Going into Week 10, the Buffalo Bills are already closing in on an AFC East title. Up four by games in the division with eight games remaining, Buffalo tries to take another step toward what seems like an inevitable title Sunday when they visit the desperate Indianapolis Colts. Buffalo (7-2) maintained its lead on the New York Jets last week, edging the visiting Miami Dolphins 30-27 as Tyler Bass drilled a 61-yard field goal with five seconds left.
The victory also gave the Bills a season sweep of Miami. However, coach Sean McDermott isn't about to take a fifth straight division title for granted. "Every week it's hard," he said.
"You can never take a week for granted or, 'OK, we'll look at the record and look at the schedule and we're going to win here.' Nah. Just stay focused on what's right in front of us.
"We didn't play a great game (against the Dolphins). We can be better, and so we've got to go back and make sure our techniques are sound. Fundamentally, we're better than what we were (Sunday).
Just a lot to improve on." McDermott certainly wants more from his defense than it provided last week. The Dolphins carved up Buffalo for 26 first downs and 373 total yards, allowing Tua Tagovailoa to complete 25 of 28 passes in his second game back from a concussion.
Miami also possessed the ball for nearly 32 minutes. One concerning note might be that Miami rushed for 149 yards, considering Indianapolis is a run-first offense with Jonathan Taylor at running back. The Bills are .