The Miami Dolphins played a sloppy football game up in Philadelphia by committing 8 penalties for 84 yards, BUT in the end, they found a way to score 17 unanswered points and beat the Eagles. It was a very gritty performance by the team to hang in there and find a way to keep the Eagles off the scoreboard in the last minutes of the game.
The Defense had a very rough first quarter, giving up 16 points and letting Sam Bradford and the Eagles race up and down the field against them. However, the coaches and players made some solid adjustments and were able to hold the Eagles to only 3 points in the final three quarters of the game. The Defense was led by Ndamukong Suh and Reshad Jones. Most football gambling fans would say that Suh played his best game in a Dolphin uniform, spending most of the day in the Eagles backfield. He had 8 tackles in the game with 3 of those tackles for a loss and 1 sack. Jones continued to play like a pro bowler (and possibly moved closer into all time great status) by adding another sack and clutch red-zone interception late in the game.
On offense the Dolphins continued to throw the ball more than run, but it was not as heavily lopsided as it was in the beginning of the season (They passed the ball 58% of the time). The Dolphins playmakers on offense continued to make plays, led by Landry, Matthews and Miller. Those three guys have been the core of the Dolphins offensive repertoire and two of the three added a touchdown each (Landry, and Miller), and Matthews had another big day in terms of YAC.
Tannehill played OK, nothing spectacular, but sometimes that is all we need from him. He did have 2 touchdown passes, with one being an extremely lucky tip ball that Landry miraculously was able to bring down for the Touchdown reception. The best part of Tannehill’s game was that he did not cough up the ball, which is something that he has been prone to do this season.
With this victory, the Dolphins now have a 4-5 record. What is truly amazing when you look deeper at this record, is that the Dolphins are 0-4 in the AFC East, and they are 4-1 against the rest of the league. Is the Dolphins division really that much better than the rest of the league? Most fans would say that unfortunately for the Dolphins, they are in a division where the teams in their division match up extremely well against them.
It’s quite possible the Dolphins could tease us fans for the remainder of the season. What I mean is, they’ll give us hope by winning, but just not enough to overcome early season mistakes, and not make the final playoff spot. Unfortunately with their terrible AFC division record, they are not going to have a lot of wiggle room in terms of tie breakers. It will take an amazing set if circumstances to earn a playoff berth – but as fan ours end of the bargain is to believe with hope beyond hope. What does the rest of the Miami Dolphins News fans think about the phins latest performance and their overall future for this season? Go Fins!!!