"Right guard Kion Smith, the replacement for right guard James Daniels, got replaced by Daniel Brunksill in the third quarter, meaning the Dolphins were down to their third-team right guard. It turned out to be costly as Brunkill missed a block on Bills defensive tackle Deone Walker in the fourth quarter. Walker was in Tagovailoa's face when he threw a game-deciding interception to linebacker Terrel Bernard with 3:00 left."
"The Dolphins (0-3) entered Thursday's game with a 1-6 record vs. Buffalo in the McDaniel era and riding a six-game losing streak. But although they were 0-4 at Buffalo in the McDaniel era, three of those losses were three-point affairs - 34-31, 32-29 and 30-27. And some of the operational errors that plagued them in the first two games - delay of game, 12 men in the huddle, late getting offensive plays in the huddle - didn't surface Thursday."
The Miami Dolphins lost 31-21 at Buffalo, dropping to 0-3 on the season. The team avoided earlier operational mistakes like delay-of-game and 12-men penalties but suffered key roster and execution failures. Right guard Kion Smith was replaced, and third-team right guard Daniel Brunksill missed a critical block that led to a game-deciding interception with three minutes remaining. Defensive tackle Zach Sieler was flagged for roughing the kicker on what had appeared to be a third-down stop, setting up a Bills touchdown. The result continued a multi-game losing trend against Buffalo in the Mike McDaniel era.
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