BUFFALO BILLS AFC EAST CHAMPS - 10 takeaways from Josh ALLEN & company's RESILIENT win over Miami

Summary

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Buffalo Plus Podcast: BUFFALO BILLS AFC EAST CHAMPS - 10 Takeaways from Josh ALLEN & Company's Resilient Win Over Miami

Date: January 8, 2024
Hosts: Mike Catalana, Jenna Cottrell, Dan Fetes

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Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into the Buffalo Bills' resilient 21–14 win over the Miami Dolphins, securing their fourth consecutive AFC East title. The Buffalo Plus team breaks down the rollercoaster of a game, focusing on Josh Allen’s polarizing performance, the defense’s transformation, clutch special teams plays, and the contributions of unsung heroes. The episode captures the grit, drama, and high stakes in Miami, providing analysis, behind-the-scenes stories, and emotional highlights for fans and listeners.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Josh Allen: From Calamity to Superman

• Erratic First Half
  • Allen struggled with turnovers, questionable decision-making, and generally "kept both teams in the game." (02:21)
  • "Josh Allen is an exceptional player. He made incredible mistakes in the first half, but then came back and played like an MVP in the fourth quarter." – Mike Catalana (01:23)
• Fourth-Quarter Heroics
  • Allen executed clutch throws to Dalton Kincaid, Khalil Shakir, and Diggs, with a crucial third-down run.
  • "He was their best and worst player today." – Jenna Cottrell (01:59)
  • "It’s like when you had that one kid who was just bigger and stronger than everybody… whatever he wants to do, he gets to do." – Dan Fetes, on Allen’s late-game dominance (03:28)
• Self-awareness and Resilience
  • Allen owned his mistakes, both on the field and in postgame comments.
  • "He did dumb things… Guess who knows he made mistakes. Josh Allen knows it." – Mike Catalana (02:32)

Coaching: McDermott vs. McDaniel

• Aggressiveness & Decision Making
  • McDermott lauded for "coaching his ass off," particularly for his aggressive calls and trust in the offense (03:57).
  • Miami coach Mike McDaniel criticized for abandoning the run and over-analyzing in second half.
  • "The better coach, the better team, the better quarterback won this game. That's what we talked about going into it." – Mike Catalana (06:16)
• Pressure on Defense
  • Bills defense limited Miami to just 57 total yards and 7 rushing yards in the second half. (04:32)
  • "They rallied… Shawn McDermott’s scheme was unbelievable." – Jenna Cottrell (04:49)

Unsung Heroes and Depth

• Special Teams Spark
  • Deonte (Deontay) Hardy’s punt return touchdown broke the game’s momentum (07:39).
    • "He fielded it at the four… and then he blacked out. He basically went untouched." – Mike Catalana (07:39–08:03)
    • "It was really that spark." – Jenna Cottrell (09:31)
• Stepping Up Amid Injuries
  • Balin Spector, Dane Jackson, Ryan Van Demark all made clutch plays as backups.
  • "You just go down the list… guys stepped up when it mattered." – Jenna Cottrell (06:43)
  • Special mention to left tackle Dion Dawkins, who played through a serious hand injury.
• Redemption & Opportunity
  • Trent Sherfield scored the only offensive red-zone TD after being frustrated with his limited role (09:54).
    • "When he got his opportunity… he kept his feet in, huge play for them. Revenge game, and they needed him." – Mike Catalana (10:17)
  • Taylor Rapp’s late interception sealed the game.
  • Joe Brady’s play-calling gets praise after turbulent mid-season changes.

