Bills–Dolphins rivalry
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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 AFC East, have played each other twice per year since the 1966 season.[4] In the 116 regular season games between the teams in the series, the Dolphins lead 61–54–1 as of 2023.[5] The teams have also met five times in the NFL playoffs. The Bills are 4–1 in the postseason, including a victory in the 1992 AFC Championship Game.
First meeting | September 18, 1966 Bills 58, Dolphins 24 |
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Latest meeting | January 7, 2024 Bills 21, Dolphins 14 |
Next meeting | TBD (2024) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 121 meetings[1] |
All-time series | Dolphins, 62–58–1 |
Regular season series | Dolphins, 61–54–1 |
Postseason results | Bills, 4–1 (incl. 1992 AFC Championship Game)
Bills 34, Dolphins 31 |
Largest victory | Dolphins: 45–7 (1970) Bills: 35–0 (2021) |
Longest win streak | Bills, 7 (2018–21) Dolphins, 20 (1970–79) |
Current win streak | Bills, 4 (2022–present) |
Playoff and Championship Success | |
AFL Championships (2)
Super Bowl Appearances (9) AFL Eastern Division Championships (3) (1960–1969) AFC East Divisional Championships (25) (1970–present)
AFC Wild Card Berths (18) (1970–present) |
The rivalry was once lopsided as the Dolphins, one of the league's best teams after Don Shula took over as head coach in the 1970s, amassed 20 consecutive wins over the Bills in that decade.[6] It later became more competitive in the 1980s as Buffalo emerged as a leading team in the AFC alongside Miami. During the 1990s, the teams faced off four different times in the AFC playoffs, and the period featured Hall of Fame quarterbacks Jim Kelly for Buffalo and Dan Marino for Miami.[7] Though both teams fell short of the same level of success in the 2000s and 2010s after the retirements of Shula, Kelly, Marino, and Bills coach Marv Levy, the Bills and Dolphins have maintained their rivalry, which has become competitive again during the 2020s as both teams have become playoff contenders once more.