“That’s something that isn’t easy to do, but when you’ve got a bunch of high-character guys like we do, that’s just the standard, honestly. “That’s something we’ve been building … with a lot of guys it’s been building since last year,” Phillips said of the Dolphins’ resilience. Just as the 2022 Dolphins showed resilience while overcoming potentially crushing injuries to Tagovailoa, left tackle Terron Armstead and cornerbacks Byron Jones, Howard and Nik Needham, among others, the 2023 Dolphins are showing they’ve retained that important trait. The Dolphins’ defensive front seven didn’t have a good day, but their resilience surfaced late with those crucial plays. (one tackle) seemed to have a rough day.īut Holland had a team-best 14 tackles, one more than Elliott (13).Īnd late in the game the defense made a few crucial plays among a sack by defensive lineman Zach Sieler, and a sack by Bethel and edge rusher Jaelan Phillips. And linebackers Jerome Baker (six tackles) and David Long Jr. He was flagged for pass interference twice in a three-play stretch, leading to a touchdown that gave the Chargers a 24-20 lead. Give credit to a Dolphins secondary that featured cornerbacks Xavien Howard, Kader Kohou and Eli Apple along with safeties Jevon Holland, DeShon Elliott and, somewhat surprisingly, 33-year-old Justin Bethel in the dime package. She was born on August 31, 1938, to Henry and Elizabeth Masselink in Holland. The pass rush wasn’t at its best, but the secondary had fairly good results.Ĭhargers wide receivers Keenan Allen (six receptions, 76 yards) and Mike Williams (four receptions, 45 yards), tentpoles of their offense, didn’t do much damage. Greta Masselink DeYoung died on April 14, 2020.Grets roots were in Holland, Michigan. He had 104 yards receiving in the first half.īut the offense had to keep battling the entire game, especially after falling behind, 34-30, with 3:53 remaining.ĭefensively, you saw the resiliency surface in a different way. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill had 11 receptions for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Tagovailoa was 28-for-45 passing for 466 yards, three touchdowns, one interception and a 110.0 passer rating. Well, the Tua-to-Tyreek connection was on display all game. Life was fairly easy for the Dolphins offensively because t he offensive fireworks were on display all game.
“That’s a key component in the National Football League when games are won and lost with leads or with deficits.”
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