The Miami Dolphins appeared to have their 10th win of their 2023 campaign locked up Monday against the Tennessee Titans. Instead, the Dolphins committed one of the worst choke jobs of the season in the game’s closing moments.
The Dolphins were up 27-13 with just minutes to play in their “Monday Night Football” clash against the Titans at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
With just 4:34 left in regulation, all the Dolphins had to do was play solid defense to close out the contest. At worst, the home team just needed to milk the clock.
Rather, after less than two minutes of play, the Titans scored a touchdown. Will Levis, the quarterback for Tennessee, made a 3-yard touchdown grab with wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. Additionally, Tennessee converted a 2-point play to trim the lead to 27-21.
With 2:40 remaining, the Dolphins were in possession and still led by six points. I think Miami could have won the game with just one first-down conversion. However, the Dolphins’ offensive inefficiency resulted in a hasty three-and-out with 2:15 remaining in the game.
Not long after, Levis led the Titans on a drive that won the game. On the first two plays of the next possession, he was 2/2 for 52 yards. Derrick Henry, a running back, burst into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.
Dolphins quarterback In a fitting conclusion to the Dolphins’ dramatic last-minute play against the Titans, Tua Tagovailoa was fired.
With 3:08 left in the game, the Titans were behind 27–13, and NFL’s Next Gen Stats predicted they had less than 1% chance of winning. It seems that the glimmer of hope was all they required to pull off an incredible comeback.
Levis led his team to an unexpected victory, finishing 23/38 for 327 yards with one touchdown and one interception. On Monday night, though, Levis wasn’t the only underdog quarterback putting down big passes.
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