Win and you’re in. It was a simple formula for the Miami Dolphins to make the playoffs. Sure, they had other ways to make the postseason, but a win was their easiest way in. Then the Buffalo Bills smoked them.
With virtually nothing to play for (and with the loss by the Pittsburgh Steelers at the same time, literally nothing to play for in terms of the 2020 postseason), the Buffalo Bills shellacked the Miami Dolphins not just to secure the number two seed, but keep the Dolphins from securing a playoff spot.