History made in Lions game
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FinatikStaffOPThe Miami Dolphins were, once again, competitive in Week 9. They, once again, came up short on the scoreboard. It’s a trend that’s been playing out for the majority of Miami’s games this season.
It can be frustrating. But it has also been entertaining. Sunday’s most recent loss, a 19-9 loss at the hands of the Detroit Lions, was entertaining for a whole new reason. As a matter of fact, an NFL game has never, in the history of the sport, been entertaining for this reason before! The Dolphins and Lions helped create an NFL first. Punters Jack Fox and Bradley Pinion both completed passes…which has never happened before.
The factoid comes from Scott Hanson of NFL RedZone. No NFL game ever played before had seen two punter exclusive players log a completion. Fox and the Lions scored their fake punt first, grabbing a first down against Dolphins cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. on the punt return team along the Lions’ sideline.
Pinion helped the Dolphins log their longest play from scrimmage on the day with a 46-yard completion to recently added running back Kaytron Allen — the latest splash play on special teams from the running back. Allen showed a little wiggle en route to a possession that started in the Lions’ red zone, too.
For Miami, strong special teams contributions have been a bit hard to come by. For the team to secure a potential game-flipping play from the third phase? It’s a nice individual development, even if it comes in a loss. Remember this one — given how long it’s taken to happen once, it’s probably a safe bet that two punter exclusive completions won’t happen again any time soon. When the team is 1-7, you’ve got to find your victories where ever you can.
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KeyFinForum VeteranFor me, that was easily the play of the year for a few reasons. #1, Dan Campbell went for the fake punt first, against a one-win team, because the Dolphins were outplaying the Lions (his words at halftime, not mine). But to see us actually do it better and for it to be so wide open, that brought a smile to my face and it's one of those plays that will stick with me for a long time.
The pass itself was TERRIBLE and if there was any coverage at all, that pass was picked or knocked down. He was just that wide open and easily had the 10+ yards to adjust to the lightly floating pass. The Lions messed up bigtime and Dan Campbell had to think, "Yeah, we deserved that one for sure"!
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