McCoy keeps Buffalo in hunt
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — LeSean McCoy scored twice and surpassed 10,000 careeryards rushing, while helping the Buffalo Bills stay in the thick of the National Football League’s AFC playoff hunt with a 24-16 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
Buffalo never trailed. Bills rookie Tre’Davious White sealed the win by intercepting Jay Cutler with 28 seconds remaining — and a play after Miami punter Matt Haack recovered an onside kick at Miami’s 37.
The Bills have won three of four and improved to 8-6 to match the team’s best start through 14 games during Buffalo’s 17-year playoff drought. The Bills were 8-6 in both 2004 and 2014 but missed the playoffs with 9-7 finishes. Buffalo also finished Sunday 6-2 at home to match its best finish at Orchard Park since 1999.
Buffalo must now hit the road to continue its playoff pursuit in closing the season at New England next week and then at Miami on Dec. 31.
McCoy opened the scoring with a four-yard run to cap Buffalo’s opening drive. Then, he put Buffalo up 14-6 with a 16-yard catch with 6:05 left in the second quarter on a drive during which McCoy became the 30th player to break the 10,000-yard rushing milestone.
The ninth-year player reached the plateau with a 14-yard burst off right guard. McCoy was shaken up on the play while being tackled by Kiko Alonso. After missing one snap, McCoy returned to the field and scored two plays later.
McCoy finished with 50 yards rushing, upping his career total to 10,011, and had four catches for 46 yards.