In an AFC East battle, the 2nd place Miami Dolphins (4-5) will look to reach .500 when they take on the last place Buffalo Bills (3-6) on "Thursday Night Football." With both teams currently slipping out of contention, the Week 11 matchup at Ralph Wilson Stadium is a must-win for both sides to stay relevant.

The Dolphins are in the midst of a two-game losing streak, which includes a 37-3 blowout at the hands of the Tennessee Titans in which they turned over the football four times, falling out of the game early.

Miami is currently being led by rookie QB Ryan Tannenhill and a solid plethora of players that include RBs Reggie Bush, Daniel Thomas and Lamar Miller, and WRs Brian Hartline and Davone Bess. The respective talented nucleus clearly needs a couple more years together in order to mesh more effectively.

There had been speculation that the Dolphins were aiming to re-ignite their running game. However, they still haven't rushed for over 100 yards in their last six games.

Buffalo has fared even worse, and enters the gridiron showdown losing their last three games. The Bills recently went down in a nail-biter to the New England Patriots by a 37-31 margin.

Although the team is more than likely out of the playoff picture, they would like to continue building confidence on both sides of the football and finish up strong.

In the Bills' defense (no pun intended), they've had a fairly rigorous schedule, which included games versus the Patriots (twice), San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans.

In the teams' two meetings last year, the Dolphins prevailed over the Bills in both; 30-23 on Dec. 18 and 35-8 on Nov. 20.

CLICK HERE to watch the Miami Dolphins vs. the Buffalo Bills via free live stream. Coverage of the "Thursday Night Football" game is set to begin at 8:20 p.m. ET.

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