{"id":161119,"date":"2022-12-18T06:41:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T06:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bills-clinch-playoff-berth-as-josh-allen-fuels-win-over-dolphins\/"},"modified":"2022-12-18T06:41:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T06:41:59","slug":"bills-clinch-playoff-berth-as-josh-allen-fuels-win-over-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/bills-clinch-playoff-berth-as-josh-allen-fuels-win-over-dolphins\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills clinch playoff berth as Josh Allen fuels win over Dolphins"},"content":{"rendered":"
ORCHARD PARK, NY — As the Miami Dolphins’ offense found life in the third quarter Saturday night, their AFC East showdown against the Buffalo Bills seemed destined to go down to the wire as the anticipated snowstorm moved in.<\/p>\n
A defensive pass interference call put the Bills at the Dolphins’ 13 with 45 seconds left, and Tyler Bass converted a 25-yard field goal as Buffalo pulled out a 32-29 victory to clinch a playoff berth.<\/p>\n
Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes in the first half to put Buffalo up 21-13, but Tua Tagovailoa had two TD passes, including a 67-yarder to Jaylen Waddle, in the third quarter as Miami took a 26-21 lead to set up a wild ending.<\/p>\n
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With just under six minutes to go, the Bills needed a drive. The offense had struggled for almost the entire second half outside of one touchdown drive. But as the snow started seriously falling at Highmark Stadium, Allen led the Bills downfield on a drive that took everything off the clock and handed Buffalo the win and a playoff berth.<\/p>\n
The 15-play, 65-yard drive that ended the game was the Bills’ longest of the game in terms of plays and did not give the Miami offense a chance to respond.<\/p>\n
The victory was far from perfect, with four punts in the third quarter and mistakes allowing the Dolphins to take the lead, but it was the ability of the struggling offense to put together two scoring drives in the fourth quarter, thanks to Allen’s arms and legs , that proved to be enough. Allen finished with 304 yards passing and four TDs, and he rushed for a team-high 77 yards.<\/p>\n
Describe the game in two words<\/strong>: Playoff clincher. The Bills have always had their sights set on big things this season, and while the effort was far from perfect in all three phases, they did enough to clinch their spot in the postseason, in large part thanks to the struggling running game emerging in the fourth quarter with 99 yards.<\/p>\n