Dolphins’ secondary torched by Beckham, Manning

The Dolphins topped 20 points for the first time since October, but couldn’t keep up with Beckham, who had seven catches for 166 yards and two scores.

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham (13) makes a catch as Miami Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes (21) defends, during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Miami Gardens, Fla.

“I’ve been here six years and nothing has gone the way that we wanted it to be”, Campbell said, via the Palm Beach Post. – Bill Pennington, New York TimesIt was the ideal time for Eli Manning to come to the Giants’ rescue. It sure does when the quarterback completes 87 percent of his passes, which resulted in Eli Manning finishing with a passer rating of 151.5.

The Giants (6-7) ended a three-game losing streak and are tied with Washington and Philadelphia for the lead in their weak division. But things changed a bit on Monday night, both in the eyes of those on the outside and, in all likelihood, for many in the Giants’ locker room and organization as well. – James Kratch, NJ.comIt was playoff-caliber preparation and execution by the two players (Manning and Beckham Jr.) who will need to put the Giants on their backs if they are to lug this shabby roster into January. “We have to stay on track, we have three games left and we have to win all three”.

The Dolphins fell to 5-8 against the Giants on Monday night, ensuring that they will finish without a winning record for the seventh straight year.

Just a minute into the game, the Miami offense seemed to be humming, and Ryan Tannehill completed a pass to Dion Sims.

Will Tye caught the first touchdown reception of his career with a four-yard grab to tie the game in the second quarter. Through his first 25 games he has more receptions and receiving yards than any other player in National Football League history.

Manning said the Giants hadn’t practiced the play in a long time, but had talked about running it against the right coverage.

Miami safety Reshad Jones blamed miscommunication.

The Jekyll and Hyde New York Giants woke up this morning with reason for optimism.

The teams were tied 17-17 at the half as Miller had scoring runs of 14 and 38 yards, and Miami also got a 36-yard field goal by kicker Andrew Franks. In what was one of Manning’s best performances of the season, the Giants won 31-24 and were able to hold onto their fourth quarter lead.

A national audience will get another good look at the Vikings when they play the Giants in a Week 16 game at TCF Bank Stadium.

Really, this game was like a yearbook for their whole season – until the team got to graduation and went against script. Until then, this game was a microcosm of the 2015 Giants.

For the record, Jon Gruden, co-host of Monday Night Football on ESPN, evaluated after the game that the Giants have the “thick skin that it takes to be a championship team”. It took several key plays to get to victory formation, as well as a few anxious moments.

The officials initially ruled this an incomplete pass and, at first look, you can see why. “The rest of them are playoff games for us”.

“We worked our (butts) off, and that’s something”, he said. Dolphins running back Lamar Miller scampered into the endzone for a 14-yard touchdown. Head coach Tom Coughlin did not have much of an update on the lineman’s status Tuesday, but did express optimism Flowers did not do any additional damage to the ankle, while adding the injury is likely not going away, as the Giants wish it would. But it was the Giants who made the necessary plays in the second half to seal the win.