This should be a good game. The Bills, and the Fish are the two most competitive teams in the AFCE.
Some notes on the Bills you will be facing:
This game may come down to the Bills' O-line, which was utterly owned last week by the Steelers. And, it should not have been a huge surprise. The Steelers started the season with the #1-ranked D-line in the league. The Bills O-line is fairly middle-of-the-pack. However... during TC, LT Dion Dawkins-- literally the day after he received his second Covid vaccine dose, was diagnosed with Covid, and got it BAD, including four days in the hospital being oxygenated. He returned to TC in terrible shape, and only barely played in preseason game three, and was clearly not ready. This also effected the play of the LG, Jon "Mongo" Feliciano. He's adjusting to his move to LG (from RG, previous seasons), and could not close the gap left by Dawkins.
Add to this the inexplicable inactivation of RB Zack Moss, who was the #1-ranked RB in pass protection for the 2020 season. Against the Steelers' pass rush-- one of the best in the league. Some of us Bills fans are still a little salty over that. It should be assumed that Dawkins, the O-line, and pass protection will be at least a little better tomorrow.
Suffice to say, Josh Allen will get more time in the pocket than he did against the Steelers, and that is dangerous. The Dolphins defensive secondary is better than the Steelers, but not by a lot. Give Allen enough time with his receivers, and he will move the chains. The Bills literally have six starting-caliber WRs. Jake Kumerow, the guy that Aaron Rodgers opined was the Packers' second best WR, is out WR#6.
On the other side of the ball, the Dolphins offensive game plan seems like it should be fairly obvious. The Bills have struggled to stop the run, and have also struggled against TEs on middle routes. The Dolphins would certainly seem like a strong match-up in those respects, and I would expect to see a lot from the Miami run game, and from Gesicki.
But the Bills can't sleep on Tua to his WRs either. Waddle is the real deal, and so is Parker, and Fuller. Whomever doesn't get Tre White could have a big day. But, a lot will hinge on how well Tua handles pressure-- because the Bills front four rotation will pressure Tua. If Tua can extend plays under pressure, he could hit Gesicky, and whoever's getting covered by Levi Wallace for some big chunk plays. But, if he can't? He'll need to get bailed out by the run game, or see a lot of three-and-outs.
This should be a good game. 31-28, Bills.