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The Miami Dolphins are hosting the Houston Texans in Week 12 and will look to reclaim first place from the Buffalo Bills. The game kicked off at 1 p.m. ET and Miami is looking to take advantage of a friendly matchup against an awful Houston squad.
The Bills took over first place when they beat the Lions on Thanksgiving. They improved to 8-3 and moved a half game up on Miami. That dropped the Dolphins from second place in the AFC to fifth place and the top wild card berth. However, Miami currently holds the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Bills, so if the Dolphins beat Houston, they'll move back into first place.
If the Dolphins lose what would be a stunning upset, they could drop to as far as seventh place if the Bengals and Jets both win. Cincinnati and New York hold the head-to-head tiebreaker edge over Miami. The Dolphins can't regain the tiebreaker against the Bengals, but has games left against New York and Buffalo, which will impact tiebreaker scenarios.