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On a night when the 1972 Miami Dolphins - the National Football League's only undefeated team to win the Super Bowl - were being honored for fifty years of ...

Will Tua Tagovailoa be able to knock off the final remnants of rust in practice this week in order to turn in a stellar performance against the Lions next Sunday? Secondly, McDaniel’s decision to go for it on 4th and 3 deep into Steelers’ territory, up by six points, instead of kicking a field goal which would have given the Dolphins a two-score lead on a night when Miami’s defense was playing lights-out ball, was flat out just the wrong call. Well, Coach, having faith in your players is great, but not to the potential detriment of the final score. For one, he needs to get the playcalls in sooner. In addition to the Igbinoghene pick, special teams ace, Justin Bethel, came away with an interception on a play where Diontae Johnson stumbled while the Kenny Pickett pass was in the air. Defensive backs, Kader Kohou and Keion Crossen, were ruled out of the contest just prior to kickoff.

McKinley entered the game when starting safety Brandon Jones went down with a knee injury in the third quarter.

“He’s a great player,” said cornerback Justin Bethel, who had the first of the Dolphins’ three interceptions off Pickett. “I’ve been working for this for a minute, so this was amazing,” said McKinley, who was elevated to the active roster for the opener against the Patriots but did not play. “When technique meets opportunity, splash plays happen, and that is what it was,” Holland said of his interception. “I just hope my mom and dad saw that one. That created an opportunity for the undrafted free agent who joined the team in May to see his first pro action. “Thank you for asking me about him,” Holland said.

Coach Mike Tomlin and linebacker Myles Jack talk about the loss to the Dolphins.

"I feel like we are, but we didn't make the necessary splash plays today to secure victory," said Tomlin. "That's definitely something that we as a defense we definitely could help the turnover ratio," said Jack. "We gave them the ball first and they went down and scored, but there was a lot of ball left. "I thought he was highly competitive," said Tomlin. I see a lot of positive things from our defense. "We have some interception opportunities," said Tomlin. "The Dolphins caught theirs and we didn't catch ours. I didn't feel like it was out of control at any juncture, to be quite honest with you." The Steelers got into a hole early, down 13-0 at the end of the first quarter. We didn't give our offense the short field by producing the turnover and they did, and so go back to work. And that's just kind of the lens in which I see it. They made the necessary plays to secure victory man and really, we didn't.

In explaining why it looked like the pass was intended for Igbinoghene instead of wide receiver Diontae Johnson, rookie QB Kenny Pickett explained after the ...

The 32-yard completion from Tua to Trent Sherfield to start off the drive was a huge play, without question, but Sanders never would have had the chance to kick the field goal had Sutton, who has two interceptions on the season, not dropped what should have been an easy pick when he turned around in front of Tyreek Hill and had the ball come right to him. Pickett appeared to pick up the first down, but the play was nullified by the illegal shift penalty that made it third-and-6 from the 20, and then it became third-and-16 from the 30 following a holding penalty. While the defense clearly won this game for the Dolphins, we'd be remiss not to mention the opening drive, which ended with Miami's only touchdown. This should have been the game-clincher and it highlighted Holland's great instincts and ball skills. 2 on this list, but that play was set up by the key penalty that completely changed the outlook of the Steelers' next-to-last drive. Regardless, it was a great effort by Noah to get both feet down before he fell out of bounds.

MIAMI - The Miami Dolphins recorded a much needed win in the "Reunion Bowl" against Pittsburgh, 16-10. It was yet another game that came right down to the ...

Playing without numerous defensive backs coordinator Josh Boyer came up with a terrific game plan to lead the way to the win. It's a win but the offense and Tua will need to be much sharper moving forward. It looked like it might be a Dolphins blowout as the offense was dominant to start and had chances early on.

Or maybe a better way to describe the difference in the game was that the Steelers secondary dropped four potential interceptions, while Miami's patchwork ...

The Steelers offense had 11 possessions in the game, with four of those ending in three-and-outs, and another ending in a two-and-out because of Pickett's first interception. The Steelers continue to ignore the middle of the field when throwing the football, and they continue to throw short of the sticks on possession downs – there actually was a 1-yard pass on a third-and-3. That made it third-and-16 from the 30-yard line, and Pickett threw an interception when attempting a short pass to Diontae Johnson. Pickett threw three interceptions and Tagovailoa threw none, and as a result the Steelers were minus-3 in turnover ratio, while the Dolphins were plus-3 in turnover ratio. Had the Steelers gotten a similarly representative effort from their offense, they likely would have left South Florida with a two-game winning streak and a 3-4 record. Or maybe a better way to describe the difference in the game was that the Steelers secondary dropped four potential interceptions, while Miami's patchwork secondary caught them all.