Jackson Questionable; Watkins Probable For Game

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The weather will be beautiful in South Florida for tonight's must win AFC East matchup between the Bills and Dolphins. The game will be played under mostly clear skies with a gametime temperature of 73? with light winds out of the Northeast at 6 mph. It is much better for the Bills then playing them under the blazing sunshine of a Sunday 1:00 game.

Jairus Wynn has been ruled out with the knee injury suffered against the Chiefs. Sammy Watkins is listed as probable. The four players that have been limited in practice this week Fred Jackson, Marquise Goodwin, Marcus Easley, and Ron Brooks are all listed as questionable. It would be a surprise if Jackson doesn't play after he gutted through the Chiefs game on Sunday. The others will likely all be gametime decisions.

The Bills have released recently signed Jerome Couplin to open up a roster spot which they used to activate a defensive end from the practice squad. Bryan Johnson was promoted to the 53 man roster. If Mike Williams does not play this week Marrone is being ridiculous and stubborn. Coaches lose jobs with that mentality because it breeds losses. Williams is a huge threat in an area they are struggling in. It's the same as Marrone's approach with Kraig Urbik he resisted playing him when he obviously was their best option at guard. Those examples and the mind blowing conservative calls is making me down on Marrone for the first time in his time in Buffalo. With the red zone troubles the team has how do you not give Williams a shot to help? You would think he learned his lesson now that the offensive line is playing at least marginally better with Urbik in the lineup.
 

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Bills Preview vs. Dolphins





The Dolphins suffered a devastating injury in their loss to the Lions when their starting left tackle Branden Albert suffered a torn ACL and MCL and is out for the year. G Daryn Colledge (Back) and CB Cortland Finnegan (Ankle) both missed practice time in this short week putting their status up in the air for this game.



KEY MATCHUPS

RT Seantrel Henderson vs. DE Cameron Wake:
Henderson did pretty well against the NFL sack leader on Sunday and now faces another of the better pass rushers in the league in Wake. He has 8? sacks on the season.

WR Sammy Watkins vs. CB Brent Grimes:
Watkins needs to bounce back from a sub par outing on Sunday and his health may have had a lot to do with that performance. If he's healthy he needs to make a few big plays against the veteran Grimes.

DE Mario Williams vs. RT Dallas Thomas:
Williams gets to go up against a man making his first start at tackle as Thomas kicks outside from guard.

DE Jerry Hughes vs. LT Ju'Wuan James:
With Thomas playing right tackle, James moves to left tackle to replace the injured Albert. Hughes gets the matchup with the rookie switching sides to protect Ryan Tannehill's blind side. Both of Buffalo's ends should have the advantage against the out of place tackles for Miami.

KEYS TO THE GAME

1. Pressure Tannehill: The Bills usually bring out the worst in Tannehill and if they continue to get relentless pressure on him like they have in the past it will go a long way in pulling out the victory. Tannehill has completed only 52.4% of his passes against the Bills and has been sacked 18 times in just five game. The shuffle of the Miami offensive line should help the Bills succeed at this goal.

2. Finish Drives! The Bills red zone difficulties on offense have been well documented as they are dead last in the NFL with a 41.2% touchdown rate inside the opponents 20 yard line. They were 0 for 4 last week they need to have success in that role in order to get the road win in prime time. They need to keep Mike Williams active and use him on the goal line that is why they traded for him.

3. Establish Running Game: They have had success against Miami in the past two years because they have been able to run the football. They got their running game back on track last week and if they can continue that success it should make things easier on Kyle Orton.

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This will be a tough one for the Bills as road teams don't normally play well on Thursday night games. Miami is playing much better than they were when the Bills beat them in Buffalo week two but the Bills seem to have the Dolphins number over the past few years.
 
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