Bills-Dolphins rivalry

Bills–Dolphins rivalry

Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins
First meeting	September 18, 1966 Dolphins 24, Bills 58
Latest meeting	December 24, 2016 Dolphins 34, Bills 31 (OT)
Next meeting	TBA 2017
Statistics
Meetings total	106 meetings
All-time series	Dolphins lead 60–45–1
Postseason results	Bills lead 3–1 Last meeting January 2, 1999, MIA 24, BUF 17
Largest victory	BUF 7, MIA 45 (1970)
Smallest victory	BUF 23, MIA 24 (2005)
Current win streak	Dolphins 2 wins (2016–present)
Playoff and Championship Success
AFL Championships (2) Bills (2) – 1964, 1965 Dolphins (0) – none Super Bowl Championships (2) Bills (0) Dolphins (2) – 1972, 1973 Super Bowl Appearances (9) Bills (4) – 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Dolphins (5) – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984 AFL Eastern Division Championships (3) (1960–1969) Bills (3) – 1964, 1965, 1966 Dolphins (0) – none AFC East Divisional Championships (20) (1970–present) Bills (7) – 1980, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 Dolphins (13) – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2008 AFC Wild Card Berths (10) (1970—present) Bills (5) – 1981, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999 Dolphins (6) – 1978, 1982, 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2016

Bills lead 3–1

AFL Championships (2)

Super Bowl Championships (2)

Super Bowl Appearances (9)

AFL Eastern Division Championships (3) (1960–1969)

AFC East Divisional Championships (20) (1970–present)

AFC Wild Card Berths (10) (1970—present)

The Bills–Dolphins rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. The teams, who are members of the American Football Conference East Division, play two games against one another per season. In the 102 regular season games between the teams in the series, the Dolphins lead 59–42–1 as of 2016. The teams have also met four times in the NFL playoffs. The Bills are 3–1 in the postseason, including a victory in the 1992 AFC Championship Game.

After Miami joined the American Football League (AFL) for the 1966 season, it played against Buffalo for the first time on September 18. The host Bills posted 48 points in the first half of the game, and won 58–24. In the second game between the teams, and the first to be played in Miami, the Bills shut out the Dolphins 29–0. The following year, Miami defeated Buffalo for the first time; a late 31-yard Bob Griese touchdown pass to Howard Twilley gave the Dolphins a 17–14 win. In 1968, the teams played to a 14–14 tie, the only one in the rivalry. After two consecutive Dolphins victories, the Bills won the teams' second game in 1969, 28–3. The game, which featured two receiving touchdowns by O. J. Simpson, proved to be their last win in the series for 11 years.

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