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Dolphins offense still stagnant in loss to Bills

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

It might be time to put the Miami Dolphins offense on the side of a milk carton because it continues to be missing in action. Their playoff hopes may have disappeared as well. Buffalo Bills safety Jairus Byrd and linebacker Bryan Scott each intercepted …

Erik Malinowski, deadspin.com

Bills 19, Dolphins 14: Oh, this game. From the get-go, it didn't look very promising that these AFC East foes would light up the scoreboard, although a nifty special teams moment early on gave up all some brief flicker of hope. More »

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Leodis McKelvin scored on a 79-yard punt return, and the Buffalo Bills' defense finally flexed its muscles in a 19-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night.

nba.com

Miami star Dwyane Wade is skipping the Heat's game at Denver on Thursday night because of a sprained left foot.

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

BUFFALO -- Things didn't really change in the third quarter -- except that Miami finally crossed midfield. The Dolphins are still struggling. The fourth quarter will be telling. The live blog continues in the comments section.

CNNSI.com

The Dolphins have trailed all night, but a Ryan Tannehill touchdown pass in the fourth quarter has brought them within striking distance of the Bills. Follow the rest of the game here.

CNNSI.com

NEW YORK (AP) -- Miguel Cabrera has a Most Valuable Player award to go with his Triple Crown. And Buster Posey has an MVP prize to put alongside his second World Series ring.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Buffalo’s Leodis McKelvin was already leading the league in punt returns even before Thursday night. And then he did something special the first time he got his hands on the ball against Miami. After the Dolphins went three-and-out on their opening poss…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Miami receiver Jabar Gaffney is sitting out the Dolphins' game against the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night because of a knee injury.

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

BUFFALO -- Here it is. The opportunity. This is the night. If you are old enough and remember back long enough to know that Dave Wannstedt did enormous damage to the Miami Dolphins, then tonight is the opportunity for a bit of revenge. It was Wannstedt …

Sam Page, deadspin.com

Alex Anthopoulos thought he hit paydirt, ripping off the miserable Miami Marlins for most of their good players in Jeffrey Loria's latest fire sale. This sabermetric-darling GM, however, is about to learn that the stats can't tell you everything you nee…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

Here’s the piece that aired on tonight’s NFL Network pre-game show for tonight’s Bills-Dolphins Thursday night game on C.J. Spiller, and how he’s followed in the footsteps of his late uncle. Spiller’s uncle was slain at age 19 and was a high sch…

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Here is the Sun-Sentinel's Chris Perkins on tonight's Dolphins-Bills game: More »

Jim Cavan, nytimes.com

Rajon Rondo of the Celtics and Omer Asik of the Rockets have excelled. Ersan Ilyasova of the Bucks has not.

ESPN.com

Join our ESPN.com NFL experts as they break down the AFC East match up between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins. Contribute your thoughts and questions beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET. See you there. Countdown Live: Bills-Dolphins

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

After rushing for over 100 yards in two of their first three games this season, the Dolphins haven’t done it since. Miami hasn’t hit the century mark rushing as a team in six games. Bills head coach Chan Gailey is naturally hoping that continues, kno…

CNNSI.com

Jose Reyes and Josh Johnson are gone, but believe it or not, the Marlins may not be done gutting their roster. Jay Jaffe looks at more players who could be on their way out of Miami.

CNNSI.com

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says he is examining the pending blockbuster trade between the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays and is aware of the fan anger in South Florida.

ESPN.com

We're baaaaaack! After another solid week -- we only missed the Dolphins -- the AFC East blog returns for another round of stellar predictions. We are 23-7 overall picking division games. Week 11 starts early with a Thursday night game. So let's get to …

Hannah Buehler, buffalobills.com

Tonight’s Thursday night game against the Miami Dolphins isn’t the only Miami v. Buffalo competition happening this week. The NFL Play 60 ConorsChoose.org Showdown is putting one school from each city in a voting showdown for a good cause. Buffalo’s…

Armando Salguero, miamiherald.com

BUFFALO -- Earlier this week Dolphins coach Joe Philbin was asked if the changing of players' roles is more difficult this week based on the fact tonight's game allowed little time for change. And the coach was coy, knowing full well that he's basically…

Chris Brown, buffalobills.com

NFL game plans are relatively complex each and every week, but with very limited time to prepare for a Thursday night game both Chan Gailey and Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin have admitted that their approach both offensively and defensively will be pr…

Paul Hagen, MLB.com

Commissioner Bud Selig will review the pending trade that would send several of the Marlins top players to the Blue Jays for a package of prospects, he said Thursday at the conclusion of the quarterly Owners Meetings at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare.

ESPN.com

I remember sitting in Lucas Oil Stadium two weeks ago watching Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck carve up the Miami Dolphins for 433 yards. Andrew Luck #12 QBIndianapolis Colts 2012 STATS Att362 Comp208 Yds2631 TD10 Int9 Rat79.1 Luck was…

Bills Daily Charge, buffalobills.com

DAILY REPORT –The Buffalo Bills will host their first prime time game at Ralph Wilson Stadium since 2008 in front of a sold-out crowd tonight against Miami at 8:20 PM. Tonight’s game will be the 93rd regular season meeting between Buffalo and Miami a…

Joe Frisaro, MLB.com

Once the dust settles and emotions simmer from the still-pending blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays, the Marlins feel confident that they've addressed a number of their needs.

Joe, miamiherald.com

BEST OF LAST NIGHT: Eric Bledsoe’s block WORST OF THE NIGHT: Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh combined to shoot 5 of 23 from the field. DeAndre Jordan played well against Bosh and Wade suffered from a sore left foot.   NIGHTLY NUMBER: 1 As in, the scoring to…

Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com

There has been no shortage of fans offering safe haven to Giancarlo Stanton should Jeffrey Loria slide into super-troll mode and heap his star player on the Miami Marlins' pyre this season. There also isn't a club among the other 29 teams that wouldn't …

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Bills are an awful 2-13 in AFC East games under Chan Gailey. For the Dolphins, tonight brings a test of whether they’re legitimate playoff contenders or not. The Patriots’ league-best turnover margin could get a boost against a Colts team near the…

Eric Freeman, yahoo.com

Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade is famous for many basketball skills, but one of them is his status as the best shot-blocking guard of his generation. Whereas most shot-blockers earn their defensive reputations by patrolling the paint, Wade got his by chasi…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Blake Griffin and Chris Paul had double-doubles, with Paul keying a third-quarter spurt that helped carry the Los Angeles Clippers to a 107-100 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

It’s not every day you see the defending champs get completely outclassed. But it happened in the Staples Center last night as the Clippers rolled over the Heat, 107-100. The game was never that close – a late Miami run turned what was nearly a 20-poi…