The Colts started the year with a win in a close game: 14-12 over the Jaguars. Meanwhile the Dolphins lost to the Atlanta Falcons 19-7 in week one. These two team met this week on Monday Night in Miami. Going into this game, I was worried that the Dolphins would lose and that they would be blown out by the Colts. It was actually a close game but the Colts won 27-23. Manning was 14/23 with 303 yards and 2 TD passes. The Colts had more Passing yards and seemed to move the ball quickly when they needed a score. Another great job for Peyton Manning.
The second thing I notice is that the Dolphins had possession for 45 minutes. What? How does a team lose after having the ball that long? Any team needs to put up more points than the other side if you have offensive control for 3/4 of the game. Execution and performing in the critical times is what wins ball games and the Dolphins didn't do that. I'm actually impressed that Manning did all this with less than 15 minutes of possession. As for the Dolphins, I saw the same team that won the division last year. The problem for Miami is that everyone else has just improved. There division is a lot tougher and losses like this won't help their season.
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