Emotional & Locker Room Moments

• Player Bonding and Leadership
  • Postgame: Josh Allen embraces Stefon Diggs, yelling "four more, four more, four more. Let's go." (17:50)
    • "Special moment with Steph. And again, I thought he looked more like Steph today. They involved him more." – Jenna Cottrell (18:35)
  • Dion Dawkins showing leadership and trust, sprinting for stitches so Van Demark could sub in (11:33)
• Locker Room Atmosphere
  • Celebratory but focused; the team values the division title but looks ahead to the playoffs—"Shirt and hat are great, but…" (18:15)
• Team Resilience
  • "Good teams find a way to win." – Jenna Cottrell (13:55)

The Importance of Home Field

• Shifting Playoff Picture
  • Securing home games dramatically improves Bills’ road to the Super Bowl.
  • "What a difference… It's no guarantees of anything… but what a difference for this team from where they were to now at home." – Mike Catalana (13:13)
• Reflection on Turnaround
  • From low point of the “12 men on the field” loss to Denver and losing Ken Dorsey, to divisional champs
  • "To think about where this group is at now… it's pretty unbelievable" – Jenna Cottrell (14:59)

Crowd & Atmosphere in Miami

• Bills Mafia Shows Up Loud
  • Significant Buffalo fan presence in Miami, especially as the game began to turn in the 4th quarter.
    • "When this game started to turn, you started to feel Bills mafia." – Jenna Cottrell (16:55)
  • Dolphins home field diluted by fans selling tickets.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Mike Catalana on Josh Allen:
  "He's keeping both teams in the game at the same time." (02:21)
• Jenna Cottrell on Allen:
  "He was their best and worst player today." (01:59)
• Sean McDermott (paraphrased by Dan Fetes):
  "Josh Allen would not be denied." (02:17)
• Dan Fetes on Allen's Clutch Ability:
  "He just goes in the phone booth, comes out with the Superman cape on and wills this team on his back to a victory." (02:03)
• Mike Catalana on Special Teams:
  "You’re hoping, getting a little spark, 25 yard return, something like that… [Hardy] took this to the end zone for a touchdown." (09:13–09:21)
• Josh Allen to Stefon Diggs postgame:
  "Four more, four more, four more. Let’s go." (17:50)
• Jenna Cottrell summarizing Buffalo’s season:
  "These runs don’t happen very often…this is rare, what the Bills are doing. It’s special." (15:18–16:12)

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Important Segments & Timestamps

• Opening & Overview: 01:23 – 03:38
• Allen’s First Half/Second Half Dichotomy: 01:23 – 04:32
• Defense’s Second Half Dominance: 04:32 – 05:50
• Coaching Adjustments: 05:50 – 06:40
• Contributions from Depth Players/Special Teams: 06:43 – 09:31
• Punt Return TD Reactions: 07:39 – 09:31
• Trent Sherfield’s TD & Locker Room Atmosphere: 09:54 – 11:31
• Dion Dawkins Injury Story: 11:52 – 12:34
• Postgame Embrace: Allen & Diggs: 17:41 – 18:21
• Khalil Shakir’s Emergence: 18:35 – 18:50
• Joe Brady’s Impact: 18:50 – 19:12
• Home Field Advantage & Season Reflection: 13:13 – 16:12
• Fan Atmosphere/Impact: 16:29 – 17:41

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Takeaways

• The Bills survived another game of highs and lows from Josh Allen, ultimately succeeding thanks to his late-game magic and improved decision-making.
• The defense made crucial halftime adjustments and dominated a Miami team that faltered under pressure.
• Critical moments were delivered by unheralded players—highlighting the importance of roster depth and "next man up" mentality.
• Sean McDermott’s bold decisions, Joe Brady’s adjustment, and the tight-knit locker room energy all contributed to the win.
• The playoff outlook is significantly brighter with home games secured, a testament to the resilience and evolution of this Bills team after a mid-season crisis.

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Transcript

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All right, welcome Back to the Buffalo Plus YouTube channel, presented by Connors and Varus, Mike Catalana, Dan Fates. I am Jenna Cottrell. As we break down this bill's AFC east divisional title, please be sure to like, comment and subscribe.

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If we've ever deserved one, it's tonight.

