With the score tied in the fourth quarter, Odell Beckham Jr. somehow slipped 5 yards behind the secondary.
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Manning was 27-of-31 passing for 337 yards as the Giants scored an important victory over the Dolphins, 31-24. They got just that as Eli Manning completed passes to eight different targets: Beckham, Rueben Randle, Dwayne Harris, Will Tye, Rashad Jennings, Shane Vereen, Orleans Darkwa, and Hakeem Nicks.
“It was something he saw when he watched film”, Beckham said.
After signing defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to the richest contract ever given to a defensive player ($114 million) and bringing back Tannehill and their core coaching staff, the Dolphins thought they were on the way to their first playoff berth since 2008. The Dolphins (5-8) are out of the playoff race for the seventh year in a row, a franchise record, and this is the earliest they’ve been eliminated since 2011 – three head coaches ago. “It’s obviously the excitement about being involved in a game against a team of this ability and the natural competitive instincts that I would hope everyone at this level has in terms of playing against someone such as this and putting your best foot forward”. He’s motivated to win for the sake of his future, but he also needs to play young talent to help the Dolphins plan for next season.
What the Dolphins still lack, even after using a first-round pick on the position for the first time since Dan Marino, is a quarterback whose value is confirmed by wins. Knuckle-headed plays. There were penalties (12 for 123 yards), dropped passes, errant passes and a turnover on the game’s opening possession.
Plenty of players will soon be moving on – but that doesn’t necessarily undercut motivation Sunday, Miami center Mike Pouncey said. Cramps did not slow him down for any real length of time.
The Giants are therefore already in the playoffs as far as they are concerned. “It’s just one of those, after the season, I’ll get it right”.
Miami safety Reshad Jones blamed miscommunication.
“This will be another big, big, big, bigger, biggest matchups”, said Rivera, who can be a lot less scared with a shutdown corner in his pocket. Norman’s spent the season limiting top receivers such as Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins (five catches, 53 yards), Dallas’ Dez Bryant (two catches, 26 yards) and Indianapolis’ T.Y. Hilton (one catch, 15 yards), so of course he’ll draw Beckham Sunday. However, unless you have one of those five players on your team then your formula to win games is simple, build a better team.
His final catch, a diving grab on third down at midfield, sealed the victory with less than two minutes left.
“He’s an animal”, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said. On Wednesday, New York Giants superstar wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was paid that compliment from someone whose now game-planning to face him.
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“Very cautious, he got the MRI Monday afternoon, and it came back negative”, Rivera told Carolina reporters. He missed the past two games with a knee injury. Left tackle Ereck Flowers hurt his ankle on the long touchdown pass to Beckham and missed the rest of the game. DE George Selvie was evaluated for a concussion in the fourth quarter and didn’t return…. “It snapped my neck.”… He briefly lay motionless when he was injured covering the kickoff to start the second half, but walked off the field…. That leaves the Giants with three safeties: rookie Landon Collins, Craig Dahl, and Cooper Taylor. With Miami’s loss, New England clinched the AFC East title.
