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maybe a throwback look on the road would

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MIAMI (0-5) at BUFFALO (4-1)Sunday Reshad Jones Jersey , 1 p.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Bills by 15½RECORD VS. SPREAD — Dolphins 1-4; Bills 4-1SERIES RECORD — Dolphins lead 61-48-1LAST MEETING — Bills beat Dolphins 42-17, Dec. 30.LAST WEEK — Dolphins lost to Washington 17-16; Bills bye.AP PRO32 RANKING — Dolphins No. 32, Bills No. 7DOLPHINS OFFENSE — OVERALL (31), RUSH (31), PASS (31).DOLPHINS DEFENSE — OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (26).BILLS OFFENSE — OVERALL (10), RUSH (6), PASS (19).BILLS DEFENSE — OVERALL (3), RUSH (7) Minkah Fitzpatrick Jersey , PASS (3).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Bills have won six of past seven at home against Dolphins. ... Dolphins coach Brian Flores' change of heart has QB Ryan Fitzpatrick starting in place of Josh Rosen, and against one of journeyman's seven former teams. ... Fitzpatrick was Bills' starter in 2011, previous time Buffalo opened 4-1 before losing nine of final 11 games. ... Fitzpatrick 3-2 against Buffalo since being released by Bills after 2012 season. ... Dolphins have yet to have gain of 15 or more yards rushing. ... Outscored by combined 180-42, minus-138 point differential through five games third largest since 1940 behind only 1954 Washington (minus-139) and 1950 Baltimore (minus-150). ... Tied for last in league in TDs passing (three) and TDs rushing (one). By comparison, Tom Brady has three touchdowns rushing. ... RB Mark Walton totaled 75 yards rushing and receiving last week in first NFL start. ... Defense has allowed league-high 131.0 rating to opposing QBs. ... On positive side: Dolphins have committed 28 penalties, second-fewest in league. ... DE Taco Charlton has two of team's five sacks. ... Bills have missed playoffs past two times started 4-1, including 2008, when finished 7-9. ... QB Josh Allen oversaw third winning drive of season and sixth of career with go-ahead TD on 7-yard pass to rookie Duke Williams with 9:46 remaining in fourth quarter against Titans. ... RB Frank Gore 79 all-purpose yards away from becoming ninth player to reach 19,000, and two TDs short of becoming 25th player with 100. ... Allowed 17 points or fewer in six consecutive games Mike Gesicki Jersey , matching team's longest streak since Dec. 15, 2002 to Sept. 21, 2003. ... Of 21 opponent drives crossing midfield, only nine have produced points. ... Ex-Dolphins DT Jordan Phillips had career-best three sacks against Titans. ... Fantasy tip: Bills defense likely to continue string of dominance against Dolphins' popgun attack no matter if Fitzpatrick considered an upgrade over turnover-prone Rosen. DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins need to figure out how to win on the road, since that’s where they’ll be if they make the playoffs.And if they don’t win Sunday at Minnesota , there probably won’t be a postseason for Miami.The Dolphins (7-6) remain in contention for an AFC wild-card berth thanks to Kenyan Drake’s improbable touchdown on the final play Sunday to beat New England. But there have been no miracles on the road, where coach Adam Gase’s team is 1-5 and has been outscored 177-103.That includes losses of 38-7 at New England and 42-23 at Houston, and blown double-digit fourth-quarter leads at Cincinnati and at Indianapolis.What’s the problem?“It’s a little bit of probably everything,” Gase said.The issue actually dates to last season. The Dolphins have lost 10 of their past 11 away games and have been outscored 350-170.They’re simply a different team at home, where this year they swept all three AFC East opponents. Their division road record is 0-2.“If I tell you our guys don’t get a little more amped up for the division opponents at home Jason Sanders Jersey , I’d be fibbing,” associate head coach Darren Rizzi said. “There’s a little bit more extra incentive there.”Motivation shouldn’t be an issue the rest of the way, home or away. To make the postseason for only the third time since 2001, the Dolphins likely need to sweep their final three games.And two of those are on the road. Can Miami pull off another miracle?“We just hope we have more wins,” Drake said. “I hope it doesn’t come down to any more miracles, because I don’t think my heart can take any more of that.”Drake’s game-winner kept Miami in the playoff picture despite a road record that’s the worst among contending teams. Gase dismisses the mindset of his players as the problem.“I don’t see a difference in the way they prepare, the focus,” he said. “Guys are wired in at the opposing stadium. The energy, the attitude — I don’t see a dropoff.”In victories the past two weeks, the Dolphins wore their 1960s-style uniforms, so maybe a throwback look on the road would help.Gase has tried everything else. Since becoming coach in 2016 he has experimented with changes in the travel routine Raekwon McMillan Jersey , including altering the departure day, in search of a better road result.This week Miami will leave on Friday.“Over the last three years we’ve tried as many different things as we can,” Gase said, “even talking to some of the veteran players to see if there’s something strange about why we haven’t won on the road.”A solution has proved elusive. Under Gase, Miami is 16-7 at home and 7-16 on the road.“Obviously it’s something we need to improve,” quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. “It’s definitely something we look forward to correcting this week.”

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