It was a quiet Sunday in the AFC East as the Jets and Patriots enjoyed their bye week while the Bills and Dolphins squared off down in Miami. In a game that lived up to the lack of pregame hype, the Bills came back to defeat the Dolphins, 13-10.For 50 minutes it looked like Miami would finally get win number one for 2007, but to the dismay of Phins fans football is a 60 minute game and the Bills were able to score 11 points in the final 9:46 of the game to get the win.
The first half of the game looked more like an NCAA Division 3 contest than a game between professionals, and the scoreboard reflected that with a 3-0 Dolphins lead. Buffalo got on the scoreboard in the third quarter on Chris Kelsay’s sack of Dolphins QB Cleo Lemon in the end zone for a safety. Miami upped their lead to 10-2 on Lemon’s 5 yard run at the end of the 3rd quarter. But Miami was unable to hold on as Buffalo marched down the field for a game-tying scoring drive, capped by Marshawn Lynch’s 3-yard touchdown run and 2-point conversion run. Miami return man Ted Ginn, Jr. ran the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown, but the play was called back due to a holding penalty. It was as close as Miami would get to winning, as Buffalo was able to get the ball back and drive down the field yet again for Rian Lindell’s game winning FG with 46 second left.
Miami’s offense was led by backup RB Jesse Chatman who ran for 124 yards in place of the injured Ronnie Brown. While the Dolphins didn’t commit a turnover and held the ball for an astonishing 36 minutes and 59 seconds, they were unable to make the big play with the game on the line. Whether it was an ill-timed penalty or the inability to stop a last-minute drive, the team fell short once again.
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