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Bills' Josh Allen produces highlight TD & milestone for Jackson Hawes vs. Dolphins

Josh Allen's underhand flip TD to rookie Jackson Hawes gave the Buffalo Bills a second-quarter lead on the Miami Dolphins Thursday night.
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Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid (86) scores a touchdown against the Dolphins Thursday night.
Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid (86) scores a touchdown against the Dolphins Thursday night. | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

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Despite spotting the Miami Dolphins an early touchdown, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills are back in Thursday night's AFC East game with the Miami Dolphins.

After trailing 7-0, the Bills scored touchdowns on consecutive drives and moved the ball almost at will against a depleted Dolphins' defense.

The touchdown that put Buffalo up 14-7 early in the second quarter was a beauty that will make Allen's highlight reel at the end of the season. The ball from the play might also wind up on Jackson Hawes' mantle.

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Facing 1st-and-Goal from Miami's 5-yard line, Allen play-faked to the right and rolled left to the open side of the field. With plenty of time and options, he eventually sucked two Dolphins' defenders toward him before deftly producing a no-look, underhand flip pass to an open Hawes in the end zone for the score.

It is the first touchdown of Hawes' career. Selected in the fifth round by Buffalo last April, the rookie is serving as a perfect complement to Bills' tight ends Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox.

Bills running back James Cook (4) runs against Dolphins free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (29) Thursday night.
Bills running back James Cook (4) runs against Dolphins free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (29) Thursday night. | Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

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Richie Whitt has been a sports media fixture in Dallas-Fort Worth since graduating from UT-Arlington in 1986. His career is highlighted by successful stints in print (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Observer), TV (NBC5) and radio (105.3 The Fan). During his almost 40-year tenure, he's blabbed and blogged on events ranging from Super Bowls to NBA Finals to World Series to Stanley Cups to Olympics to Wimbledons to World Cups. Whitt has been covering the NFL since 1989, and in 1993 authored The 'Boys Are Back, a book chronicling the Dallas Cowboys' run to Super Bowl XXVII.

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