Our Miami Dolphins will play their second game of the 2024 season tonight against their division rivals, the Buffalo Bills. Although this is a short week for the Phins, it should benefit Miami that they have not yet traveled and will host the game tonight. While Miami is fresh off their home win against the Jacksonville Jaguars 20-17, the Bills also picked up a home win against the Arizona Cardinals 34-28 last Sunday.

The Dolphins have more or less been inferior to the Bills over the last few years. A win tonight would go a long way toward winning the division this year and showing the rest of the world that Miami is no longer a sideshow but is the team to beat in the AFC East. The Dolphins have lost 13 of their last 15 games against the Bills and some of the injuries, most notably those of Raheem Mostert and Devon Achane, will not help their efforts, but the Phins need a win tonight to rewrite the script going forward.

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Buffalo Bills (1-0) 1. (simultaneous) AFC East @ Miami Dolphins (1-0) 1. (simultaneous) AFC East

Week 2

• Start: 8:15 p.m. EST, Thursday, September 12
• Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
• TV: Local broadcast only, CBS in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale will broadcast the game simultaneously
• Streaming: Amazon Prime Video; NFL+ (Replay after the game)
• TV broadcast team: Al Michaels, Kirk Herstreit, Kaylee Hartung
• Local radio coverage: WIOD 610 AM/WBGG 105.9 FM Miami/Ft. Lauderdale; iHeart Radio WTZU 94.9 FM Mami/Ft. Lauderdale (Spanish broadcast) WUUB 106.3 FM West Palm Beach; WEFL 760 AM West Palm Beach (Spanish broadcast); WAVK 97.7 FM Key West; WCZR 101.7 FM/WAVW 92.7 FM Port St. Lucie
• Dolphins Radio Broadcast Team: Jimmy Cefalo, Joe Rose; Spanish broadcast: Roly Martin, Eduardo Martell
• National radio broadcast: Westwood One
• SiriusXM Channels: 88 (National broadcast); 225 (Bills broadcast); 226 (Dolphins broadcast)
• Referee: Bill Vinovich (Referee), Scott Walker (Umpire), Dale Keller (Down Judge), Tripp Sutter (Line Judge), Aaron Santi (Field Judge), Jimmy Buchanan (Side Judge), Todd Prukop (Back Judge), Deinse Crudup (Replay Official), Chad Wakefield (Replay Assistant)
• Weather: 29°C, isolated thunderstorms
• Direct comparison (regular season): Miami Dolphins lead 61-54-1
• Latest match results: 2023 Week 18 (January 7, 2024) – Buffalo Bills won 21-14
• Results of the latest game on the site: 2023 Week 18 (January 7, 2024) – Buffalo Bills won 21-14
• Buffalo Bills SBNation website: Buffalo Rumblings
• Buffalo Rumblings X (formerly Twitter): @BuffRumblings
• FANDUEL Sports Betting Betting odds: Dolphins -2.5; Total points: 48.5; Moneyline: Bills +120 | Dolphins -142

—My choice: Miami Dolphins have to cover. Miami comes with an offense that struggled in the first week but seemed to find its stride in the second half, as did its defense. The Bills, who also won at home last Sunday, allowed 28 points against an Arizona Cardinals team and an offense that most don’t consider to be very good. Buffalo is also without its slot corner, a weakness that Tua and the Dolphins will be happy to exploit tonight.