The Buffalo Bills secured the AFC East division with a win against division challenging Miami Dolphins on Sunday night to extend their winning streak to 5 games and secure home field for the first game in the playoffs.
Buffalo (11-6) secured the game with an interception to seal the win, good for a 21-14 final. In a contest that saw them come from behind to take the lead with multiple touchdowns in the fourth quarter, they needed to prevent Miami from scoring in the final two minutes of the game.
With the Dolphins looking to respond to Buffalo’s comeback in their 2-minute drive with no timeouts, the Bills phenomenal defense secured their second turnover of the day by intercepting the ball to kneel and secure the win.
In this game, there are so many players on offense, defense, and special teams could have won this week’s Player of the Game, and they would be well deserved in an outing that many of the top Buffalo talent showed up and showed out in.
We are awarding the Player of the Game Award in Week 18 to safety Taylor Rapp, who secured the game winning interception:
Taylor Rapp picks it!
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Taylor Rapp signed this offseason with the Bills and had an incredible impact along with other offseason signings Deonty Harty and Trent Sherfield. Rapp’s interception was a perfect read on the Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa to end the game as Miami had no more time outs to get the ball back.
The Buffalo Bills will use the week to prepare Bills Stadium to host their AFC Wild-Card Round showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday afternoon.
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