The Miami Dolphins slim hopes to make the playoffs came to an end on Monday night as they lost to the New York Giants 31-24.
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When he returned to the game, Beckham contributed back-to-back touchdown catches, the first of which came in the third quarter on a 6-yard pass that brought his team back from a 24-17 deficit to tie the game.
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham (13) runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football gam against the Miami Dolphins, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Miami Gardens, Fla.
The Dolphins faced a quality opponent in the New York Giants and they put together a quality win.
“I’ve been here six years”, Campbell said Tuesday, “and nothing has gone the way we wanted it to be. We’re responsible for it. But now, we’ll find out who really loves it. We’ll find out who wants to finish this thing out and who wants to play for the logo on the helmet and who wants to play for the logo on the jersey”.
Quarterback Ryan Tannehill beat the Giants’ blitz and double coverage for a 47-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stills in the third quarter. Manning finished with a 151.2 passer rating while throwing as many touchdowns as incompletions (four) on 31 attempts.
While the Giants’ win placed them back in contention for first while effectively ending their three-game losing streak, they can not afford to lose any more games this season if they plan on making their playoff dreams a reality.
Yet, ESPN noted that some of his teammates will definitely miss him as he energetically encouraged them during game days and attended several charity events for the team.
That’s because in an NFC East where it’s never too late to get an up-and-down season righted, the Giants may have done exactly that with a Monday night win over the Dolphins. Beckham Jr.had seven catches for a season-high 166 receiving yards and caught two touchdowns.
Another week, another sensational game from Beckham to keep the Giants thick in the NFC East divisional race. The Dolphins have not won a playoff game since 2000-01. But it wasn’t just Beckham that the Dolphins secondary couldn’t stop in their 31-24 loss at Sun Life Stadium. From there, NY kept the ball away from Miami’s offense. It appeared Taylor thought he would have help over the top from strong safety Reshad Jones, but Jones said that wasn’t the case. Campbell said, “They’ve got enough fight in them”. While his play is nothing short of torrid, Beckham is still giving the credit to the team around him.
“We worked our (butts) off, and that’s something”, he said. The pass was ruled incomplete originally, but a review showed Beckham got both feet inbounds, and the call was overturned. The running game was the bread and butter for the Dolphins, with Lamar Miller running for 89 yards and two TD’s. Two big plays highlighted by missed tackles was Jason Pierre Paul inability to wrap up the running back with the club on his hand, linebacker J.T. Thomas had Miller run right through his body on a 14-yard score.
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The NFL announced late Monday night that the Vikings-Giants game has been flexed to 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on NBC as the Sunday Night Football game of the week.
