Dolphins vs Bills Game Preview

By Hugo Guzman  |   Saturday, October 08, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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The Miami Dolphins are looking to secure their first divisional win when the meet the fading Buffalo Bills this Sunday. The struggling Bills are in desperate need of a win, after three straight demoralizing losses, so desperate times call for desperate measures.

Those measures include benching starting quarterback J.P. Losman in favor of veteran backup Kelly Holcomb. Losman looked great in a week one victory against the hapless Texans, but has struggled to reach the century mark in passing yards in his other three starts. Coach Mike Mularkey believes that Holcomb gives his offense a better chance to move the ball through the air and score some points. Regardless of who is behind center, RB Willis McGahee's performance will likely determine whether or not the Bills can win this game. If he gets his carries McGahee should help keep his beleaguered defense off the field and will open up passing lanes for Holcomb and his two main targets, Eric Moulds and Lee Evans. If they can establish a passing game early, the Dolphins could be in a bit of trouble.

The Miami Dolphins are well rested coming off their bye week. They are also likely to be well prepared now that Nick Saban is at the reigns. He and his staff have turned one of last year's worst teams into a formidable unit that has beaten two playoff contenders. The key for Miami will be to establish a running game with promising rookie RB Ronnie Brown and former Bills RB Sammy Morris. The Bills are currently sport the worst rush defense in all of football, so look for a breakout performance from Brown.

The Dolphins will also need to get to Holcomb early and often to take some pressure off what has been a very suspect Miami Dolphins secondary. If QB Gus Frerotte can continue to play relatively mistake free football, the offensive line continues to protect him as well as they have (2 sacks in 3 games) and the Dolphins defense can continue to absolutely shut down the run and pressure Holcomb the Phins should be able to notch their first road victory of the season.
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