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 Miami moved to a 6-4 record with the win, keeping themselves in
playoff contention, while the Bills fell to 5-5. The New England
Patriots lead the division on 7-2.
The Bills had won the last three meetings between the two teams but
never got going against a solid Miami defense and had to settle for
three field goals.
Miami's offense spluttered at times too but quarterback Ryan
Tannehill, sacked five times, kept his composure and threw for 240
yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions on 26-of-34 passing.
The Bills led 9-3 in the third quarter before Miami scored 19
unanswered points as they took a stranglehold on the game.
 Tannehill found Brandon Gibson in the end zone with a seven yard
pass after a strong 80-yard drive before Bills quarterback Kyle
Orton gave up a safety on an intentional grounding call.
Miami extended their lead in the fourth quarter when Tannehill found
Jarvis Landry with an eight yard pass and a 32 yard Caleb Sturgis
field goal wrapped up the win.
"I thought it was a good team win," said Dolphins head coach Joe
Philbin.
"I thought our defense played well. We didn't allow any touchdowns
and we played well in the red zone."
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The Bills failed to make the most of two turnovers from fumbles
leaving their head coach Doug Marrone frustrated.
"To only get three points off two turnovers, you can't do that. You
have to take advantage of those situations," he said.
"But this was a team loss. We have to stick together. We have put
ourselves in a difficult situation (in the division) and we are just
going to have to fight our way out of it game by game."
(Reporting by Simon Evans; Editing by Julian Linden)
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