[B]

All right. The Bills beating the Dolphins in Miami to secure their four straight AFC east title was not always pretty. But this team, Mike, now, not only we knew they were getting into the postseason before the game, but now they will be guaranteed a home game this weekend, if not next weekend, if they win as well.

[A]

Look, and they proved once again they are the kings of the AFC east and they need to take that farther.

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If you come for the king, you best not miss.

[A]

Well, here's the case. Miami had their opportunities. Hey, early in the season, the Bills blew them out. Give Miami credit. They righted the ship along, but they don't win these kind of games. The Bills have found a way to win these kind of games. Josh Allen is an exceptional player. He made incredible mistakes in the first half, but then came back and played like an MVP in the fourth quarter.

[C]

He was their best and worst player today.

[B]

That's actually very fair.

[C]

He was unbelievable how bad he was at times and then just goes in the phone booth, comes out with the Superman cape on and wills this team on his back to a victory.

[B]

Sean McDermott said after the game, Josh Allen would not be denied.

[A]

Yeah, but Jenna, he's a guy that sometimes. It doesn't always happen this way with Josh, but he's keeping both teams in the game at the same time. Yeah, and he kind of was because his mistakes. And look, I know you guys love Josh. He did dumb things. He did dumb things.

[C]

He was hitting all the buttons his.

[A]

Pass to Ty Johnson, and I know there was a penalty. They should have called a helmet to helmet. That would have bailed the Bills out. It's dumb. He threw the ball away. He took on a sack on third down. He fumbled the ball. Like all those things. Guess who knows he made mistakes. Josh Allen knows it. And I heard people, because Sean said, you can't throw the ball there. You got to throw it in the end zone at halftime. And people were like, are you kidding me?

[C]

Yeah, I said that.

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Josh Allen knows.

[C]

Yeah, I said that. In the silence, we all. Everybody knows Josh was wrong.

[A]

But when he got his act together, man, did he carry this team. After his teammates helped carry him to that point. He was phenomenal in the fourth quarter.

[C]

It was beautiful.

[B]

Unbelievable. Some of those passes, the one to Dalton Kincaid, the other one to Khalil Shakir.

[A]

How about the one to Diggs that he dropped in? He missed him deep again. First half, yeah, but it was great.

[C]

But then it was also. It was. It's like. I don't know, like when you were in grade school and you had one kid that was just bigger and stronger than everybody and you're at recess, you're playing a game, it's like whatever he wants to do, he gets to do third and 12 late in the game. And I'm thinking there after they had a delay of game, and I'm sitting there going, this was so dumb. How do you get the delay of game after the Dolphins took a penalty or took a timeout? And then he. I'm thinking to myself, it's a little too far to run. If it was third and seven, he could probably run for it. Didn't matter. He ran for it himself.

[A]

Yeah. Incredible. Josh Bleep and Allen, and they took a penalty, too, on that play. So it would have been first down anyhow, but it was way better than Josh did it. And I will say this. Sean McDermott coached his ass off in this game. He was aggressive with his offense. He made the right calls. They kept going for it, and they went for it. On that last play, they were in a tight spot there. Yep. 37, 37 yard line. It's long for a field goal. You want to give the ball up there, you put it in your offense's hands. They didn't make the play. Defense picked you up. Taylor Rapp made the play.

[C]

Talk about how good this defense was. How about in the second half? They allowed 57 total yards.

[B]

Insane.

[C]

Seven rushing yards. Part of that is Mike McDaniel, seemingly in the second half. Seems to overcoach himself.

[B]

I think he overanalyzes those things.

[C]

But especially with man, I mean, you're talking about with some of the guys injured. You have Balin Spector in there, you've got Dane Jackson in there. And Shawn McDermott's team still just rallies and his scheme and all those things. It was unbelievable.

