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The Bills followed a Stefon Diggs 52-yard TD run with a one-handed Dawson Knox

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  • Alena Getzenberg ESPN

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — One hand was all it took for tight end Dawson Knox to start the Buffalo Bills’ postseason with a bang on Sunday.

On first-and-goal from the Miami Dolphins’ 6-yard line, quarterback Josh Allen faked a handoff to running back Devin Singletary and scrambled to his right, trying to find an open receiver. Allen found Knox in one-on-one coverage near the front corner of the end zone and threw a dart on the move.

Crazy throw. Crazy catch.

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Knox reached out and caught the pass with one hand as it fell to the ground, managing to stay in bounds. The touchdown gave the Bills a 7-0 lead in the first quarter of this AFC wild-card matchup with the Dolphins. The Bills quickly added to their first score after a 12-yard touchdown interception by quarterback Dean Marlowe from rookie James Cook to extend the lead to 14-0.

It marked Knox’s fifth straight game with a receiving touchdown. Knox is the first Bills player with a touchdown in five straight games (regular season and playoffs combined) since Stevie Johnson during Weeks 3-8 in 2010.

The score was set up by a 52-yard pass from Allen to wide receiver Steven Diggs on a third-and-15 play. The pass to Diggs had a 15.6 percent completion probability — the most improbable pass completion of Allen’s career, according to NextGen Stats.