The Buffalo Bills rebounded from the season-opening loss to Pittsburgh with an emphatic 35-0 shutout of the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday.
Bills Twitter, despite stretches of frustration with the Buffalo offense and Josh Allen in the first half, regained its cool as the blowout progressed, appreciating a dominant defensive performance. The postgame consensus, however, still expressed concern about the Bills moving forward.
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