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What the hell are the Dolphins talking about there? It was clearly never a catch? He never had it.
 
Tua another terrible error. Gets hit throwing the ball, it does go forward and picked off the floor by the Niners and they score.

Bosa again!

The Jets and Finns lose. Good stuff.
 
Roberto71 said:
Tua another terrible error. Gets hit throwing the ball, it does go forward and picked off the floor by the Niners and they score.

Bosa again!

The Jets and Finns lose. Good stuff.
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Chargers too!
 
MaineMimi said:
bahaha the chiefs go down.....again...to Cinci! Tides turned when douchtwatwaffle kelce fumbled :dance:
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It is so fantastic when that team loses. Lol
 
LV 27 LAC 20.

32 seconds to go.

LV 4th and 2

Keeping Carr on the field.

What?

Edit: Nope. Punting.
 
LAC 1st and 10 from their own 10 with 22 seconds to go.

No time outs
 
SkiptoMyLou said:
Dolphins, Chargers and Jets lost. Doesn't quite take the stink off Thursday night, but it helps.


Also Niners defense is certified terrifying.
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Agree…. always a positive when fins and jests lose
chargers I don’t care much other then they are “in the hunt” with pats for a playoff spot
 
Patriots44 said:
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Paywall for me.

Here it is:

Reality-check thud for Dolphins, Tua in 33-17 loss in San Fran -- but don’t quit on Miami | Opinion​

By Greg Cote
Updated December 04, 2022 7:48 PM

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Miami Dolphins fullback Alec Ingold (30) hurdles over San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw (57) in the second quarter for a first down at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Al Diaz adiaz@miamiherald.com
That first play, right? Tua Tagovailoa drops back, hits a strike to receiver Trent Sherfield for a 75-yard catch-and-run touchdown and it’s the fastest 7-0 lead of this Miami Dolphins season.

The crowd in San Francisco sat stunned.

If that 8-3 record of Miami’s going in was not quite enough to get America’s attention and respect, maybe this did it?

Except the dream start didn’t last.

Neither did the five-game winning streak.

But has the faith in these Dolphins and this season survived Sunday’s 33-17 loss?

Let’s find out.

Because this is pretty new territory, right? At least for the past 20 years or so. We are not used to Miami playing games this big, this late.

“There is nothing better in professional football than meaningful December and January games,” Fins coach Mike McDaniel had said. “To be on a competitive playoff run.”

Being on one of those is great.

Staying on one is the hard part.

The San Francisco 49ers did what they do Sunday, which is be the best defense in the NFL. Because of that the Dolphins and Tua Tagovailoa went back-to-earth-thud in seeing their a five-game losing streak end.

It was a rather ugly homecoming for McDaniel, a Niners assistant the past five seasons. Been a season for those, after Mario Cristobal’s 5-7 debut back with the Miami Hurricanes.

But it changed nothing, of course.

The Dolphins at 8-4 are still good, playoff-good. Tagovailoa is still having a breakthrough season. Miami and Tua earned enough faith in five straight wins to withstand this loss.

You know some dread has begun to seep in among Dolfans, though. These meaningful December games bring their own kind of anxiety.

Another trip out west to face the Los Angeles Chargers follows, then a trip To Buffalo, a home game vs. Green Bay, a triop to New England and a home finale vs. the New York Jets.

Miami will earn he right to compete in the playoffs -- or fall short because that right was not deserved.

Simple. Brutal.

What we saw Sunday in San Fran was not surprising.

Tagovailao was due a mortal game after a five-game air raid as impressive as most any we have seen in club history, the heyday of Dan Marino included.

And this was the game for it, with the Niners’ great defense, and with Miami missing both its starting offensive tackles to injuries. Sure, ehough, Tua had it rough. Nick Bosa made it so.

Tagovailoa was barely over 50 percent accuracy for the day, the ball floating for overthrows. His team-record streak of passesd without an interception ended as he threw a pair of picxs. HIs late fumble on a sack was returned for SF’s final score.

That first-play strike to Sherfield and a later 45-yasrd scoring play to Tyreek Hill were retty muhc the highlight reel on a day that didn’t broadcast an indictment of the Dolphins as much as it just verified there are still teams that are better, including the Niners. Quarterback Joey Garoppolo was knocked out early with a foot injury and still the 49ers went on to dominate.

San Francisco had second-half shutouts inthe previous four straight games, the NFL’s longest such streak since 1939. Miami ended that run, at least, with the TD pass to Hill.

Skylar Thompson mopped up when Tua was knocked out by an ankle injury and promptly threw an interceptions. That kind of day. Hasn’t been one like this in a while for this team.

The beauty and brutality of the NFL is that you must keeping proving, every week, how good you are.

Sunday might have proved the Fins are not quite as good as we thought.

Next week, and then a trip to Buffalo, put that narrative back in Miami’s control.

This story was originally published December 4, 2022 7:38 PM.
 
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