The 11-5 Miami Dolphins face off against the 10-6 Buffalo Bills in the most anticipated matchup of Week 18 with this game determining who wins the AFC East and secures the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs.
The Dolphins are coming off a terrible loss to the Baltimore Ravens, losing 56-19. They also lost star linebacker Bradley Chubb for the season to an ACL tear. Miami comes into this game with a plethora of players on the injury report from both the offense and defense.
Buffalo enters this game on a four-game winning streak following their bye week. They’ve been climbing the standings after going 6-6 in their first 12 games. However, they haven’t been overly impressive in their previous two wins.
The Bills are 2.5-point favorites over the Dolphins. This is an interesting point spread, considering the Dolphins are playing at home and have more wins. Many experts have turned on the Dolphins in response to the multitude of big game losses on their record.
While the Dolphins are dealing with key injuries on both sides of the ball, they still have enough talent to go out and earn a victory over their longtime division rivals. No doubt the 48-20 loss in Week 4 has forced Mike McDaniel to draft up a new game plan for taking on Buffalo.
Here are four reasons why the Dolphins will achieve victory on Sunday night.