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UnibetJaylen Waddle is up to 7 catches in the first half and 93 on the season. That's the second most by any rookie in NFL history, trailing only Anquan Boldin's 101. Waddle has an extra game and a great shot to cruise past Boldin's mark.
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Full Play By Play
| 1ST 15:00 | 1 & 10 | New Orleans kicked off for 67 yards, Tommylee Lewis returned kickoff for 23 yards | |
| 1st Drive | ||||
| 1ST 14:55 | 1 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Mike Gesicki to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Pete Werner | |
| 1ST 14:20 | 2 & 6 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by C.J. Gardner-Johnson | |
| 1ST 13:36 | 3 & 2 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle to the right for 5 yard gain, tackled by Marshon Lattimore. New Orleans committed 15 yard penalty (Unnecessary Roughness) | |
| 1ST 13:17 | 1 & 10 | Duke Johnson rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Sharif Finch | |
| 1ST 12:35 | 2 & 8 | Duke Johnson rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Sharif Finch | |
| 1ST 11:52 | 3 & 6 | Tua Tagovailoa incomplete pass to the left intended for Myles Gaskin | |
| 1ST 11:48 | 4 & 6 | Michael Palardy punted for 41 yards. Easop Winston Jr. returned punt for 10 yards | |
| 2nd Drive | ||||
| 1ST 11:38 | 1 & 10 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the left for 3 yard gain, tackled by Christian Wilkins | |
| 1ST 11:50 | 2 & 7 | Ian Book passed to Ethan Wolf to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Jerome Baker | |
| 1ST 10:33 | 3 & 3 | Ian Book pass intercepted to the right. Nik Needham intercepted Ian Book for 28 yard touchdown | |
| 3rd Drive | ||||
| 1ST 10:25 | 1 & 10 | Jason Sanders made PAT | |
| 1ST 10:25 | 1 & 10 | Miami kicked off, touchback | |
| 4th Drive | ||||
| 1ST 10:25 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book incomplete pass to the right intended for Nick Vannett | |
| 1ST 10:20 | 2 & 10 | Mark Ingram II rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Zach Sieler | |
| 1ST 9:43 | 3 & 6 | Ian Book sacked by Christian Wilkins and Emmanuel Ogbah for 10 yard loss | |
| 1ST 9:20 | 4 & 16 | Blake Gillikin punted for 49 yards. Tommylee Lewis returned punt for 1 yard loss | |
| 5th Drive | ||||
| 1ST 8:51 | 1 & 10 | Duke Johnson rushed to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Marcus Davenport | |
| 1ST 8:13 | 2 & 9 | New Orleans committed 5 yard penalty (Pass Interference) | |
| 1ST 8:90 | 1 & 10 | Duke Johnson rushed to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Zack Baun | |
| 1ST 7:34 | 2 & 6 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle to the right for 1 yard loss, tackled by C.J. Gardner-Johnson | |
| 1ST 6:51 | 3 & 7 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle to the left for 18 yard gain, tackled by C.J. Gardner-Johnson | |
| 1ST 6:80 | 1 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Durham Smythe to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Zack Baun | |
| 1ST 5:36 | 2 & 3 | Phillip Lindsay rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain, tackled by Cameron Jordan | |
| 1ST 5:00 | 3 & 1 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Pete Werner | |
| 1ST 4:35 | 1 & 10 | Miami timeout | |
| 1ST 4:35 | 1 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Durham Smythe to the left for 11 yard gain, tackled by Marcus Williams | |
| 1ST 3:55 | 1 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa incomplete pass to the right intended for Tommylee Lewis | |
| 1ST 3:51 | 2 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Mike Gesicki down the middle for 6 yard gain, tackled by Paulson Adebo | |
| 1ST 3:80 | 3 & 4 | Tua Tagovailoa sacked by Marcus Davenport for 16 yard loss. Tua Tagovailoa fumbled. Liam Eichenberg recovered fumble for no gain | |
| 1ST 2:16 | 4 & 20 | Jason Sanders kicked a 48-yard field goal | |
| 1ST 2:90 | 1 & 10 | Miami kicked off, touchback | |
| 6th Drive | ||||
| 1ST 2:90 | 1 & 10 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the left for 3 yard gain, tackled by Christian Wilkins | |
| 1ST 1:32 | 2 & 7 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by Elandon Roberts | |
| 1ST 1:80 | 3 & 6 | Ian Book sacked by Jerome Baker for 7 yard loss | |
