Stock up, stock down following the Bills' win over the Dolphins

 

 The Buffalo Bills (2-0) began the 2024 NFL season on a great note as they came away with a 34-28 win over an Arizona Cardinals team that gave them everything they could handle on Sunday. However, Buffalo's season is only beginning as they had to turn around to face the Miami Dolphins (1-1) on a short week in a classic matchup between AFC East rivals.

Despite coming into Miami as slight underdogs, the Bills took care of business on Thursday night by beating the Dolphins 31-10 in an absolute display of dominance by Buffalo over arguably their biggest competition for the division. Star quarterback Josh Allen did what the Bills needed him to do and that was to keep drives alive long enough for playmakers like running back James Cook to do their things against a Miami team that lost their fight pretty fast.

Despite linebacker Terrel Bernard going down with an injury to add to a mounting list of ailments for the Bills, Buffalo's defense continued right along by suffocating the Dolphins' passing attack, forcing three interceptions and plenty more incompletions. For a Bills team looking to make it back to the playoffs for the chance to get to a Super Bowl, this is the kind of start they needed to make those dreams come true this season.

Without further ado, here is the stock report following Thursday's win over the Dolphins:

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From the beginning of this game, the night belonged to Cook. Not only was he efficient on the ground, but Cook also made an impact in the passing game as he scored on a 17-yard reception as well to show how good he was feeling coming off a solid Week 1 in terms of production and offensive workload. It seemed that Cook's dominance essentially shut the door on any comeback attempt by the Dolphins.