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Bills' defence flexes its muscles

BUFFALO 19 MIAMI 14 Leodis McKelvin scored on a 79-yard punt return and the Mario Williams-led Buffalo Bills oft-maligned defence finally flexed its muscles in a 19-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night.
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Tashard Choice of the Buffalo Bills struggles to get free of Reshad Jones of the Miami Dolphins.

BUFFALO 19 MIAMI 14

Leodis McKelvin scored on a 79-yard punt return and the Mario Williams-led Buffalo Bills oft-maligned defence finally flexed its muscles in a 19-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night.

Safety Jairus Byrd recovered a fumble and made a diving interception, and Bryan Scott sealed the win with an interception to end the Dolphins' final drive. Williams had one of three sacks for a Buffalo defence that limited the Ryan Tan-nehill-led Dolphins to 184 yards.

That was enough to make up for an offence that settled for Rian Lindell's four field goals on four drives into the red zone.

Buffalo (4-6) snapped a three-game skid and won for only the second time in seven games.

Marcus Thigpen scored on a 96-yard kickoff return and Davone Bess had a two-yard touchdown catch for Miami (4-6), which has lost three straight.