DOLPHINS (0-2) vs. BILLS (2-0)
Kickoff: 8:15 p.m., Thursday, Highmark Stadium
TV: CBS (Ch. 4 in Miami-Dade, Broward counties; Ch. 12 in Palm Beach), Amazon Prime Video; RADIO: Westwood One, WBGG (105.9-FM), WIOD (610-AM), WTZU (94.9-FM, Spanish); Palm Beach: ESPN (106.3 FM); WEFL (760-AM, Spanish)
Coaches: The Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel is 28-27, including playoffs, in his fourth season as a head coach; the Bills’ Sean McDermott is 95-52, in his ninth season leading Buffalo and overall.
Series: The Dolphins lead the all-time series with the Bills, 62-60-1, including playoffs, but Buffalo has won six straight, 13 of the past 14 and nine consecutive meetings in western New York since 2016.
Weather: 67 degrees, 79 percent humidity, 8 mph winds, 0 percent chance of precipitation
Line: The Dolphins are 12 1/2-point underdogs; the over-under is 49 1/2.
Injuries: Dolphins — Not practicing: CB Storm Duck (ankle), S Ifeatu Melifonwu (calf); Limited: WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder), C Aaron Brewer (hip), OLB Chop Robinson (knee), TE Darren Waller (hip), RB Jaylen Wright (knee), WR Malik Washington (thumb), DT Benito Jones (oblique), CB Ethan Bonner (hamstring); Physically unable to perform: OL Liam Eichenberg; Non-football illness: CB Cam Smith; Injured reserve: RT Austin Jackson (toe), RG James Daniels (pectoral), K Jason Sanders (hip), OL Andrew Meyer (upper body), CB Kader Kohou (knee), RB Alexander Mattison (neck), CB Artie Burns (knee), TE Jalin Conyers, CB Jason Maitre, OL Obinna Eze, OL Germain Ifedi, OL Yodny Cajuste
Bills — Not practicing: DT Ed Oliver (ankle), LB Matt Milano (pectoral); Limited: CB Taron Johnson (quadriceps), LB Shaq Thompson (hamstring/hand), DB Cam Lewis (shoulder); Injured reserve: K Tyler Bass (hip), CB Maxwell Hairston (knee) among five players on IR
Noteworthy: Whereas recent years have seen the Dolphins go into matchups with the Bills as a challenger looking to unseat Buffalo atop the AFC East, Thursday’s matchup feels like one where Miami is fighting merely to help McDaniel keep his job. …
Miami is trying to avoid its first 0-3 start since 2019. …
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The Dolphins visit the Bills’ current stadium for the final time. Opening as Rich Stadium in 1973, the building in Orchard Park went by Ralph Wilson Stadium from 1998 to 2015, New Era Field from 2016 through 2019 and Bills Stadium in 2020. …
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is 1-8 against the Bills, with nine touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 1,830 passing yards and a passer rating of 80.5 in nine regular-season pairings against Buffalo. …
Bills quarterback Josh Allen is 12-2 in his career against the Dolphins, with 3,737 passing yards, 37 touchdown passes and eight interceptions. …
Between last season and this season, the Dolphins have added two former Bills defenders in linebacker Tyrel Dodson and cornerback Rasul Douglas. …
Among Bills South Florida connections are: defensive end Joey Bosa (St. Thomas Aquinas High), running back James Cook (Miami Central High), defensive end Greg Rousseau (University of Miami), wide receivers Elijah Moore and Joshua Palmer (St. Thomas Aquinas) and offensive coordinator Joe Brady (Everglades High).
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