[B]

Well, we talked earlier in our video about the pressure that was on Sean McDermott. And in that first half, in that first half it was like, whoa, can this team overcome the self inflicted wounds that they had put on themselves? But in that second half, you saw the playmaking ability that is both infuriating for fans to watch because they know the potential. But I think of that pressure and the diamonds that it made, you know, that saying pressure makes diamonds for this Bills team. You saw a diamond performance in the fourth quarter from Josh Allen and the defense to play the way that they did. I just. In the second half they were getting torn apart and I agree. I was surprised that Mike McDaniels went away from the run considering how effective it was. But the Dolphins made. They were the ones making big mistakes and big moments.

[A]

They were. And it's the difference. Look, Tua is a very good player. He's a very good player. And when he's on, he can make it look so easy. But guess what? The NFL's not easy. It's about the ugly moments and the tough yards and all those things. You know, you like to see the big plays and he can, man, when he's, when he's going. Sometimes you're like, how do you stop this offense until you see when it gets tight and you do stop this offense. And I think some of that falls on McDaniel. Look, the better coach, the better team, the better quarterback won this game. It's what we talked about going into it. We all like McDaniel. He's kind of a fun story, but he's going to need to get that other gear. I think Sean McDermott with this group of Bills has found that other gear with this team. They play grittier, they play tougher, and then when the quarterback makes plays, they are very difficult to beat.

[B]

This team can grind out wins.

[A]

He's got something. I see it.

[C]

No, it's so funny because I'm thinking about the players that stepped up. Obviously Josh. Josh is top tippy, top of the list. You know, just unbelievable for.

[A]

But you expect him to do that.

[C]

Correct. But I'm looking at guys like Balin Spector making plays and Dane Jackson breaking up passes and you just go down the list. Deontay Hardy, like a guy that we have said the special teams have been anything but special. And when the team really seemed flat, because after that drive, it was the drive late in the third quarter when it was like they converted like a bunch of third downs. And I looked over and I said, this is a big boy drive. Yeah, they're gassed, they're tired. There's no Gabe Davis. Diggs wants to play off. Shakir gets kind of twisted up on a tackle. They both want to come off. They can't. Like, that was where this team was. You're going, it's just. It's just not working. Josh sacks, strip fumble, all of those things. And then it's the punt return that sparks the team. And after that, it was over.

[A]

Jenny. He feels the ball at the four.

[B]

I love that.

[C]

Because he thought he was at the 10.

[A]

Well, he said, I didn't know where I was. And then what was it like running back?

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And he said, I blacked out.

[A]

So you think, like, sometimes when I see a guy catch a pun, I'm like, yeah, you know, it used to be the rule. We stand at the 10. Don't. If it goes over your head.

[C]

No, it's still the rule, Mike. The rule. Has it gone? You put your heels on the den, you don't back up.

[A]

A lot of guys will feel that there. But he didn't feel that, like, to keep him. He felt. Feel that. He's like, I'm going to go with it. And a lot of times you're looking at that going. By the way, he basically went untouched. And did he wave to you when he went?

[C]

Pretty much.

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He.

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He shifted down a gear and like at the 40, because he was. Knew he was gone. He was like, I'm just gonna coast in from the 40.

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He was the fastest guy on the field today. Second fastest guy on the field today is Dan. And we have to put a clip of that video.

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Phenomenal.

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And I'm sorry, Thad Brown, we gotta take a little shot at you. He smoked you in the 40. I mean, he did.

[B]

I love the wow.

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You're giving him for eight.

[C]

Yeah, he's little. You saw it. You saw.

[B]

You had. You had this.

[A]

So you. In case you didn't say it on the broadcast, at the end, Josh broke.

[C]

Josh broke to go to see fans and cheer and.

[A]

And Moe's here took off.

[B]

It really was Mo's.

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The second time I've been on a.

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Clip that's gone viral with me flying. But you. You really, it was very impressive.

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Thank you.

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I have to say, that was very impressive. Speed, breakaway speed.

