[Megatron96]

Mmmm, let's take another look at this game.

BAL was dominating this game until the 4th Q. BAL scored 35 points through 3 quarters, MIA 14. Then the BAL defense decided to just up and forget that Tyreek Hill could run really fast and let him run by them twice for a pair of 50+ yard scores, which is what it took for MIA to just tie the game.

Somebody shit the bed, and it seems pretty obvious that it was the BAL defense/DC more than it was the incredible play of the MIA offense, though they did play well once they got themselves back into it, a la Reek.

I mean look at the BAL offensive stats:

Lamar passing:

21/29
318 yds
11.0yd/att
3TD, 0 INT
0 sacks
86.0QBR/142.6 PRTG

Rushing:

155yds/rushing (L. Jackson 119yds/9carries)

I mean, if any team in the league has that stat line, you're first guess is that they won the game. Even looking at their defensive stats, they don't look terrible. Okay, yeah, they gave up 469yds passing, but only 86 yds rushing. They got a pair of INTs, a sack, 7 PDs, 4 TFLs, two QB hits, and scored a defensive TD.

Aside from the passing yards, the defense statistically played a decent game.

Of course, Stats don't show the inexcusable breakdown that allowed Tyreek to run free down the sideline twice for long scores that ultimately tied up the game, but metrics are everything, so we don't care what our eyes see, right?

My take is that MIA was getting their shit pushed in for 45+ minutes when the DC for BAL decided to mail it in or something equally stupid, allowing the MIA offense to finally get some traction until the Tyreek lightning strikes happened. Without those two inexplicable mistakes by the BAL D, the Dolphins still lose by two scores.

But MIA is a legitimate playoff contender with Tyreek. Not a SB contender, or even a legit AFC championship contender, but a pretty good playoff contender as of right now.