Late in their AFC wild-card showdown against the Bills, the Dolphins faced fourth-and-one on their own 48-yard line. Buffalo clung to a 34–31 lead, as the Bills had been unable to shake unheralded quarterback Skylar Thompson.
What followed was nothing short of a disaster. In drawing up its next play, Miami bled the entire play clock, incurring a delay of game penalty it could not afford. On fourth-and-five, Thompson missed tight end Mike Gesicki to send Buffalo for all intents and purposes to the divisional round.
It was an inauspicious end to a mistake-filled quarter for the Dolphins, blowing a golden opportunity to pull a seismic upset.