But at 35 and entering his 15th season, Miller showed in Sunday’s 34-28 win over the Arizona Cardinals that he can still dominate as a reserve right tackle.

Yes, that was Miller pushing Kelvin Beachum back in the second half and getting credit for the sack when quarterback Kyler Murray tripped over Beachum’s foot. It was Miller’s first sack since Nov. 13, 2022, against Minnesota.

Miller tore his ACL on Nov. 24, 2022, returned in Week 5 of last year and has no sacks in 14 regular-season and playoff games. He needed something good — in general — and a sack — in particular — to convince others, and perhaps himself, that he has productive football left in the figurative tank.

“You think about it for so long — you think about it for the whole last year, and it’s, ‘Can’t wait to get a sack, can’t wait to get a sack,'” Miller said. “And then when you get the sack, it’s business as usual. You act like you’ve been there before.”

Miller has certainly been there before. Entering his 175th regular-season game Thursday night in Miami, he has 124½ sacks, which ranks him 27th all-time (and first among active players), according to Pro Football Reference, which has tracked sacks since 1960.

“I’m not going to lie, it definitely felt good,” Miller said.

The sack wasn’t Miller’s only factor play. I booked him for two other quarterback pressures.

Miller played 29 snaps, a workload he exceeded only once last season – 32 snaps against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 16, and he was a healthy miss the following week.

If Miller can reach a sweet spot of 25-35 snaps per week and defensive back Greg Rousseau proves to be a force (three sacks on Sunday), then Miller should be able to explore 1-on-1 matchups.

“It was really cool to see Von be Von again,” defensive coordinator Bobby Babich said. “He got that sack, and that was (encouraging) because it gave him a little more confidence. Hopefully it does wonders for him.”

1. Thursday turnaround. The Bills will at least get the play Sunday/play again Thursday out of the way early. Coach Sean McDermott met with coordinators Sunday night, hours after the Bills beat Arizona, to map out the week. They had a walk-through late Monday afternoon and a non-padded practice on Tuesday.

“Thursday night games are never easy for the players,” offensive coordinator Joe Brady said. “They come at it full force on Sunday and it’s a quick turnaround for them, and for a lot of them, their bodies don’t feel right on a (normal) Thursday. Fortunately, we’ve only had one game this season, unlike when you do it in Week 12. Our guys are ready and we’re going to make sure they’re ready.”

The Bills have help on three fronts: Their kickoff temperature against Arizona was 61 degrees (it was 91 for Miami’s home game against Jacksonville), the sun will be long gone by the time kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m., and the Bills played a lot of guys against Arizona (which helps keep things fresh). Nine skill players on offense played at least 11 snaps, and eight defensive linemen played at least seven snaps.

2. Rare fullback. The Chargers debuted 300-pound fullback Scott Matlock last week, playing 18 snaps on offense, 16 on defense and 14 on special teams in a win over Las Vegas.

Bills fullback Reggie Gilliam said last week that he weighed 249 pounds. Baltimore fullback Patrick Ricard is listed at 300 pounds.

“(Matlock) is another Pat Ricard,” Gilliam said. “I think I know how they’re going to use (Matlock) and it’s going to be all downhill, straight through. Maybe they’ll put him in the flat on a route once to keep the defense honest, but no (lead blocking) on ​​stretches or tosses.”

3. Poyer reunion. Miami safety Jordan Poyer will face the Bills for the first time since they fired him on March 6 after seven seasons. Poyer played all 53 snaps and had six tackles in the win over Jacksonville.

“One of the reasons I came (to Miami) was because I’ve seen this team grow over the last seven years and become who they are,” Poyer told reporters in the Miami area on Monday. “I wanted to be a big part of that stepping stone to winning the AFC East and making a run in the playoffs.”

The Dolphins haven’t won a playoff game since beating Indianapolis 23-17 on Dec. 30, 2000. They also haven’t won the division since 2008 (when New England quarterback Tom Brady tore his anterior cruciate ligament in Week 1).

4. Design watch. Arizona plays at Kansas State (Friday, 8 p.m.), a Wildcats game that will be UA’s first Big 12 game. The Bills have a number of receivers under contract through 2025, but it doesn’t hurt to keep an eye on the top pass-catchers, and Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan is one of them. McMillan is 6-foot-1, 205 pounds, a third-year junior from Hawaii who opted to stay rather than transfer after coach Jedd Fisch left for Washington. McMillan had 10 catches for a school-record 304 yards and four touchdowns (69, 17, 78 and 40 yards, which tied a school record) in a season opener against New Mexico, but only two catches in a win over Northern Arizona. Expect him to get the nod against K-State.

5. Extra points. The Bills needed 33 carries to gain 130 yards, a less-than-ideal average of 3.9 yards. They had 11 “bad” run plays, rushes that gained one yard or fewer (not counting short yardage). Four were called by unblocked defenders. … Rousseau’s three sack times were 6.38, 2.39 and 3.19 seconds. … Quarterback Josh Allen was 1 of 2 for 28 yards on passes traveling at least 16 air yards, but he managed the in-between areas well, going 5 of 6 for 82 yards on passes traveling 11-15 air yards.