Report card: Bills win 37-20 vs. Dolphins

The Bills came out swinging against the Dolphins, who took an early lead and never looked back.

Buffalo Bills kicker Stephen Hauschka. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Special teams: D+

Let’s start with the positive, it seems that kicker Stephen Hauschka has returned to form after being 3-for-3 in field goal attempts. His longest came from 51 yards, a real confident boost for Hauschka who has had a rocky season thus far.

Now the negatives. The return team had two errors against the Dolphins. The first being that Miami recovered an onside kick in the first half, thankfully for the Bills it didn’t result in any points as the Dolphins gave the ball right back via a fumble. In the same quarter Miami had a 101 yard kick return for touchdown, with multiple Bills missing tackles. That has to be cleaned up.

Coaching: B

Outside of the special teams, the offensive and defensive coaching were much better on Sunday. The Bills defense improved their run defense, which Bills fans have been calling for since the last game against Miami.

The Bills offense also improved from last week. The biggest change was that that offensive coordinator Brian Daboll was calling plays from inside the booth. Throughout his tenure in Buffalo he has called games from the sidelines. He also never let his foot off the gas, which was demonstrated by the fourth quarter touchdown from Josh Allen.

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