The Dolphins went to Buffalo and exceeded nearly everyone's expectations, playing a competitive game against one of the NFL's elite, but ultimately falling short 31-21. Two mistakes doomed Miami in the end, the first a roughing the punter penalty that directly led to the go-ahead touchdown by the Bills, and the second an interception by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa that came as Miami was mounting a potential game-tying drive late in the fourth quarter.
Tagovailoa, on a first-and-10 at the Bills' 21-yard line with 3:06 remaining in the game, looked for wide receiver Jaylen Waddle but Bills linebacker Terrel Bernard jumped in front of Waddle and intercepted the pass, returning it 24 yards to the Bills' 41-yard line.
