It was the Mike M. showdown as Mike McDaniel’s Miami Dolphins got here to city to battle in opposition to Mike Macdonald’s Seattle Seahawks. Now three weeks into this new season, we’re beginning to get a really feel for who these new Seahawks are, and if you happen to have been anticipating issues to look totally different this week… nicely I’m undecided what to inform you. Geno Smith and DK Metcalf saved doing their factor, the offensive line was suspect and created a bunch of adversity, the protection was swarming, and the refs have been giving out flags like Oprah.
The Seahawks have been fast to place factors on the board with a 56-yard subject aim by Jason Myers, and the next drive led to a fast Zach Charbonnet landing arrange by a gorgeous contested catch by DK. Shortly thereafter although, I began getting flashbacks to week one. Backed up in opposition to our personal aim line, and Geno, underneath strain and prone to a security, ricocheted a cross off of Charbonnet’s face masks. The ball popped straight up into the air and was intercepted by the Dolphins within the purple zone.
The protection stayed superb within the purple zone, stuffing the Dolphins on Third and quick and limiting them to a subject aim.
On the very first play of the subsequent possession, cross safety held up lengthy sufficient for Geno to discover a vast open DK Metcalf for second lengthy landing in as many weeks, this time for 71 yards. 17-3 Seattle.
Rattling that was ugly by Bradford
— vountee (2-0) NFC WEST LEADER (@vountee) September 22, 2024
#Seahawks opening drive stalls out after a sack, however Jason Myers is sweet from 56 yards to provide Seattle a 3-0 lead.
— John Boyle (@johnpboyle) September 22, 2024
Nothing fairly like a one-play, 71-yard TD drive. Geno Smith finds DK Metcalf vast open down the sector and the Seahawks lead 17-3 and the tip of the primary quarter.
— Zac Hereth (@ZacHereth) September 22, 2024
Circus occurring at Lumen Subject
Dolphins punt as soon as, play referred to as again after a 3rd particular groups unlawful formation name
Dolphins punt twice, Duke Riley referred to as for a private foul, refs say replay down
Dolphins punt a 3rd time, lastly this one stands
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) September 22, 2024
It’s tough to inform the story of the 2nd half with tweets, as little occurred in the way in which of soccer till nicely into the 4th quarter. The Third quarter went precisely how the first half ended: with the fellows in striped shirts making all of it about them. I ought to level out although, the protection saved enjoying very nicely, and neither Miami quarterback discovered any peace within the backfield.
The Dolphins did have a really promising drive late within the recreation, driving all the way in which all the way down to the Seattle 2 yard line earlier than getting stood up on the aim line and turning the ball over on downs. As soon as once more, Seattle took over with the whole subject in entrance of them, however this time round, we sustained an extended drive, with solely a single penalty, and to cap it off, Charbonnet minimize it exterior and ran 10 yards for his second landing of the sport, and successfully placing this one on ice.
On Miami’s Third and a couple of, Tyrel Dodson will get the #Seahawks’ Third sack of Skylar Thompson at the moment. Dolphins punt, nonetheless going nowhere vs Mike Macdonald’s protection down 17-3
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) September 22, 2024
Flag for intentional grounding — sorry, assumed the sack there.
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) September 22, 2024
Geno Smith’s third down cross is swatted up within the air on the line and Zach Sieler intercepts it.
It was Third and 21. Calais Campbell bought his mitt on the ball.
— Corbin Ok. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) September 22, 2024
Landing #Seahawks! Charbonnet finds the tip zone for the second time with a formidable 10-yard scoring scamper.
— Corbin Ok. Smith (@CorbinSmithNFL) September 22, 2024
Charbonnet along with his first two-touchdown efficiency
— Stacy Jo Rost (@StacyRost) September 22, 2024
Seattle put collectively an 11-play, 98-yard landing drive. There was just one penalty (false begin on Laken Tomlinson) and the one third down was a Third-and-1, their shortest of the sport.
— Dugar, Michael-Shawn (@MikeDugar) September 22, 2024
Personally, I’m wanting ahead to yet one more ugly soccer recreation subsequent week, when the 3-0 Seahawks journey to Detroit for a battle underneath the brilliant lights of Monday night time! Kickoff at 5:15 pm pacific on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 on ABC.
