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Is Jaylen Waddle playing tonight against the Bills? All about Jaylen Waddle’s availability for Week 3 TNF tonight

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The Buffalo Bills welcome the Miami Dolphins to Highmark Stadium for a pivotal AFC East showdown on Thursday Night Football, September 18, 2025. With the Bills riding high at 2-0 after dominant wins over the Ravens and Jets, Josh Allen’s dual-threat ability has them eyeing a 3-0 start to the season. Meanwhile, the Dolphins limp in at 0-2, grappling with defensive woes that have surrendered a lot of points per contest and an offense still searching for consistency despite Tua Tagovailoa’s recent bounce-back effort.

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Buffalo’s historical edge is stark with six straight wins over Miami, making them the clear favorites to win this contest. Yet, the Dolphins cling to hope amid Buffalo’s injury riddled defense, missing Ed Oliver and Matt Milano. While Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle aim to ignite a shootout. Kickoff at 8:15 p.m. ET promises fireworks, as Miami fights to avoid an 0-3 deficit and reclaim divisional relevance.

Is Jaylen Waddle Playing Tonight?

Star wideout Jaylen Waddle is still listed as questionable for tonight’s TNF action against the Buffalo Bills. He is currently dealing with a shoulder injury and was limited participant at practice on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) September 17, 2025

How Will Jayleen Reed’s Absence Affect the Dolphins?

If Reed is to miss out the game, this will be a huge blow for the Miami Dolphins as they are already a huge underdog going into the game. The 0-2 squad, relies heavily on its explosive wide receiver due to stretch the field and create mismatches against the Bills’ defense.

With Waddle’s 98 yards and lone receiving touchdown this season, his absence would funnel even more targets to Tyreek Hill, potentially overloading the coverage and stunting Miami’s already sluggish offense that’s been struggling to get things going this season.

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