The Miami Dolphins have returned to their home state of Florida for a Sunday night matchup with the Buffalo Bills for a Week 18 matchup at Hard Rock Stadium.
While Mike McDaniel’s team has had extreme peaks this season, including a 70-point performance against the Denver Broncos, they’ve also had some deep valleys like last week’s 56-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Now, the Dolphins need to beat the Bills to secure their first AFC East title since 2008.
Buffalo has had their ups and downs this season, which has included losses to the New England Patriots and New York Jets as well as wins over the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys. If they go into Miami Gardens and complete the season sweep of the Dolphins, they’ll steal the division title and become the No. 2 seed in the AFC heading into the wild-card round.
Here are a few things that the Dolphins and Bills fanbases should know and think about before the game: