The Phinsider · Dec 6, 2021
3 Reasons Why: New York Giants vs. Miami Dolphins
Game Summary:
It certainly wasn’t pretty, but they all count. After a 1-7 start, the Miami Dolphins have managed to claw themselves back to 6-7, after a convincing 20-9 victory over the New York Giants.
Here are 3 reasons why Miami was able to knock off New York:
Reason #1: No Free Plays On Defense, Positive Plays On Offense
The easiest way to win football games? Let your opponents make the mistakes, not you. You don’t have to win games if your opponent will lose them for you, and the Dolphins did exactly that against the Giants.
Miami only committed 3 penalties all game (1 of which was in garbage-time), well below the league average of 6.3 penalties per game.
