Pass rush
The Bills notched an impressive seven sacks on Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, which included Ed Oliver’s first sack on a quarterback after he took down receiver Albert Wilson on a trick play earlier this season.
The Bills’ defensive gameplan deserves some credit for being so aggressive, but Buffalo’s pass rushers got there. Along with Oliver, Jordan Phillips, Star Lotulelei, Jerry Hughes, Corey Liuget and Shaq Lawson all had sacks from the defensive line. Linebackers Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmunds each had half a sack as well.
Run defense
It’s been an absolute mess for Buffalo’s run defense. It was week after week that the Bills saw a 100-yard rusher or 200-plus yard outing from opposing offenses against them. The Dolphins didn’t even get close to that in Week 11; they barely got into double-digits.
Kalen Ballage led Miami’s rushing attack with a touchdown but only had 9 yards rushing. That includes a long rush of 7 yards in the game. He only had nine carries, so it was not a good performance for him.
Last week, Cleveland’s Nick Chubb gashed the Bills and Buffalo got lucky the Browns stopped handing him the ball in the second half. No luck was needed against the Dolphins.
The Bills offense also deserves credit, too. They put up points and forced Miami to abandon their rushing attack in favor of passing the ball. Miami only had 1.8 yards per run.