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It's been since 2008, the last time the Miami Dolphins won the AFC East division, and the looks of this record continue to taunt the team. Most of these struggles have contributed to the team’s poor performance against the best teams in the league.
Four consecutive AFC East title wins for the Buffalo Bills have been since the New England Patriots dominated the competition. They are not the ones who have lagged, as she has been failing to keep pace, especially in contributions.
In their last 12 games against the Bills, Miami has suffered 11 defeats, including a playoff loss. Tua Tagovalioa, the Dolphins quarterback who played seven of these matches, has a record of 1-6 playing the Bills, with 6 of these seven games being against the Bills.
Last year’s playoffs were a tournament he would have loved to participate in, but he was forced to sit out due to injuries. However, that does not change the course of events.
Tua Determined to Win
As the countdown to the Thursday night divisional match commenced, Tagovailoa felt that the only way to alter the narrative was to beat the opponents.
As quoted from the official transcript provided by the press office following Tuesday’s press conference, he said, "That's going to be what's written out there until we do something about that. That's going to be the narrative, that we can't beat the Bills.
And until we do beat them, and we beat them consistently, none of that's going to change. And we have an opportunity to do that this year. We have an opportunity to do that this Thursday." Miami’s last loss to Buffalo was the liquidation Round 18 of the previous season cut-throat.
The division was on the table in that game. The Dolphins mustered only 14 points and no points in the second half. The scores tucked into a backward stall and opted for four more parting kicks without rest. Tagovailoa closed the match with a red flag.
Nevertheless, Tua still doesn’t want to think about anything but the present, insisting: "Last year is last year, brother. What a political answer," he chuckles. "Oh my gosh. Last year is last year, brother. Worry about this year so we'll see what we got today, and we'll work its way down to Thursday and see what we can do Thursday."
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