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Alaina GetzenbergESPN
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — One hand was enough for tight end Dawson Knox to start the Buffalo Bills‘ postseason off with a bang.
On first-and-goal from the Miami 6-yard line, quarterback Josh Allen faked the handoff to running back Devin Singletary and scrambled to his right trying to find an open receiver. Allen located Knox in one-on-one coverage near the front corner of the end zone and threw a dart on the run.
Insane throw. Insane catch.
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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 15, 2023
Knox reached out and caught the pass one-handed as he fell to the ground, just managing to stay in bounds. The touchdown put the Bills up 7-0 in the first quarter over the Dolphins. The Bills quickly added to their score off an interception by safety Dean Marlowe with a 12-yard rushing touchdown by rookie James Cook to stretch the lead to 14-0.
This marks Knox’s fifth straight game with a receiving touchdown. Knox is the first Bills player with a receiving touchdown in five straight games (regular season and playoffs combined) since Stevie Johnson from Weeks 3-8, 2010.T
he score was set up by a 52-yard pass from Allen to wide receiver Stefon Diggs downfield on a third-and-15 play. The pass to Diggs had a completion probability of 15.6% — the most improbable completed pass of Allen’s career, per NextGen Stats.
Dolphins showed an eight-man blitz on first down and dropped out against the screen. Here, they send the house and are willing to cede the out, but Josh Allen wants and gets more. If Miami wants to run Howard vs. Diggs one-on-one all game, Diggs might get to 200. pic.twitter.com/9qPpGOWBgz
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) January 15, 2023