This evening, the NFL begins its week two schedule with an excellent early-season matchup on Thursday Night Football. The AFC East’s top two teams take the field tonight in a repeat of a division-clinching game from week 18 of last season. Both the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins finished last season at 11-6 and made the postseason, but the Bills’ sweep sent them into the playoffs as the #2 seed.
This year, the teams meet again early in the season to try to stake an early claim to the division lead. The second meeting between the two teams this season comes fairly early, however, as they will meet again in week 9 to close out the season series.