The Miami Dolphins pulled off the miracle of the season to stay relevant in the AFC Playoff picture on Sunday afternoon. In a back and forth affair, the forth was put ahead by the Dolphins in shocking fashion as the clock turned to :00 in the fourth quarter. Kenyan Drake finish the double lateral, last-chance play as time expired, running 52 yards for a touchdown to give Miami a 34-33 win over the AFC East leading New England Patriots. The win for the Dolphins pulls them within two games of the Pats, as they improved to 6-1 at Hard Rock Stadium this season.
The Dolphins' game-winning touchdown began as Ryan Tannehill completed a 14-yard pass to Kenny Stills, who flipped it to DeVante Parker, and then to Drake, who finished off the 69-yard play. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was the last chance for the Patriots near the goal line, as he was set up to deflect the expected Hail Mary attempt. Instead, Gronk stumbled just enough to allow Drake run past him and give the Dolphins their seventh win of the season, getting them back over .500 on the season.
Tom Brady and the Patriots kept fighting back every time the Dolphins would strike, throwing for 358 yards and three touchdowns on the day. His two second quarter touchdown passes to Julian Edelman and Cordarrelle Patterson put him at 580 on his career, which is good for the most touchdown passes in the regular season and postseason combined. He also moved past Brett Favre for third all-time in regular season touchdown passes.
What ended up coming back to bite the Pats was Stephen Gostkowski missing an extra point in the first quarter, which was his first missed extra point attempt in 38 tries. He also missed a 34-yard field goal attempt in the loss. The Dolphins ended up coming back five separate times before completing the comeback victory, as they have defeated the Patriots five of the past six times at home.
The Patriots move on to their annual showdown with Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers next week. Meanwhile, the Dolphins will visit the Minnesota Vikings that same day.
The Dolphins' game-winning touchdown began as Ryan Tannehill completed a 14-yard pass to Kenny Stills, who flipped it to DeVante Parker, and then to Drake, who finished off the 69-yard play. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was the last chance for the Patriots near the goal line, as he was set up to deflect the expected Hail Mary attempt. Instead, Gronk stumbled just enough to allow Drake run past him and give the Dolphins their seventh win of the season, getting them back over .500 on the season.
Tom Brady and the Patriots kept fighting back every time the Dolphins would strike, throwing for 358 yards and three touchdowns on the day. His two second quarter touchdown passes to Julian Edelman and Cordarrelle Patterson put him at 580 on his career, which is good for the most touchdown passes in the regular season and postseason combined. He also moved past Brett Favre for third all-time in regular season touchdown passes.
What ended up coming back to bite the Pats was Stephen Gostkowski missing an extra point in the first quarter, which was his first missed extra point attempt in 38 tries. He also missed a 34-yard field goal attempt in the loss. The Dolphins ended up coming back five separate times before completing the comeback victory, as they have defeated the Patriots five of the past six times at home.
The Patriots move on to their annual showdown with Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers next week. Meanwhile, the Dolphins will visit the Minnesota Vikings that same day.
