Who’s sizzling, who’s not after the Dolphins’ thrilling win over the Bills

The Dolphins are 3-0 for the primary since 2018 after a down-to-wire, 21-19 win over the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.

Here’s a take a look at who’s sizzling — and who’s not — after the victory.

Who’s sizzling

▪ River Cracraft: The veteran extensive receiver has been elevated from the follow squad every week to start out the season, and although he’s had a restricted position on offense, he has delivered. Last week, Cracraft caught the landing cross that jump-started the Dolphins’ avalanche of 28 fourth-quarter factors in a comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens. On Sunday, Cracraft’s 11-yard landing catch tied the rating at 14 within the second quarter.

In two video games, Cracraft’s solely catches are his landing scores however he’s emerged as a dependable secondary goal behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, significantly within the purple zone. Since the Dolphins used their third and remaining elevation on Cracraft, they need to signal him to the 53-man roster or threat exposing him to waivers after one other elevation. His play deserves a spot on the lively roster.

▪ Melvin Ingram: The veteran exterior linebacker was signed this offseason to what many thought can be a rotational position on a gifted and deep defensive entrance. However, Ingram has been a key starter for the protection by way of three video games. He’s been a stout run defender and one of many group’s higher cross rushers. Against the Bills, Ingram recorded two sacks, a compelled fumble and a fumble restoration. And after lacking out on a 3rd sack on the ultimate play of the sport, Ingram chased down and tackled receiver Isaiah McKenzie to maintain him in bounds. Buffalo was unable to spike the ball with any time remaining, clinching the Dolphins’ win.

Who’s not

▪ Tyreek Hill: The speedy pass-catcher didn’t have a nasty recreation, but it surely was a quiet afternoon for Hill after he exploded within the fourth quarter of the Week 2 win over the Ravens. Hill completed with two catches on 33 yards on simply 4 targets. The Dolphins’ lack of time of possession performed a job in that, and quarterback Tua Tagoailoa stated Buffalo performed completely different coverages with their whole beginning secondary out of the lineup. It gained’t be lengthy till Hill has one other probability to depart his mark on the sphere, although, because the Dolphins journey to Cincinnati to play the Bengals on “Thursday Night Football.”

▪ Special groups: The Dolphins have been trying to have one other stable outing on particular groups. Cornerback Justin Bethel made an incredible play to maintain a Thomas Morstead punt out of the tip zone and pinned deep in Bills territory. And then Bethel might have impacted a missed subject purpose by kicker Justin Bass. However, the lasting picture of the Dolphins’ particular groups unit was a blooper second during which Morstead, backed close to his personal finish zone, tried to punt the ball however despatched it into the again of extensive receiver Trent Sherfield, leading to a security. To Morstead’s credit score, his free kick was a rocket and made positive the Bills didn’t have optimum subject place needing only a subject purpose to win. However, it’s the second consecutive week with a particular groups gaffe after the Dolphins allowed a kickoff return landing towards the Ravens.