| 1ST 0:24 | 4 & 13 | Blake Gillikin punted for 42 yards. Tommylee Lewis returned punt for no gain. Miami committed 10 yard penalty (Illegal Use of Hands) | |
| 7th Drive | ||||
| 1ST 0:11 | 1 & 10 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Pete Werner | |
| 1ST 0:11 | 2 & 6 | End of 1st Quarter | |
| 2ND 15:00 | 2 & 6 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Tommylee Lewis down the middle for 7 yard gain, tackled by Pete Werner | |
| 2ND 14:23 | 1 & 10 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the right for 3 yard gain, tackled by Cameron Jordan | |
| 2ND 13:46 | 2 & 7 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Myles Gaskin to the left for 6 yard gain, tackled by Zack Baun | |
| 2ND 13:40 | 3 & 1 | Jacoby Brissett sacked by Cameron Jordan for no gain | |
| 2ND 12:21 | 4 & 1 | Michael Palardy punted for 37 yards, no return | |
| 8th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 12:14 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book passed to Marquez Callaway to the left for 17 yard gain, tackled by Xavien Howard | |
| 2ND 11:34 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book passed to Lil'Jordan Humphrey to the right for 8 yard gain, tackled by Xavien Howard | |
| 2ND 11:70 | 2 & 2 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the left for 1 yard loss, tackled by Andrew Van Ginkel | |
| 2ND 10:29 | 3 & 3 | Ian Book sacked by Xavien Howard for no gain. New Orleans committed 15 yard penalty (Unnecessary Roughness) | |
| 2ND 9:59 | 4 & 3 | Blake Gillikin punted for 46 yards, no return | |
| 9th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 9:51 | 1 & 10 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Sharif Finch | |
| 2ND 9:13 | 2 & 6 | Myles Gaskin rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Zack Baun | |
| 2ND 8:29 | 3 & 2 | Miami committed 10 yard penalty (Holding) | |
| 2ND 8:60 | 3 & 12 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Bradley Roby | |
| 2ND 7:36 | 4 & 10 | Michael Palardy punted for 47 yards. Easop Winston Jr. returned punt for no gain | |
| 10th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 7:24 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book passed to Marquez Callaway down the middle for 11 yard gain, tackled by Nik Needham | |
| 2ND 6:45 | 1 & 10 | Mark Ingram II rushed to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Jevon Holland | |
| 2ND 6:10 | 2 & 3 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the left for 7 yard gain, tackled by Zach Sieler | |
| 2ND 5:31 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book passed to Alvin Kamara to the left for 12 yard gain, tackled by Jerome Baker. Miami committed 15 yard penalty (Roughing the Passer) | |
| 2ND 5:50 | 1 & 10 | Mark Ingram II rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Xavien Howard | |
| 2ND 4:26 | 2 & 6 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Brandon Jones | |
| 2ND 3:40 | 3 & 2 | New Orleans timeout | |
| 2ND 3:40 | 3 & 2 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the left for no gain, tackled by Christian Wilkins | |
| 2ND 2:49 | 4 & 2 | New Orleans committed 5 yard penalty (Delay of Game) | |
| 2ND 2:49 | 4 & 7 | Brett Maher kicked a 38-yard field goal | |
| 2ND 2:45 | 1 & 10 | New Orleans kicked off, touchback | |
| 11th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 2:45 | 1 & 10 | Duke Johnson rushed to the left for 9 yard gain, tackled by Pete Werner | |
| 2ND 2:00 | 2 & 1 | Two-minute warning | |
| 2ND 2:00 | 2 & 1 | Miami committed 10 yard penalty (Holding) | |
| 2ND 1:55 | 2 & 11 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle to the right for 10 yard gain, tackled by C.J. Gardner-Johnson | |
| 2ND 1:12 | 3 & 1 | Miami timeout | |
| 2ND 1:12 | 3 & 1 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle to the right for 9 yard gain, tackled by Zack Baun | |
| 2ND 1:70 | 1 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle to the left for 17 yard gain, tackled by C.J. Gardner-Johnson | |
| 2ND 1:20 | 1 & 10 | New Orleans committed 5 yard penalty (Neutral Zone Infraction) | |
| 2ND 1:20 | 1 & 5 | Miami committed 10 yard penalty (Holding) | |
| 2ND 0:58 | 1 & 15 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Durham Smythe down the middle for 13 yard gain, tackled by Ken Crawley | |
