NFL round-up: Miami Dolphins beat Buffalo Bills despite blocking their own punt

Linebacker Elandon Roberts went to the 66,206 fans that filled Hard Rock Arena - the second-biggest group since the setting was modernized in 2015 - and waved his arms all over.

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Driving 21-17 with 1:49 left in the final quarter, fans thundered as the Dolphins were one play away from a gigantic protective stand on fourth-and-objective - which they got, as quarterback Josh Allen's underthrown pass fell fragmented.

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At the point when the Bills recaptured ownership after a security, Miami halted them for good, beating its AFC East opponents, 21-19, to stay undefeated and get its eighth-consecutive triumph at Hard Rock Arena, the Dolphins' longest streak since the 1980s.

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"I'm super, truly glad for the group," McDaniel said. "I realized we planned to get our maximum effort from everyone, and to have the option to complete the game with two mind blowing endeavors by the guard. I figure I could never have composed a superior content for what we're attempting to do."

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Bison (2-1) entered the game with prevailing successes over the protecting Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams and the Tennessee Titans, beating them by a normal of 27.5 places.

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Nonetheless, the Dolphins faced the test. Working off a memorable 21-point rebound last week against the Baltimore Ravens out and about, Miami (3-0) kept on succeeding under first-year lead trainer Mike McDaniel.

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Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa passed for 186 yards and one score, while running back Pursue Edmonds drove the Dolphins with two surging scores. Jaylen Waddle enlisted in excess of 100 yards (102) for the second consecutive week, as well.

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On the primary play of the game, Miami tested a 28-yard get by Bison wide recipient Stefon Diggs after he lost ownership of the football when he hit the turf, which the Dolphins recuperated.

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Be that as it may, the Bills next belonging finished in a turnover. Wellbeing Jevon Holland took Allen from behind on third down, and linebacker Melvin Ingram recuperated his second bumble this season on Bison's six-yard line.

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Miami answered indeed after the Bills opened the second quarter with an eight-yard score snatch by wide recipient Isaiah McKenzie. Tagovailoa finished each of the five of his passes on the drive, getting star wide recipients Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Slope, who had gets of 17 and 11 yards on the belonging, individually.

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Minutes after the fact, on third-and-22, Tagovailoa tracked down Waddle profound over the center of the field for a 45-yard pickup to get in the red zone. Supported by a Bison pointless unpleasantness call, Edmonds found the end zone for the second time a couple of plays later to put Miami up 21-17.

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Then, at that point, the Miami guard got to work, halting Bison on its next two drives on the way to triumph.

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