The Miami Dolphins showed some semblance of competitiveness in the first half against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Josh Rosen was moving the offense, Miami’s defense was keeping Dak Prescott’s revamped aerial attack at bay, and there was a spark in Dolphins players’ eyes.
Then Jason Sanders missed a field goal. Then Preston Williams dropped a would-be touchdown. Then Kenyan Drake fumbled the ball inside Cowboys’ 10-yard line. And then the second half arrived. By the end of the game, following a snowball effect of misfortune, the Dolphins had allowed the Cowboys to rack up 31 points and yielded over 230 rushing yards to Dallas’ ground attack.