| 2ND 0:33 | 2 & 2 | Tua Tagovailoa incomplete pass to the left intended for Jaylen Waddle | |
| 2ND 0:27 | 3 & 2 | Tua Tagovailoa sacked by Cameron Jordan for 9 yard loss | |
| 2ND 0:40 | 4 & 11 | Miami timeout | |
| 2ND 0:40 | 4 & 11 | New Orleans timeout | |
| 2ND 0:40 | 4 & 11 | Jason Sanders missed a 59-yard field goal | |
| 12th Drive | ||||
| 2ND 0:00 | 1 & 10 | End of Half | |
| 3RD 15:00 | 1 & 10 | Miami kicked off, touchback | |
| 13th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 15:00 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book passed to Ethan Wolf to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Jerome Baker | |
| 3RD 14:25 | 2 & 6 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Elandon Roberts | |
| 3RD 13:48 | 3 & 4 | Ian Book incomplete pass to the left intended for Alvin Kamara | |
| 3RD 13:43 | 4 & 4 | Blake Gillikin punted for 45 yards, no return | |
| 14th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 13:37 | 1 & 10 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Shy Tuttle | |
| 3RD 13:00 | 2 & 6 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the right for 3 yard loss, tackled by P.J. Williams | |
| 3RD 12:25 | 3 & 9 | Tua Tagovailoa pass intercepted down the middle. Marshon Lattimore intercepted Tua Tagovailoa for no gain | |
| 15th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 12:16 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book sacked by Emmanuel Ogbah and Raekwon Davis for 1 yard loss | |
| 3RD 11:57 | 2 & 11 | Ian Book passed to Marquez Callaway to the left for 14 yard gain, tackled by Jevon Holland | |
| 3RD 11:18 | 1 & 10 | Mark Ingram II rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Byron Jones | |
| 3RD 10:37 | 2 & 8 | Ian Book incomplete pass to the left | |
| 3RD 10:28 | 3 & 8 | New Orleans timeout | |
| 3RD 10:28 | 3 & 8 | Ian Book sacked by Brandon Jones for 3 yard loss | |
| 3RD 9:48 | 4 & 11 | Blake Gillikin punted for 38 yards, no return | |
| 16th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 9:40 | 1 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa incomplete pass to the left intended for Jaylen Waddle | |
| 3RD 9:36 | 2 & 10 | Myles Gaskin rushed to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by Marcus Davenport | |
| 3RD 8:56 | 3 & 9 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Mack Hollins to the right for 40 yard gain, tackled by Paulson Adebo | |
| 3RD 8:56 | 3 & 9 | New Orleans charged timeout | |
| 3RD 8:25 | 1 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle to the right for 24 yard gain, tackled by Marshon Lattimore | |
| 3RD 7:50 | 1 & 10 | Duke Johnson rushed to the left for 10 yard gain, tackled by Marcus Davenport | |
| 3RD 7:13 | 1 & 10 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the left for 6 yard gain, tackled by Pete Werner | |
| 3RD 6:35 | 2 & 4 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Pete Werner | |
| 3RD 6:20 | 3 & 2 | New Orleans committed 2 yard penalty (Roughing the Passer) | |
| 3RD 5:56 | 1 & 1 | Duke Johnson rushed to the right for no gain, tackled by Cameron Jordan | |
| 3RD 5:15 | 2 & 1 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle down the middle for 1 yard touchdown | |
| 3RD 5:10 | 1 & 10 | Jason Sanders made PAT | |
| 3RD 5:10 | 1 & 10 | Miami kicked off, touchback | |
| 17th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 5:10 | 1 & 10 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the right for 10 yard gain, tackled by Xavien Howard | |
| 3RD 4:42 | 1 & 10 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the right for 3 yard gain, tackled by Raekwon Davis | |
| 3RD 4:40 | 2 & 7 | Ian Book passed to Alvin Kamara to the left for 5 yard loss, tackled by Jerome Baker | |
| 3RD 3:38 | 3 & 12 | Ian Book passed to Lil'Jordan Humphrey to the right for 6 yard gain, tackled by Eric Rowe | |
| 3RD 2:55 | 4 & 6 | Blake Gillikin punted for 42 yards, no return | |
| 18th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 2:48 | 1 & 10 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Braxton Hoyett | |
| 3RD 2:90 | 2 & 6 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by P.J. Williams | |
| 3RD 1:27 | 3 & 2 | Tua Tagovailoa rushed to the left for 1 yard gain, tackled by P.J. Williams | |
| 3RD 0:40 | 4 & 1 | Michael Palardy punted for 43 yards, no return | |
| 19th Drive | ||||
