Miami Dolphins’ Most Worthwhile Participant | Week One | Protection saves the day

The Nationwide Soccer League is again! The Miami Dolphins are again! So, your weekly MVP (Most Worthwhile ‘Phin) article is again as properly!

Every week, win or lose, I’ll spotlight a participant whose heroic efforts within the recreation deserve a highlight being positioned on them. It may very well be for total recreation efficiency. It may very well be for a well timed, game-saving play. This week’s recipient deserves recognition for simply that — a play that modified the outlook of the competition and allowed the Miami Dolphins to remain in rivalry for a gap week victory.

Miami Dolphins Week One MVP – Jevon Holland

The Dolphins got here out of the gate sluggish on each offense and protection on Sunday in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars. In consequence, the workforce discovered themselves down 10 factors late within the third quarter, with Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars offense driving the size of the sector, poised so as to add factors to their complete and put a Dolphins win simply out of attain.

That was, till security Jevon Holland saved the day for Miami.

With simply over two minutes left within the third quarter, Jaguars working again Travis Etienne Jr. took a handoff from Lawrence on the Dolphins 13 yard line. He discovered daylight, and after 10 yards, was prepared to bounce into the endzone, giving the Jaguars a 17 level lead with roughly one quarter left play.

It was then that Holland, in a stunning show of situational consciousness, deliberately punched the soccer from the palms of Etienne Jr., permitting fellow defensive again Kader Kohou to pounce on the pigskin 9 yards deep within the endzone for a touchback — giving the Dolphins offense a chance to strike for an 80-yard landing on the very subsequent play.

It was a 14 level swing, and as an alternative of being down 17 factors, Miami would pull to inside three factors, ultimately tying the sport, earlier than finally successful the competition on a Jason Sanders discipline objective as time expired.

With out that pressured fumble from Holland, we’re all feeling a bit extra down within the dumps this week on account of a possible Dolphins defeat.

MVP TRACKER

Week One – S Jevon Holland