MIAMI GARDENS — The Miami Dolphins didn’t only refuse to have a fire sale at the trade deadline, they quietly played a lot of their young players in Sunday’s decisive 30-13 win over the Buffalo Bills . And they got good results.

Among the 47 players who participated in Sunday’s victory , 15 (32 percent) were third-year or younger.

Rookie safety Dante Trader Jr., a 2025 fifth-round pick, is among those leading the way for the Dolphins’ young players.

“It’s not easy, kind of learning as you go, learning the speed of the game, learning what not to do, what to do,” he said. “ But you’ve got to be resilient in this game, and you’ve got to lean on older vets. A nd then you’ve got to be a dog.

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