| 3RD 0:28 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book passed to Kenny Stills to the right for 4 yard gain | |
| 3RD 0:60 | 2 & 6 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Elandon Roberts | |
| 3RD 0:50 | 3 & 5 | End of 3rd Quarter | |
| 4TH 15:00 | 3 & 5 | Ian Book passed to Marquez Callaway down the middle for 4 yard gain, tackled by Nik Needham | |
| 4TH 14:24 | 4 & 1 | Ian Book incomplete pass to the right | |
| 20th Drive | ||||
| 4TH 14:17 | 1 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Jaylen Waddle down the middle for 5 yard gain, tackled by Zack Baun | |
| 4TH 13:36 | 2 & 5 | Tua Tagovailoa passed to Mike Gesicki to the left for 12 yard gain, tackled by C.J. Gardner-Johnson | |
| 4TH 12:58 | 1 & 10 | Tua Tagovailoa incomplete pass to the right intended for Mike Gesicki | |
| 4TH 12:53 | 2 & 10 | Myles Gaskin rushed to the right for 5 yard gain, tackled by Shy Tuttle | |
| 4TH 12:13 | 3 & 5 | Tua Tagovailoa incomplete pass to the right intended for Myles Gaskin | |
| 4TH 12:90 | 4 & 5 | Jason Sanders kicked a 34-yard field goal | |
| 4TH 12:50 | 1 & 10 | Miami kicked off for 71 yards, Ty Montgomery returned kickoff for 26 yards | |
| 21st Drive | ||||
| 4TH 11:59 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Emmanuel Ogbah | |
| 4TH 11:26 | 2 & 8 | Ian Book sacked by Jevon Holland and Jerome Baker for 12 yard loss | |
| 4TH 10:46 | 3 & 20 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the left for 19 yard gain, tackled by Jevon Holland | |
| 4TH 10:23 | 4 & 1 | Ian Book rushed to the right for 3 yard gain, tackled by Elandon Roberts | |
| 4TH 9:56 | 1 & 10 | Miami committed 5 yard penalty (Illegal Use of Hands) | |
| 4TH 9:39 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book sacked by Zach Sieler for 11 yard loss | |
| 4TH 9:80 | 2 & 21 | Ian Book sacked by Emmanuel Ogbah for 10 yard loss | |
| 4TH 8:25 | 3 & 31 | Alvin Kamara rushed to the right for no gain, tackled by Emmanuel Ogbah | |
| 4TH 8:14 | 4 & 31 | Blake Gillikin punted for 54 yards. Jevon Holland returned punt for 10 yards | |
| 22nd Drive | ||||
| 4TH 8:50 | 1 & 10 | Duke Johnson rushed to the left for 3 yard gain, tackled by Braxton Hoyett | |
| 4TH 7:24 | 2 & 7 | New Orleans committed 15 yard penalty (Horse Collar Tackle) | |
| 4TH 6:54 | 1 & 10 | Duke Johnson rushed to the left for 4 yard gain, tackled by Cary Williams | |
| 4TH 6:11 | 2 & 6 | Duke Johnson rushed to the left for no gain, tackled by Sharif Finch | |
| 4TH 5:28 | 3 & 6 | Duke Johnson rushed to the right for no gain, tackled by David Onyemata | |
| 4TH 4:40 | 4 & 6 | Miami committed 5 yard penalty (Delay of Game) | |
| 4TH 4:40 | 4 & 11 | Michael Palardy punted for 42 yards, no return | |
| 23rd Drive | ||||
| 4TH 4:32 | 1 & 10 | Adam Prentice rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Christian Wilkins | |
| 4TH 3:57 | 2 & 8 | Ian Book passed to Lil'Jordan Humphrey to the left for 56 yard gain, tackled by Jevon Holland | |
| 4TH 3:22 | 1 & 10 | Ian Book rushed to the right for 1 yard gain, tackled by Andrew Van Ginkel | |
| 4TH 3:15 | 2 & 9 | Ian Book incomplete pass to the right intended for Lil'Jordan Humphrey | |
| 4TH 3:90 | 3 & 9 | Ian Book incomplete pass down the middle intended for Alvin Kamara | |
| 4TH 3:40 | 4 & 9 | New Orleans timeout | |
| 4TH 3:40 | 4 & 9 | Ian Book pass intercepted to the right. Brandon Jones intercepted Ian Book for 8 yards | |
| 24th Drive | ||||
| 4TH 2:51 | 1 & 10 | Duke Johnson rushed to the left for 5 yard gain, tackled by Pete Werner | |
| 4TH 2:16 | 2 & 5 | Duke Johnson rushed to the right for 1 yard loss, tackled by Braxton Hoyett | |
| 4TH 2:00 | 3 & 6 | Two-minute warning | |
| 4TH 2:00 | 3 & 6 | Phillip Lindsay rushed to the right for 2 yard gain, tackled by Pete Werner | |
| 4TH 1:15 | 4 & 4 | Michael Palardy punted for 45 yards. Easop Winston Jr. returned punt for 17 yards | |
| 25th Drive | ||||
| 4TH 1:40 | 1 & 10 | Tony Jones Jr. rushed to the left for 2 yard gain, tackled by Zach Sieler | |
| 4TH 0:31 | 2 & 8 | Tony Jones Jr. rushed to the right for 4 yard gain, tackled by Zach Sieler | |
| 4TH 0:00 | 3 & 4 | End of Regulation | |
| 4TH 0:00 | 3 & 4 | End of Game | |
Game News
Tua and the *Dolphins have won 7 straight and it don't matter who the teams were. 7 in a row after losing 7 straight is an incredible display of perseverance. Brian Flores for coach of the year.
