Keep the Defense Rolling:
The Bills' impressive win over the Commanders was led by a very strong defensive performance. The Bills defense gave the Commanders all kinds of trouble, tallying 9 sacks, 4 interceptions, and a fumble recovery. Going into Week 4, the Bills defense will face a much more potent offense. In Week 3, the Dolphins put up a total of 726 yards on offense, with 376 in the air and an absurd 350 on the ground. They were able to keep Tua clean, and he threw for four touchdowns, no interceptions, and took no sacks. Rookie RB Achane put up an absolutely crazy 203 yards and 2 touchdowns on 18 carries. Oh yeah, they were able to have this offensive success with Waddle out of the line-up. The Dolphins are loaded with speed and an offense that is coming into this game humming.
Defensive Line Continuing the Pressure:
The Bills were able to get nine sacks this Week. That’s a great number and will be hard to repeat against the Dolphins. Sam Howell is a young QB who tends to hold onto the ball vs. Tua being a QB who likes to get the ball out quickly and let his weapons go to work. While 9 sacks is a tough act to follow it’s really the high percentage of pressure that impressed me more in the Commanders game. Getting pressure on Tua and making him uncomfortable/ making quick decisions can lead to mistakes from him. This has been a recipe to take down the Dolphins. They also have a revamped run game they can lean on, but making Tua uncomfortable and capitalizing on that will be key to a win.
