The Dolphins (10-6) will be looking for their first playoff victory since December 30, 2000 when they beat the Indianapolis Colts.
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“I haven’t been in (the end zone) for a while”, said Floyd, “so I wanted to get in there for sure”.
Miami punted the ball five teams this afternoon, and much like he’s done all year, Matt Darr was solid, averaging 41.2 yards, including three boots that were carefully placed inside the Patriots’ 20-yard line. The Dolphins regularly host back to back Hurricane and Dolphins games with only a day in between with little to no problems.
Those 1979 Dolphins earned a first-round bye as AFC East champions but got rolled 34-14 at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium. “We’re still in it”. LeGarrette Blount busted out a 19-yard run on the second play of the series to put New England on Miami’s 26-yard line.
“Can’t wait”, Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry said. The NFL Odds for the game have the Patriots favored by a comfortable margin, even on the road.
And while the Steelers are playing well at the end of the season – they’re a threat to the Patriots, no doubt – there are still question marks on that team, including quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who is the 19th-ranked quarterback in football this season, per Pro Football Focus.
“This has always been a challenging place for us, for one reason or another”, he said. “We worked pretty hard, like very team does, and it’s good to be in this position”. Michael Floyd caught his first touchdown as a member of the Patriots on a quick slant from 14 yards out. This would lead to a recommendation of quarterback Philip Rivers, but he will face one of the league’s most opportunistic defenses – third-most interceptions in the league.
Unfortunately, not only will we never get a straight answer regarding the gameplan of coaches entering a regular season finale, we also can not even trust the information we are given. “It happens. A lot”.
Brady completed 25 of 33 passes and was not intercepted or sacked. Ho-hum. With his three touchdowns this afternoon, Brady will finish the regular season with 28 touchdown passes.
It ended with a Tom Brady touchdown pass to Martellus Bennett.
Matt Moore continued to fill in for Ryan Tannehill and started off slow in the first half. He ran for 59 yards and finished his breakout season with 1,272.
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The real key for the Patriots on the play was recently-acquired Michael Floyd’s clobbering hit against Lippett that sprung Edelman loose for what would be the longest catch of his career. Floyd was acquired last month after being released by the Cardinals following a DUI arrest. “He’s done a great job of putting the time and effort in, Jacoby’s done a great job helping him out, taking extra time with him to help him nail some things down and he’s gone out there and played with a lot of confidence”.
