Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills Preview

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

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The Miami Dolphins are looking for the first road victory as well their first divisional win when the face off against the fading Buffalo Bills. Kickoff is set for 1 PM EST. The Bills are in desperate need of a win, after three straight demoralizing losses, so desperate times call for desperate measures.

The Buffalo Bills have benched starting quarterback J.P. Losman in favor of veteran backup Kelly Holcomb. Losman, a former first round pick, 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 and consistently chews up yardage McGahee will 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.

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. They 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 and the Dolphins defense can continue to absolutely shut down the run and pressure the quarterback it could be another long day for the banged up Buffalo Bills.

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