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          Dolphins rally from 17-point deficit to take second-half lead over Bills

          Seventh-round rookie Skylar Thompson has kept the underdog Dolphins in the game in Buffalo. Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images
          • Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJan 15, 2023, 08:23 PM
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              Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.

          ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- The Miami Dolphins entered Sunday's wild-card matchup with the Buffalo Bills as a record 14-point underdog; someone may have forgotten to tell them.

          The Dolphins scored 17 unanswered points after falling behind 17-0 in the first half, tying the game on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Skylar Thompson to Mike Gesicki.

          Following the Gesicki TD, a successful 2-point conversion tied the game at 17.

          The play was set up by Miami's second interception of the game, when Jevon Holland corralled a deflected pass and returned it to the Bills' 17-yard line.

          Buffalo kicked a field goal just before halftime to take a 20-17 lead into the break, but the Miami fireworks continued after halftime when Dolphins safety Eric Rowe strip-sacked Allen, and defensive tackle Zach Sieler recovered in the endzone to give Miami its first lead of the game, 24-20.

          Sieler's wife, Hannah, was among those who reacted to the moment.