Miami Dolphins give fans coal, Tua gives Packers three INTs
By Brian Miller
The Miami Dolphins are now on a four game losing streak and the Packers are now back in the thick of the playoff chase. Merry Christmas Miami fans.
In a game that doesn’t impact the playoff seeding for Miami, the Dolphins opted to shoot themselves in the foot all day, long enough for Tua Tagovailoa to finish his game with three consecutive interceptions. Guess he decided to give the Packers a present instead of the fans in the stands.
The loss knocks the Dolphins 8-7 and keeps the window open for the Patriots and Jets who remain one game behind. Each of them play the Dolphins in the next two weeks and the way the Dolphins are playing, Miami will be lucky to win one of them.
Miami blew a 20-7 lead towards the end of the first half and into the 2nd half allowing the Packers to tie the game.
Offensively, Jaylen Waddle was clearly the star and Christian Wilkins shined on defense. Xavien Howard did not shine and the Dolphins secondary once again proved they are a long way away from being good enough to compete consistently.
Mike McDaniel again doesn’t have the answers now that defenses have figured out how to beat him and as a result, the Dolphins offense has become a one-trick offense with either Waddle or Tyreek Hill the stars.
Miami ran the ball well again but in the 2nd half, what worked in the first half was shut down and McDaniel wasn’t able to change on the fly, of course when the QB turns the ball over, nothing will work.
The Dolphins turned into a different team in the 2nd half where they were unable to score a single point but managed to see Jason Sanders miss a field goal.