The Miami Dolphins went toe-to-toe with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, staying with the NFC East leaders for the first 30 minutes of the game. Unfortunately, a football game is 60 minutes, and when Dallas came out and punched the Dolphins in the mouth with the opening drive of the second half, Miami never recovered.
Those first 30 minutes, however, showed Miami can put together a performance that can keep them competitive. It is still going to be a long year, and Miami will be among the teams picking early in the 2020 NFL Draft, but at least for the first half, the Dolphins were a team that could get fans to cheer.