Dolphins eliminated from playoff contention with loss

The Miami Dolphins will play in the nationals spotlight on Monday as they prepare to take on the New York Giants.

After the Dolphins threw 58 times two weeks ago, they fired their offensive coordinator and passed only 19 times in last week’s win over Baltimore. However, the Giants forced the Dolphins to punt on their final four possessions of the game. Entering Monday night, he had just three catches since the bye week. The play of Tannehill is also going to be key here as the Giants’ can truly be exposed in their secondary.

So, yes, kick the Giants for their shortcomings.

Last meeting: Giants 20, Dolphins 17 on October 30, 2011.

The game was a microcosm of the Giants’ season – with their warts exposed for all to see, yet with opportunities still presenting themselves for success.

The Giants improved to 6-7 on Monday and matched Washington and Philadelphia atop the NFC East division with three games remaining in the regular season while the Dolphins fell to 5-8, ending their playoff hopes.

Odell Beckham Jr. made two touchdown catches, including an 84-yard reception to break a fourth-quarter tie, and the New York Giants forged a three-way tie atop the NFC East by beating the host Miami Dolphins 31-24 on Monday night. Manning was deadly accurate, going 27-of-31 for 337 yards and four touchdowns. He, too, was a symbol of the Giants’ resilience, leading them back all night. However, the Dolphins then gashed them at times, including a 38-yard rushing touchdown by Lamar Miller and a 47-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Tannehill to Kenny Stills.

The New York Giants have done a phenomenal job this year keeping quarterback Eli Manning upright.

If the G-men were to emerge victorious tonight, they would take much needed momentum into next week’s showdown with undefeated Carolina. Our guys have hung in there. They must defeat the Giants to have any shot at a playoff spot and or face the prospect of missing the postseason for the seventh straight season. Coughlin later said he couldn’t trust Moore. We’ve got all the TV schedule and live stream info you need to catch the game – plus live score updates in the box score above. “We’re trying to make that our identity. That’s when we’re at our best”.

That’s not to say that Miami won’t play hard, I just think the “G-Men” have just a bit more of an edge.

Inside the Patriots locker room, games that clinch division championships are known as “hat and t-shirt games”.

There, however, was little question about leadership before the game, when Manning, not usually the outspoken type, spoke up to his teammates.

Manning got off to a hot start by completing his first eight passes of the game and never looked back. “There are lots of different stories, so every one of them can’t be right”.

The Dolphins’ talk about better balance has accomplished one aim: They’ve got the Giants wondering how often Tannehill will go to the air.