The Buffalo Bills dropped to 6-3 on the season, falling down a little further behind the New England Patriots in the AFC East. Buffalo walked into Miami as clear-cut favorites to win this game but instead, completely fell apart and got embarrassed by the Dolphins. With the Bills losing 30-13, you would think that this game was on the defense. But it wasn’t, it was on the offense.
Buffalo lost the turnover battle (3-2) and the rushing attack had just 87 total yards. Josh Allen had to try and turn into Superman, but he wasn’t able to and there is one specific reason why; his wide receivers can’t get separation down the field.
Khalil Shakir was the team’s leading receiver with 58 yards off of 7 catches (being targeted 9 times). Then there was Keon Coleman, who was targeted 8 times but had just 3 catches for 46 yards but he did manage to get into the endzone once. However, there were a handful of times where it looked like Allen was trying to force the ball to Coleman in tight coverage which almost never works.
Coming into this game, it was reported that the Bills had made an offer to the Dolphins at the trade deadline for wide reciever Jaylen Waddle, specifically that the Bills had offered a first round pick in 2027 as well as a third round pick in next year's draft. Miami wanted the first round pick in 2026, and that's where the deal fell apart for Buffalo. This meant that the Bills didn't come out with any extra help for Josh Allen, and it completely screwed him for the rest of the season including this game.
Unbelievable stat proves Bills screwed Josh Allen at trade deadline
According to Next Gen Stats, per Carl Jones, Josh Allen had an average of 3.53 seconds to throw on each pass against the Dolphins which is more than enough time for him to make a play. It was reportedly the longest time to throw of his career since his rookie season.
Per @NextGenStats Josh Allen's average time to throw was 3.53 seconds today against the Dolphins. The longest time to throw of his career since 2018.
— Carl Jones (@Jones11_) November 9, 2025
That sums up the state of the Bills passing game
When I look at this, the only thing that comes to mind is just how bad the wide receiver room is for Allen in terms of getting open. You have a generational talent at quarterback and he has this much time to throw, yet the receivers aren’t getting open. It’s beyond unacceptable.
I get it, maybe Miami wouldn’t have traded Waddle in the division. But that doesn’t mean that the Bills shouldn’t have made another run at a receiver to try and help out this group somewhere else. Now, with the trade deadline passed, the Bills can only go with who they have and it is not enough for a Super Bowl run.