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The Miami Dolphins lost five of their final six games of the regular season, but managed to beat the New York Jets 11-6 in Week 18 to advance to the AFC playoffs as the seventh seed. : A big underdog against one of his top Super Bowl contenders in January’s trip to Buffalo.

Kickoff is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo. This match he will be televised nationally on CBS.

What could make this game one-sided in Buffalo’s favor is that the Miami Dolphins have the most precarious quarterback situation of any team in the playoffs. Regular starter Tua Tagovailoa is still not cleared to play after suffering a concussion for the second time this season. At the same time, backup Teddy Bridgewater injured his thrower pinky finger in a Week 17 loss to the New England Patriots.

Rookie Skyler Thompson threw for just 152 yards in 31 attempts in the Dolphins’ Week 18 win over the Jets and failed to lead a touchdown drive. The Dolphins say they are approaching Sunday with Thompson as the starting quarterback.

Since 2000, there have been eight wild card games with double-digit spreads. In the actual record he is 8-0 and against the spread he is 7-1.

Whoever starts at quarterback for the Dolphins, with Josh Allen entering the playoffs as one of the league’s leading MVP contenders, Buffalo will have a significant edge at the position. The only thing that was holding him back this season was that Red had some sloppy moments with turnovers (14 interceptions), especially in his zone. However, Miami only intercepted a pass eight times all season. Of the 14 teams in the league’s playoffs, only the New York Giants (6 teams) are few.