In what could have been a showdown between two top level offenses and defenses, trying to claim a division title, may now feature two teams trying to not get anyone hurt in a game that, other than New England claiming the first or second seed in the Playoffs, really does not mean anything.
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The Dolphins ended a disappointing season in impressive fashion Sunday when they beat the AFC East champion New England Patriots at Sun Life Stadium.
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On Sunday afternoon, the Miami Dolphins (6-10) defeated the New England Patriots (12-4) by a score of 20-10. Miami is ranked 30th against the run and the Patriots would be well served to establish some confidence in the ground game with a pair of cold-weather playoff games potentially on tap. He was sacked twice and endured at least half a dozen knockdowns, including three on one series.
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“I’m pretty sore”, Brady said, “but I’ll be all right”.
The Patriots (12-4) will have a couple weeks off to regroup before hosting a divisional round game at Gillette Stadium. Next week the Dolphins are expected to embark on a search for their ninth coach since 2004. The total has also dropped, going from 47.5 down to 47.
Owner Stephen Ross spoke to the team about changes to come. But I think we saw in ’02 more of probably overall where the ’01 team was. The Patriots won their first Super Bowl. New England quarterback Tom Brady threw for a season-low 134 yards, and the Patriots were outgained 438-196 overall on the day.
“We’re not doing enough on offense to be productive”. “That was across the board”.
There have been years where the Patriots have had the No. 1 seed in the AFC locked up by Week 17, but this year isn’t one of those times.
And they couldn’t do it.
“I didn’t see the replay, so I’ll be anxious to see the replay, ” said Brady, who was walking around the locker after the game room with a limp. Brady connected with James White, who played his high school ball at St. Thomas Aquinas, for 68 yards. He did get a rushing touchdown in the third quarter, but that turned out to be New England’s only touchdown of the game. In fact, his 9.21 yards per pass attempt against the Patriots on Sunday is the second-highest of the season, only behind his 18-for-19 performance against the Texans in Week 7.
Parker also caught a touchdown in the first half and has 106 yards overall in a productive end to his rookie season.
Compounding the Dolphins woes is quarterback Ryan Tannehill nursing an injured leg after being sacked six times last week in a loss to the Colts.
“Well I’ll tell ya what: We probably need the extra week to get our stuff together”, Slater said.
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NOTES: Dolphins WR Kenny Stills left the game with a hamstring injury….