DeVante Parker played 78% of the snaps and was mostly covered by rookie Paulson Adebo, so no, I have no idea why he's yet to be targeted.
Tua Tagovailoa & Mack Hollins (40-yd pass) Completion Probability: 19.6% 🔸 Pass Rush Separation: 2.3 yds 🔸 Air Distance: 49.7 yds* 🔸 Target Separation: 0.6 yds *2nd-longest completion of Tagovailoa's career #StatThat | Powered by @awscloud pic.twitter.com/IrdqrlZ5a0
Looks like Phillip Lindsay is getting work over Myles Gaskin behind Duke Johnson
PICK 6. Nik Needham. Put it in the BOOKS. #FinsUp
Wouldn't be a #Dolphins game without Mike Gesicki trying to jump out the stadium
FYI: The Jacoby Brissett no-gain run was changed to a @camjordan94 sack. He's at a team-leading 8 for season; Brissett and Tua are the 39th and 40th QBs he has sacked in his career
Mack Hollins with a big catch to help the #Eagles
Christian Wilkins is wearing mardi gras beads to his press conference pic.twitter.com/q4dOicFVrw
Louis Riddick thinks Jevon Holland can be an All Pro
Dolphins inactives vs the Saints: RB Salvon Ahmed, DB Trill Williams, DL John Jenkins es.pn/3ExsJDF
Byron Jones blitzed. Emmanuel Ogbah sack. He's an unrestricted free agent in 2022.
The Miami Dolphins went into halftime with a 10-3 lead over the New Orleans Saints in their Week 16 matchup at Caesars Superdome.
Brian Flores’ team scored on a Nik Needham pick-six on Ian Book’s second pass attempt of the game but were kept out of the end zone for the remainder of the first half. The only other points they got were from a Jason Sanders field goal.
With the Saints missing so many players due to COVID-19, many believe Miami should have gone into halftime with a larger lead, among those is Dolphins legend Larry Csonka who took his feelings to social media
The Saints had a visit with DE Jabaal Sheard today
My bad. Can't blame Austin Reiter for this. Jesse Davis has yielded a sack. Liam Eicheberg/Austin Jackson have yielded a sack. Eicheberg, Jackson and *Michael Deiter all have holds. #MiamiDolphins
Do not doubt Durham Smythe's ability to catch the football, you fools
Will be interesting to see who takes the reps from these Dolphins out on COVID-19: MLB Duke Riley (Eguaveon, Munson?) and WR Albert Wilson (Ford, Hollins, Williams?)
Brian Flores: Credit to Josh Boyer and the defensive staff. We had a nice defensive play. We mixed coverages. We stopped the run. Guys played hard. Played fast. Gave great effort.
After they punted on their first drive, Miami’s defense took the field for the first time against rookie quarterback Ian Book.
On just his second pass attempt, Dolphins linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel was able to tip the ball into cornerback Nik Needham’s hands. Needham was able to outrun New Orleans’ offense on his way to end the end zone to give Miami a 7-0 lead less than five minutes into the game.
