Ex-Huskies Gaskin, Ahmed Share in Miami's Wild Win over Raiders
Salvon Ahmed and Myles Gaskin.
Teammates at the University of Washington.
Finally, active tailbacks together for the Miami Dolphins.
On Saturday night, these two former Huskies appeared in the same game for the Dolphins for the first time when Miami played the Las Vegas Raiders in Nevada.
Ahmed started the game at tailback.
Gaskin finished it in a big way.
In a crazy, wild battle, Gaskin came up with a pair of second-half touchdown catches, including an electrifying 59-yarder from Ryan Fitzpatrick that gave the Dolphins the lead briefly with 2:55 left to play — before the teams traded last-second field goals and Miami won in shocking fashion, 26-25.
Gaskin was the consummate all-purpose back, rushing for 87 yards on 14 carries and collecting another 82 yards on 5 catches.
Ahmed had 6 carries for 2 yards and a catch for another yard in a supporting role.
Husky-heavy Miami improved to 10-5 after finishing 5-11 last season and greatly enhanced its playoff hopes. The Dolphins close at Buffalo in the final week of the regular season on Jan. 3.
Previously, these ex-UW guys took turns being injured, with Gaskin even going on the COVID-19 reserve list.
They hadn't appeared in the same game together since 2018 with the Huskies.
A six-game starter, Gaskin led Miami in rushing with 477 yards in eight outings coming in against the Raiders, back from a two-game absence because of the virus and a knee injury before that.
Ahmed, who missed a few games because of a shoulder injury, was coming off a 122-yard rushing effort against New England, the most in a game by a Dolphins running back in two years.
Salvon Ahmed gets dropped for a loss by the Raiders.
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Gaskin rushed for 90 yards against Cincinnati in his previous outing early in the month.
Against Las Vegas in the first half, Gaskin snapped off a 14-yard gainer on his first carry. He had 38 yards in 5 carries at the break, and the Dolphins trailed 13-6.
To open the second half, Gaskin broke a 24-yard run as Miami moved down the field for a tying score at 13, which Gaskin provided on a 10-yard reception from Tua Tagovailoa, breaking two tackles in the process.
Gaskin's second TD began as a pass in the flat from Fitzpatrick, who came in as a reliever for Tagovailoa, and the elusive Husky runner broke a tackle, veered to the right and was gone.
Myles Gaskin takes a handoff from Tua Tagovailoa in Las Vegas.
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