Bills made to pay by Miami star Williams

RICKY WILLIAMS carried a franchise-record 42 times for 153 yards and a touchdown and Miami used an overwhelming defensive performance to post a 17-7 victory over AFC East rivals Buffalo in the NFL on Sunday night.

Williams wore down the Bills in the second half, when he carried 25 times for 108 yards. He sealed the victory by ploughing into the end zone from one yard with 1:52 remaining to give the Dolphins a winning 17-7 lead.

Sparked by Williams and a dominating defence that intercepted Drew Bledsoe three times and limited the Bills to 118 total yards and eight first downs, the Dolphins (2-1) controlled the ball for 40:50.