[B]

Definitely that.

[A]

But you mentioned all these guys. Hardy makes that play. I mean, look, you're hoping, getting a little spark, 25 yard return, something like that.

[B]

Well, we were in the press box and we were like, when he did it, we're like, oh, no.

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I said he should take this to the end zone for a touchdown.

[B]

That's exactly what you said. After the play.

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He's fielding it and he keeps going back.

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Yeah. We're like, oh, oh, oh. And then you're like, oh, oh, there he goes.

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And there he goes. And it was. It wasn't.

[B]

It really was that spark. And you talked about it after the game. He. He. He's wanted to be there. And Sean McDermott even mentioned, like, these guys. So we talked about Deontay Hardy, the Trent Sherfield touchdown, the interception that sealed the game from Taylor Rapp. McDermott talked about how these are not household names, but those guys that have hung in there, wanted to make plays, now had the opportunity and were able to step up. He's like, this is how teams win.

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Trent Sherfield talked about he was been disappointed, not happy with his role, thought he was going to have a bigger role. He didn't. When he got his opportunity, you didn't see very much. That play he made. Look, they had four trips to the red zone. The only touchdown they scored. When I asked Josh about, he was like, oh, I was just. What do you say? I was just praying that it didn't go. Didn't go into another guy's hands because.

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That'S how the game was going.

[A]

The ball was in the air for, I think, 37 seconds before he came down.

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I thought Dan was going to catch it.

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Not only made the play, kept his feet in. Huge play for them. Revenge game, and they needed him. And we don't know why we're recording this. We don't know what's going on.

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There's a cat on the field. There's a cat.

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Oh, God.

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Okay, it's a cat. It's not a map. Orion.

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Okay.

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It's a cat.

[C]

How many cats do you see at NFL stadiums? Okay, it's going up the stands.

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No.

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Oh, no, no, it's not.

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It's just like. Okay, I know MetLife had problems.

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I will say this. Cats freak me out a little bit. They always, like, jump at you.

[C]

They're a little sneaky.

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Yeah.

[C]

Another player that stepped up that, like, maybe it's inside baseball, but Dion Dawkins Said he nearly had his index. His ring finger on his left hand nearly ripped off. Had to get stitches. Pretty much had his whole hand stitched up. But he's went out there. How well has he played this year? We talk about it.

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Great.

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Phenomenal.

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Best year.

[C]

I bet none of you knew who the backup left tackle was, but it's Ryan Vandemark, and he came in and had the drive that gave the Bills to go ahead touchdown on Dawson Knox. And Deion talks about how that's. We talk about Sherfield, we talk about Hardy, we talk about these guys stepping up. Ryan Vandemark was a massive part. I'm sitting there thinking, just don't get Josh killed. Like, just try and keep Josh protected.

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Well, tell everybody how you saw on the sidelines.

[C]

Oh, like Dion's trying to get his hand stitched up to some respects. And they're kind of saying we need to go back in the locker. Like, we need to go get this fixed. And he kind of looks at Vandemark, who's over there, and he's like, I'm good. And he goes, are you good to go? Like, you got this. He's like, I got it. He's like, are you sure? And then the second he says yes, Deon just sprints the locker. Like, to have that faith again. Deion is the Pro bowl left tackle playing phenomenal. But to know you got. You're hurt and you got to get in the locker room. And for him to step up was awesome.

[A]

So, look, they needed Deion off the field because he goes to the locker room while that happened. I asked him about Hardy. He was in the locker room and he was trying to find a TV and he couldn't see anything. And he heard the cheering. And he said one of the, I think training staff or somebody who was in there said, hardy, touchdown, punt return. And then he came out on the field as Vandermark's leading, helping lead them with Josh, with Josh Allen. And he said he was the first guy to greet him on the sidelines.

[C]

It was a cool scene. It was just a really cool scene to see again another guy probably not expecting to get in.

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Definitely not a half full name.

