us.
 
I think Miami will win, but will not be surprised if they lose. Anytime a team plays at home they have a distinct advantage, except Dallas apparently. The Bills aren't the exception. Miami better tighten it's laces and be ready to hit.
 
Mudder1310 said:
I think Miami will win, but will not be surprised if they lose. Anytime a team plays at home they have a distinct advantage, except Dallas apparently. The Bills aren't the exception. Miami better tighten it's laces and be ready to hit.
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Pretty much. Anybody who has watched this rivalry for the last 40 years can easily tell you how you cannot possibly predict these games. Which unit matches up to which unit to any extent doesn't matter. Divisional games are CRAZY!
 
Dave Hyde
Sports Columnist
Prediction: Dolphins 30, Bills 20
Comment: No team gave the Dolphins more headaches than the Bills last year. Two of Buffalo's six wins were against the Dolphins. But after beating New England, Dolphins have some confidence to win in Buffalo.

Greg Lee
Sports Editor
Prediction: Dolphins 27, Bills 24
Comment:
The Bills keep the game close as their running game punishes the Dolphins front seven, more specifically the inexperienced linebacker corps. Ryan Tannehill takes to the air late with game-winning strike to Charles Clay. Dolphins go 2-0. Have we seen that before?

Omar Kelly
Dolphins Writer/Columnist
Prediction: Dolphins 27, Bills 23
Comment: This game will come down to the play of two inexperienced quarterbacks (Ryan Tannehill and E.J. Manuel) and which makes the fewest mistakes, and the play of each team’s linebacker unit. Can the Dolphins exploit Buffalo’s linebackers with Charles Clay and the tailbacks? Or will Miami’s injury-depleted linebacker unit get exposed? The Dolphins have more talent, so the edge goes to Miami.

Keven Lerner
Online Sports Editor
Prediction: Bills 23, Dolphins 20
Comment: There is lots of excitement in Buffalo after the Bills' surprising 23-20 overtime win against the Bears, and the news that the new owner vowed to keep the team in Buffalo. A rowdy crowd for their home opener won't help the Dolphins, whose injuries are piling up.

Chris Perkins
Dolphins Writer
Prediction: Bills 20, Dolphins 17
Comment: The Bills are too physical for the Dolphins. It’s been that way the previous two years. The Joe Philbin/Ryan Tannehill-led Dolphins are 1-3 against Buffalo, and 0-2 at Buffalo. The Dolphins might be the better team overall, but this is a bad matchup.

Steve Svekis
Online Sports Producer
Prediction: Dolphins 24, Bills 13
Comment: The Dolphins are staring at the team that, more than any other, derailed their playoff chances, so the focus should be excellent. Will the inexperienced linebackers be more exposed after they have their film picked over for a week? Maybe, but they really couldn't be worse than last year's unit at Buffalo (203 rushing yards). The Bills scatbacks are a concern, but if they are hemmed in at all, the pass rush will be all over E.J. Manuel. The offense scored 33 points last week, despite four missed connections on sure touchdown passes. And remember, two Dolphins offensive weapons were totally left in the bag: Ryan Tannehill didn't run once, and Knowshon Moreno, who caught 60 passes last season, wasn't thrown to.

Matt Lincoln
CBS12 Sports Director
Prediction: Dolphins 23, Bills 17
Comment: The Bills defense is stout, its offense is not. The Dolphins will not have as much success running the ball this week in Buffalo, but their scary defensive line will give E.J. Manuel nightmares. How’d the Dolphins get so luck to play in Buffalo in early September?
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/...ins-vs-buffalo-bills-20140911,0,4703078.story
 
roy_miami said:
This game is essentially a coin flip for me. I think this game is much more important for the Bills than it is for us though. Every game feels like a must win obviously but Buffalo and Miami are still realistically looking at the wildcard as the way in and we're in direct competition for that spot. If we win Buffalo is pretty much eliminated from the race. If they win we're still essentially neck and neck.
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Wait, what? It's week 2. How can anyone get eliminated from a race?

I think Buffalo definitely needs the game more, cause they've been so bad in recent times but if they lose I don't see how a 1-1 team is pretty much eliminated. To much of the season left to still be played.
 
SUNDAY 1 PM ET CBS Miami 24 Buffalo 23
Can the Dolphins do it again? Well, if you read the score, I guess you know my answer. Here's what I like about the matchup for Miami: Against New England, the 'Fins were able to get pressure with just the front four, without having to spend resources blitzing. If they can do that in Buffalo, they'll be able to leave plenty of defenders in the backfield to get in quarterback EJ Manuel's line of sight. Yes, Manuel played efficiently in Chicago, but getting the ball vertically to Sammy Watkins has to be a priority on Sunday.

One more note on this one: Fred Jackson will be a large factor. He might not out-rush his Miami counterpart in Knowshon Moreno, but once again, he remains the most reliable back in Bills Mafia-land. Love No. 22 there. #MIAvsBUF
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NFL.Com
 
Somewhere a fellow Dolphin fan's entire day was ruined because two guys he doesn't know didn't pick us to win.
 
CalDolFan1014 said:
So you're picking on Dolphins fans now, but coming to the rescue of Bills fans in other threads? Interesting! :lol:
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It was more in reference to all the complaining that goes in on here about what columnists think or say. :lol:

Now the post you're quoting about the Bills message board, I stand by that. Doesn't matter if he's a Dolphins fan. Shocker OTHER FANS think their team will win!
 
Mcganiel said:
This games comes down who can run the ball better in my opinion.
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Both defenses are gonna have their hands full on Sunday that's for sure. I don't foresee both teams having any problem running the ball to be honest. The difference may indeed be the passing game...who's able to avoid the big mistakes and keep their QB upright. Hopefully we get out to the early lead so we make them pass it...give our pass rush and pass D chances to force EJ to make those mistakes.
 
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