The Bills-Dolphins matchup is being shaped by three plotlines.

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Trent Sherfield has experienced both sides of the escalating rivalry between the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills in the AFC East.

The Dolphins and the Bills played each other three times, including in the postseason, with all three games being decided by three points or less.
The wide receiver for the Bills played with the Dolphins last season.

Sherfield anticipates a close game between the two teams on Sunday at Highmark Stadium (1 p.
m. ET, CBS)?

He predicted that it would be a physical contest.
“Obviously, when I was over there, it was something that we always knew that the Bills, us, and we were going to be ready to play.
And I believe [coach Sean] McDermott has done a great job of simply telling us, “Hey, let’s just lock in on us, no game is too big.”.
Let’s resist the urge to become overly excited and agitated by the outside noise.
Another game, that’s all.
‘”.

But given their respective histories, it’s clear that this will be much more than a straightforward contest.

While the Bills have defeated the Dolphins in 11 of the 13 meetings since McDermott took over as head coach in 2017, each team has won a regular-season game at home (with heat having an effect on a number of Bills players in Miami and snowballs having an impact in Orchard Park, N.
Y.
Skylar Thompson, the backup quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, played in a tight playoff game that the Bills eventually won.
The outcome of this Week 4 game will probably play a significant role in helping determine the race for the AFC East championship, which the Bills have won the past three seasons.
The Jets are dealing with the loss of Aaron Rodgers, and the Patriots are still figuring out life after Tom Brady.

Alaina Getzenberg of the Bills and Marcel Louis-Jacques of the Dolphins have provided a comparison of the two teams’ strengths and weaknesses.

Miami is the No. Top-ranked offense versus.
The No. two defense.

Its balance is what makes the Dolphins offense so challenging to stop.
In contrast to last season, when it had the fourth-best passing offense in the league but the eighth-worst rushing offense, Miami currently leads the NFL in passing yards per game (362) and rushing yards per game (188.3).
Raheem Mostert, the No. 1 NFL scorer in terms of touchdowns, is one of three Dolphins players among the top five. 1, 7 TDs), De’Von Achane, and Tyreek Hill (tied with two other players for No. 2, 4 TDs).
When they defeated the Broncos 70-20 in Week 3, they became the first team to record at least 70 points, 700 yards, five rushing touchdowns, and five passing touchdowns in a single game.
This offense has demonstrated its ability to score from anywhere on the field.

The Dolphins’ X factor: Mostert ran for 136 yards on 17 carries during the Week 15 game last season, but he was unable to play in the wild-card game.
Marcel Louis-Jacques.

The Buffalo defense has gotten off to a strong start by making opposing offenses uncomfortable and capitalizing on mistakes in McDermott’s first season as both defensive coordinator and head coach.
The Bills lead the league in both quarterback pressure percentage (50.6%) and sacks per dropback (13.3%), despite having the second-lowest blitz rate in the league (15.7%).
Additionally, with nine takeaways, they are league-leaders.

This week’s difficulty is that Tua Tagovailoa, the quarterback, throws the ball so quickly that it must be caught.
Accordingly, McDermott said, “we have to find some way, some way.”.
“Well, if I remember correctly, Tua has only been fired once this entire season.
[He is not.
Therefore, it is very impressive.
“.

The interior of Buffalo’s defensive line is the Bills’ X factor. Ed Oliver and DaQuan Jones, defensive tackles, have played well so far this season.
According to NFL Next Gen Stats data, Oliver is tied for the second-most pressures in the league (15), and Jones has a pass rush win rate of 27 point 3 percent, while the Bills’ run defense is still developing and something to watch in this game.
— Getzenberg.

Josh Allen versus.
the defense of Miami.

Allen had 1,056 passing yards, nine touchdowns, and only two interceptions in three games against Miami last year.
In those contests, the Bills were 2-1.

Of course, a few Dolphins players have some personal history with Allen, particularly Christian Wilkins, who received a fine for an incident last season in which Allen was also given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Additionally, Wilkins and Allen caused a brief altercation between the teams during their game in December when Wilkins blocked Allen after an interception and the latter took offense to it.