[C]

Actually hoping probably he doesn't have to go in, especially in that circumstance, but to be a part of that drive where they methodically down the field throws a touchdown pass to Dawson Knox. Also, I will say Josh Allen jogging off the field after that touchdown pass. Christian Wilkins got him. Earlier, Josh said a little something to him as he was walking by.

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I told you, Josh Holds on to this stuff.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Do you feel silly now?

[A]

He had a few things he should be holding onto from that first half. He was killing me. Yeah, he was killing me with some of those. But it was great. It was great in the second half and they got it done. But all these guys stepping up for this team, and they needed it. And look at what the difference is now. Look, it's no guarantees of anything. Yeah, you're going home to play Pittsburgh. You got to play well. You got to win the game. It's a playoff game. You got to do that. But they would have been coming back down here to play again, starting on the road. Even if you can get a win, then you'd probably be going to Baltimore. You would be going to Baltimore after that. That makes the road tougher. Not that it's not tough because you don't know how it maps out, but what a difference it is for this team from where they were to be now at home.

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And two, the confidence I feel like this team has, the fact that they've been able to kind of pull games out at the end when it was unexpected. When everything's going wrong, this team has the ability to weather the storm and figure it out.

[C]

Good teams find a way to win.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And this. This week, it was. It was special teams and it was guys stepping up because there are injuries and we'll have to see. Tyrell Dotson went out. Gabe Davis went out. Rasul Douglas went out as well. He said he probably could have came back in, but again, he was the guy that said he had all the faith in Dane Jackson, so he didn't feel the need to rush.

[A]

But in this case, you talk about three phases. Punt return, offense takes it down the field for a score, then defense gets the Taylor wrap play at the end of the game. So, hey, look, they made. There was plays made out there. Jordan Poyer came on a blitz one time, put a little pressure. There was a throw to Hill. Looked like he could have made it. There's Micah Hyde there to knock it out of his hands. Old school with those two coming in and making plays. I thought the defense, I mean, they stepped up so much in that second half. I don't know. Again, you mentioned it, I don't know what Miami was thinking because they really were struggling with the run game. But whatever it was, whatever adjustments were made, that defense stepped up. And look, this team picked each other up at different times during the game, and now they're division champs.

[B]

They are division champs. Can you think about that? When we were covering The Denver game, 12 men on the field. Ken Dorsey was about to be fired. It seemed like all hope was kind of lost for this team. And to think about where this group is at now, it is pretty unbelievable looking at where they are at and what's ahead of them.

[C]

Shield Kapadia, I guess Tweet had a funny tweet that he pretty much said. Unbelievable way that all these things have overcome, the injuries, the coaching, all of these things, the stories, all those things. It either ends in a Super bowl or it ends in a unbelievably heartbreaking loss that we have never seen ever before. Because that is. This is the type of run that this team is on, is special. These runs don't happen very often. And also you talked about McDermott going for it on those fourth downs to see the entire secondary was coming onto the field to cheer on before that play, like they call the timeout. They tried to draw them offsides. They didn't. They get back in the huddle and you got Micah Hyde, Jordan Poyer, Taron Johnson, like slapping up everybody on the. On the offensive huddle. Like you got this. Like, you don't see that all the time. We covered a lot of games that. This is rare, what the Bills are doing. It's special.

[A]

Yeah. And look, that's the way you gotta play this game. You weren't taking crazy chances, but you are giving up some field position. I mean, in the old school way, you used to just punt the ball and play defense. It's not the way it's played anymore. I want to ask you about the crowd. You were down on the field.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

What was your impression of the Bills fans that made it here?

[C]

They were a lot. And again, we think that. I think vivid seats got their clicks that they wanted. This was still a lot of Dolphins fans.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

But I will say that when this game started to turn you, you started to feel Bills mafia. Because again, for the first half of the game, they didn't really have all that much to cheer about. But the fourth quarter they made an impact. But again, it was.

