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What Bills can expect from Dolphins' dramatic receivers in Week 3

The Dolphins' receivers have had some history with Buffalo
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Nov 3, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) tackles Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10).
Nov 3, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) tackles Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10). | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

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The Buffalo Bills are dealing with injuries in the secondary, and on the other side for their game on Thursday Night Football, there's a receiver trio that has had some history with Buffalo, especially its two big names.

The Dolphins' receiver group begins and ends with Tyreek Hill, a 10-year veteran and five-time All-Pro who's had a lot of trade buzz surrounding him as well as some off-field issues.

In six career games against the Bills with the Dolphins, Hill has 28 catches for 346 yards and two touchdowns, but he doesn't just go after the Bills on the field. He went on a rant in June against Buffalo's defense.

Tyreek Hill
Nov 3, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill runs with the ball against the Bills. | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

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Hill was held to 104 yards receiving on seven catches in their two games in 2024, but he's had seven- and nine-catch performances against Buffalo in previous years.

Across from Hill is Jaylen Waddle, a fifth-year veteran who was rather quiet in two games against the Bills in 2024, with a combined six catches for 37 yards and a touchdown.

Jaylen Waddle and Taron Johnson
Jan 15, 2023; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) is tackled by Bills cornerback Taron Johnson (7). | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

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Waddle has eclipsed four catches in a single game against Buffalo just once, and with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa struggling, there's no reason to think he'll be able to find room.

If Hill and Waddle are bottled up, there's second-year man Malik Washington, who had the Dolphins' first punt return touchdown in five years on Sunday against the Patriots, but he's dealing with a thumb injury. If he can't make it, that's one less threat the Bills will have to deal with.

The Bills have defeated the Dolphins six straight times including the playoffs, and shutting down the three wide receivers will be key to extending that streak to seven.

Malik Washington
Nov 3, 2024; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Dolphins wide receiver Malik Washington (83) runs with the ball against the Bills. | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

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OWEN KLEIN

Owen Klein has covered football, basketball and baseball for Penn State athletics as a broadcaster on local radio, including producing Penn State’s 2024 men’s basketball Big Ten Tournament games and calling Penn State football’s Whiteout vs. Washington in November 2024. He has internships with the Buffalo Bisons and CBS affiliate WIVB in Buffalo, NY, in the summer of 2025. He is a Penn State University broadcast journalism student at the Bellisario College of Communications majoring in broadcast journalism and is passionate about college and professional sports, the Pokémon Video Game Championships and the Buffalo Bills.

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