Josh Allen, Bills vs. Tagovailoa, Dolphins set for TNF in Week 2 of 2024 NFL schedule

The AFC East rivalry between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins will be renewed in the first Prime Video game of the 2024 NFL season.

It was announced Tuesday that Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins will host Josh Allen and the Bills in the Week 2 Thursday Night Football game on September 12.

This will be the second Thursday Night Football game of the season. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will host the Baltimore Ravens in a rematch of the AFC Championship Game in the season opener on September 5.

The 2024 season marks the third year of Amazon’s deal with the NFL to become the exclusive home of Thursday Night Football. The tech giant will pay the league about $1 billion annually through 2033.

Buffalo and Miami played the final regular season game of the 2023 season. The game was played on Sunday Night Football, with the winner earning the AFC East title and the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. AFC playoffs.

The Bills scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to earn a 21-14 victory. Allen’s five-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Knox with 7:16 remaining proved to be the difference.

Miami’s final two possessions after the Bills took the lead ended with a three-and-out and an interception of Tua Tagovailoa by Taylor Rapp on a pass intended for Chase Claypool near the Buffalo 20-yard line.

Neither quarterback was at his best in the game. Allen threw for 359 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Tagovailoa threw for a season-low 173 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

The Dolphins have lost six of seven games against their division rivals Tagovailoa has started since his rookie season in 2020. The Bills are the only team against whom he has thrown more interceptions (seven) than touchdowns (six) in at least two departures.