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Dolphins' Comedy of Errors in First Half vs. Patriots Left NFL Fans in Awe
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Sunday's matchup between the New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins promised to be an ugly affair. The Patriots trot out one of the league's weakest rosters each week and the Dolphins are struggling to find their footing without starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The first half of the contest delivered on that promise as New England entered the locker room up 7-3.
But a deeper look proves it was even more painful football than the score would suggest. Especially on Miami's side of things. The Dolphins had a pair of truly brutal lowlights in the first half that had NFL fans cracking up.
The first came in the final seconds of the opening quarter. The Dolphins lined up for a long field goal but completely botched the snap, leading to a hilarious moment where the kicker and holder were just standing still as the Patriots' field goal unit charged them.
your 2024 miami dolphins! pic.twitter.com/otosgeTJdl
— josh houtz (@houtz) October 6, 2024
A closer look at the snap, during which apparently everything went wrong.
legendary snap from the dolphins pic.twitter.com/MsdWShfFXe
— Fastbreak Breakfast (@fastbreakbreak) October 6, 2024
Miami had a punt blocked on the next possession to add insult to injury. On the next possession, the Dolphins' comedy of errors peaked as Tyler Huntley lost more than 20 yards on a third down because the center snapped the ball before he was ready.
The #Patriots vs #Dolphins game feels like a fever dream… pic.twitter.com/GXaguGOBss
— Carlos Talks Pats (@LosTalksPats) October 6, 2024
Non-Dolphins fans were having a time watching Miami try to operate.
The Dolphins season in one clip. pic.twitter.com/Sa9m2PjibH
— Will Manso (@WillManso) October 6, 2024
Time is a flat circle, Will. pic.twitter.com/SbD6hCPHN3
— Rob Slater (@RobSlater10) October 6, 2024
This can’t be real. We’re being pranked, right?
— Mr Larry 26 (@wlcampbelljr) October 6, 2024
I wouldn’t even call dolphins games unwatchable. Usually terrible teams are boring to watch but this type of terrible makes you amazed every time you watch it
— Austin (@ChefTrillie) October 6, 2024
Dolphins v Patriots is just as awful as you would have thought.
— Colin Cowherd (@colincowherd) October 6, 2024
Dolphins special teams are unspeakably bad
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) October 6, 2024
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Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.
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