MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — De’Von Achane totaled 225 yards of offense and scored two lengthy dashing touchdowns because the Miami Dolphins beat the Buffalo Bills 30-13 on Sunday.
Miami (3-7) held Buffalo scoreless by three quarters and in addition compelled three turnovers to assist seal the victory.
Head coach Mike McDaniel credited a sharper week of preparation and the management throughout the locker room.
“It always starts with the leadership of the captains and the leadership council setting the tone,” McDaniel stated. “It was a full week of preparation that was diligent and, quite honestly, a little salty. By and large, we just executed on the things that we set out to execute.”
Miami overcame a pre-snap penalty on the sport’s first play and an early interception from Tua Tagovailoa, who stated the win was significant given the staff’s struggles within the collection.
“It’s very satisfying,” Tagovailoa stated. “We beat a great team today, and I’m proud of the guys in the locker room. The defense did what they needed to do. The offense did what we needed to do. Special teams did what they needed to do to help us collectively win this football game.”
Tagovailoa stated Achane’s versatility modifications all the things for Miami.
“Every time you can get someone like that, a playmaker, on your team, you get him the ball in his hands and you know what he’s capable of doing,” Tagovailoa stated. “He can align at running back, he can align at slot, at receiver — that tells you a lot about the playmaker he is.”
Achane stated closing out the sport on the bottom felt just like the payoff of the staff’s work all through the week, including that these late, explosive runs that led to scores had been merely about staying affected person, trusting his blockers and doing his half to assist safe the victory.
“It feels special,” he stated. “I feel like this win, as a team, we played complementary football on all levels. When we click on all cylinders and we’re able to end the game on the offensive side, that’s the type of football we want to play.”
Miami’s protection sacked Josh Allen thrice and restricted Buffalo to its fewest factors and yards by three quarters this season. Linebacker Bradley Chubb stated perception contained in the constructing by no means wavered.
“I used the word ‘delusional’ because nobody on the outside is going to believe it, but all of us in there do,” Chubb stated. “We came out and showed it today.”
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