Buffalo Bills–Miami Dolphins rivalry

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National Football League rivalry sports rivalry

The Buffalo Bills–Miami Dolphins rivalry is a long-standing and intense NFL feud marked by decades of divisional battles, shifting periods of dominance, and passionate fan engagement.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Football League rivalry → sports rivalry →
beganInSeason	1966 NFL season →
category	Buffalo Bills → Miami Dolphins → National Football League rivalries →
characterizedBy	divisional title implications → long-standing animosity → passionate fan engagement → playoff race implications →
conference	AFC →
country	United States →
division	AFC East →
divisionalRivalry	true →
divisionTitleImpact	frequent →
eraOfBillsDominance	early 1990s → late 1980s →
eraOfDolphinsDominance	1970s →
eraOfRenewedIntensity	2020s →
fanBaseBills	Bills Mafia →
fanBaseDolphins	Dolphins fans →
featuresRegularSeasonMeetingsPerYear	2 →
firstMeetingDate	1966-09-18 →
firstMeetingScore	Buffalo Bills 58–24 Miami Dolphins →
firstMeetingWinner	Buffalo Bills →
geographicRegionBills	Western New York →
geographicRegionDolphins	South Florida →
homeStadiumBills	Highmark Stadium →
homeStadiumDolphins	Hard Rock Stadium →
league	National Football League →
mediaCoverage	local → national →
notableCoachBills	Marv Levy →
notableCoachDolphins	Don Shula →
notablePlayoffGame	1990 AFC Divisional playoff game → 1992 AFC Championship Game →
notableQuarterbackBills	Jim Kelly → Josh Allen →
notableQuarterbackDolphins	Dan Marino → Tua Tagovailoa →
notableRecentStoryline	Josh Allen vs Tua Tagovailoa matchups →
notableSeasonSeriesStreakBills	dominance in early 1990s vs Dan Marino–led Dolphins →
notableSeasonSeriesStreakDolphins	20-game winning streak from 1970 to 1979 →
notableWeatherContrast	cold-weather team vs warm-weather team →
playoffMeetings	multiple →
sport	American football →
team1	Buffalo Bills →
team2	Miami Dolphins →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AFC East →	hasRivalry