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Top takeaways from Miami’s 21-14 loss to Kansas City


This was it for the Miami Dolphins, the showdown against defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City, Miami’s biggest test of the “first half” of its season. 

The Dolphins couldn’t pull off the comeback victory, falling to Kansas City, 21-14, in a disappointing offensive performance.

The Dolphins (6-3) entered Sunday’s game with a 4-8 record under coach Mike McDaniel against teams that made the 2022 playoffs, and Miami was 2-7 on the road in such games. The Dolphins were 2-2 this season against teams that made the playoffs during the 2022 season having defeated the Los Angeles Chargers and New York Giants while losing to Buffalo and Philadelphia.

None of those numbers improved Sunday against the Chiefs.

Worse, Miami’s five punts in the first half were more than they’ve punted in a game this season, and the Dolphins’ 21-0 halftime deficit represented their lowest-scoring first half in 40 games and the first time they were held scoreless in a half since last year’s Green Bay loss on Christmas.

Here are some other takeaways from Sunday’s game:

Miami offense vs. 2022 playoff teams

The Dolphins offense entered Sunday’s game averaging 21.8 points per game in 12 contests against teams that made the playoffs in 2022, and 29.1 points per game in 14 games against teams that didn’t make the playoffs in the 2022 season.

Miami didn’t help that number against the Chiefs, ending with 14 points. — Chris Perkins



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