The Dolphins defense has had the ability to get after quarterbacks and force them into making mistakes frequently. They did a good job of doing exactly that on their first drive
Jerome Baker says "not really" when asked if he knew Dolphins had moved into win and they're in territory pic.twitter.com/i9zBzLSLg5
Would also be interesting to see if Noah Igbinoghene gets any reps vacated by Justin Coleman and if Adam Pankey or Roderick Johnson is used as a 6th lineman and also if Tommylee Lewis returns punts/kicks vs. former team. #MiamiDolphins
ESPN color commentator has complimented George Godsey at least twice before 8:45 p.m.
Watching replay, Andrew Van Ginkel deflected Book's pass in the flat, leading to that Pick 6.
Notre Dame QBs have now lost 24 straight starts in the NFL... - 4 by Brady Quinn - 4 by Jimmy Clausen - 15 by DeShone Kizer - 1 by Ian Book That is the longest losing streak by starting QBs from a particular college since 1950 (h/t @EliasSports). pic.twitter.com/NrLb4tKuqr
Time for the Saints to get Alvin Kamara out of this game. No reason to have him out there right now. They're going to need him healthy for these final two games.
Sean Payton doesn't believe there could be an exciting offensive play in this game and is challenging on principle
Plenty of people watching tonight going: Who is that?? Marcus Davenport is legit. twitter.com/nick_underhill…
Marquez Callaway became the first #Saints wide receiver of the season to get 100 receiving yards last week. he now has 3 catches for 42 yards, all for first downs in this game.
Curious to see who leads the pregame chant for the Saints tonight with Demario Davis sidelined. My guess is Mark Ingram, but it's just a guess. To my knowledge, the only players to lead the chant since the tradition started in 2006 are: Joe Horn; Reggie Bush; Drew Brees; & Davis.
The Saints didn't activate Hill (illness) from the reserve/COVID-19 list, making him ineligible to play Monday against the Dolphins, Amie Just of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
The same can be said for Trevor Siemian (illness), which hands Ian Book his first NFL start. Behind Book, Blake Bortles has been elevated from the practice squad to serve as the Saints' backup quarterback for Week 16. Hill's next chance to play is Sunday against the Panthers.
Chase Hansen, Pete Werner and Zack Baun are the starting LBs before the game
Kawaan Baker on the special team tackle in his first NFL game. Nice cover by the rookie receiver
Cameron Jordan is leading the pregame huddle in place of Demario Davis.
The Saints best hope lies with pass rushers Marcus Davenport and Cameron Jordan. The Saints biggest problem may be rolling without their two excellent starting offensive tackles. And, yeah, a quarterback making his first start. Expect Miami to blitz the hell out of Book. twitter.com/Amie_Just/stat…
Caleb Benenoch is starting at RT. Hurst at LT
That one's on Tua -- intercepted by Marshon Lattimore, way overthrown
imagine if 2015-2018 Brees had this Dennis Allen defense instead of those Dennis Allen defenses
Tre'Quan Smith has a chest injury. He's questionable to return.
QB Blake Bortles is wearing No. 6 for the Saints. He's the fifth player to wear No. 6 this season for the Saints. (Brett Maher*, Aldrick Rosas, Brian Johnson, Cody Parkey were the other four.)
The Saints played a video of Kwon Alexander that looks like it was recorded in his apartment because it probably was, and he asks the fans to turn up and then puts on a ski mask
Book and QB coach Ronald Curry are on the bench going over the film on the tablets, with Pete Carmichael standing up with the printouts and Blake Bortles standing next to them with a tablet as well on the sideline.
Saints go without starting OT Terron Armstead tonight. Armstead happens to be my #1 target for the Dolphins in a way-too-early Top 20 free agents to consider in 2022 palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/n…
Book is set to take his first NFL snaps after Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian tested positive for COVID-19.
Landon Young is on the Covid-19 list. He was on IR
Awesome job by #Saints DB P.J. Williams taking Lindsay out of that play on the roll out. Allowed Werner and Jordan to get outside and make the stop.
DB - Adebo, Crawley, Lattimore, Roby, PJ Williams, Gardner-Johnson, Marcus Williams, Bryce Thompson, Jordan Miller DL - Davenport (?), Jordan, Huggins, Onyemata, Tuttle, Braxon Hoyett, Ethan Westbrooks LB - Werner, Baun, Dowell, Justin March-Lilliard, Chase Hansen, Sharif Finch
Zack Baun with an early pressure on Tua, forced a hurried an incompletion on third down. Baun was a big-time pass rusher at Wisconsin but hasn't been used much in that role so far with the Saints. They'll need him tonight with Carl Granderson down.
Big catch and run down the sideline for Lil'Jordan Humphrey. 56 yards.