[B]

It was really loud on a Dolphins third down.

[C]

It was. Oh, yeah, it was loud though. Again, Josh, the Bills did have to go silent. They went with a silent snap. Josh was having trouble at times hearing the plays coming in. So like again, this was a great atmosphere. This felt like a playoff game for both sides. Bills fans showed out, no question. Obviously, Phil pretty much that entire lower bowl behind them. But it was, it was a great, great crowd both sides.

[A]

And the most Impressive thing. Look, don't worry about the total numbers, you know, and thinking there's. There was a huge amount of Bills fans here, and they did this in a game that meant the division title for the Miami D. It says a little bit about the Dolphins fan base. Are people willing to sell their tickets. But that's fine. Everybody has their reasons to sell. Bills fans stood up. They were here. They helped this team. They got to enjoy seeing them get it done.

[B]

I want you to share the moment you saw with Allen and Diggs after the game, But I think that is.

[C]

Also after I sprinted down like Moe Schrute to get down there. Josh firing up the crowd, and he kind of turns. And Steph was going down to that end as well to talk to his brother. Brother who was in attendance at the game in the front row. And Josh and Steph kind of make eye contact, and they. They have this embrace, and they go to cover their mouths. But Josh was very loud enough to hear him say, four more, four more, four more. Let's go. And that was all that was said. But to understand the concept. And that's what Josh said. Josh said the shirt and the hat. Those are great.

[B]

Also, ironically, the shirt said a lock.

[C]

A lock.

[B]

AFC east championship.

[A]

I thought it was a lock.

[B]

When they were printing those shirts. When they were printing those shirts, they're like, I don't know.

[A]

Well, I'll put it to you this way. If they were wearing those shirts, then they can say it was a lie because they got it done. But, yeah.

[C]

Yeah. Special moment with Steph. And again, I thought he looked more like Steph today. They involved him more. And another guy we haven't talked about, guy stepping up. Khalil Shakir. Six targets, six catches, 100 yards. He has stepped up in a big way.

[A]

Yeah. Made big plays for him.

[B]

So reliable.

[A]

And also this was big for Joe Brady. That team moved the ball.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

The mistakes that are made, I mean, again, it's a little bit on the quarterback, on those. In the second half, Josh made those plays. But we were standing there when Josh came off the field and Brady was there to greet him, and he said, this was great. Or something like that.

[B]

I had so much fun.

[A]

Yes. Well, I heard an F in there somewhere, but you could tell that meant a lot to him with his coach, because this was big. It was big for the offense to get going in that way and to get Josh going and to get. And they got Diggs going, and they were. Again. Had him deep again. That. That's gonna hit. It's gonna hit. I know. It's. It's. He's. He's open.

[B]

Two weeks ago, he underthrew him.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Tonight he overthrew him.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

It's the.

[A]

Yeah. And last week he overthrew him. So he's had him. He's had him. He's had him. By the way, Diggs is having no problem getting open in those.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Let's see what happens as they take on Pittsburgh. We got the whole week to talk about divisional champs.

[B]

Once coverage carries on, never a doubt. All right.

[A]

We, by the way, when the three of us fly to a game one and one and.

[B]

Oh, facts.

[A]

Yes. So.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So maybe that's Vegas.

[B]

Oh, all right. We'll have plenty more coverage. Like my.

[A]

Hold on. Our plane is boarding.

[B]

Yeah. We're going to get no. Sleep. Sleep. That's okay.

[C]

It's fine for you.

[A]

We.

[B]

We have fun with what we do, so. And we appreciate the support. Please be sure to, like, comment and subscribe. Someone was also saying. Why do you all say that so much? It really does help.

[A]

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[B]

Yes, we do that. But it also does really help our channel.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

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[A]

By the way, Brandon Bean just called. He needs a gunner for the punt team. He's gonna sign Dan into a workout this week.

[B]

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