Dolphins blank the Bills on Monday Night Football
The Miami Dolphins’ defense showed up big on Monday Night Football as they shut out the Buffalo Bills, 35-0. The Dolphins’ defense was dominant as they pummeled Bills’ QB Todd Collins for seven sacks, intercepted him twice and forced a fumble, which they recovered for a touchdown.
The Bills were limited to 244 total yards on the game and only 85 on the ground. DE’s Trace Armstrong and Jason Taylor harassed Collins all night as they both registered two sacks. CB Terrell Buckley returned a Collins’ fumble caused by LB Derrick Rodgers 28-yards for a touchdown.
As for Dolphins’ QB Dan Marino, he had a sensational night. He threw for only 162 yards on 15 of 24 passing but tossed three touchdowns with no interceptions. Marino found a new target in WR Bret Perriman, who came over from the Kansas City Chiefs. Perriman caught six passes for 78 yards and had all three TD passes.
The Dolphins (5-6) have now won five of their last six games and are in the thick of the AFC Wild Card race. Next week, they have a huge matchup as they travel to Boston to play the Patriots. As for the Bills, they are now 3-8 and will play on the road next week against the Tennessee Oilers.