[Colts And Orioles]

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(vs. DOLPHINS, 11/25)


I thought that the defense looked crappy on 3 of the Dolphins' 7 possessions in the 1st half (the first 2 drives of which resulted in a TD and a Punt, and the next-to-the last one in which they got burned for a long TD pass.)

I thought that they got lucky when the Dolphins' running back stumbled on 3rd and 10 on their 2nd possession of the game which resulted in a punt, instead of a 1st down and (at least) a field goal attempt for the Dolphins had he kept his balance ........ but they used that luck for continuity, forcing 4 consecutive punts before getting burned late in the half for a TD bomb.

They also bailed out the offense after Luck threw an INT immediately after that Dolphins TD bomb by forcing a fumble of their own to get the ball back, and prevented the Dolphins from adding to their 14 point total before the end of the 1st half.


The offense and the special teams put the defense in bad situations 3 times today ........ 2 with turnovers by the offense, and 1 by getting a punt blocked. In those 3 situations, the defense yielded a grand total of 3 points, as they forced the Dolphins to punt, forced a fumble, and held them to a field goal, respectively.


The defense also made the comeback victory possible by getting back-to-back 3 and-outs while the Colts were digging themselves out of a 10-point hole in which they put themselves in.



11 DOLPHINS POSSESSIONS


6 Punts

1 Turnover (Fumble Recovery)

3 TD's

1 FG

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