When fans flocked to Hard Rock Stadium last Sunday, nobody knew what they were about to witness. The Miami Dolphins were suiting up for a 1:00 PM game against the Denver Broncos. The game started with the Broncos kicking off to the fins. Just under two minutes into the game, Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa found Tyreek Hill for a 54 yard touchdown strike to put the fins up 7-0. This was only the beginning of what would become one of the biggest blowouts in NFL history. The Broncos quickly turned the ball over, and Miami went to work. Tua and the fins practically walked down the field; the drive culminated with Devon Achane punching it in on a 10-yard touchdown run. After the Broncos answered back with a touchdown of their own, Miami put up a seemingly identical drive with Achane catching another touchdown pass for his second of the game. It took a while for the dolphins to score again, but at the end of the second quarter, Raheem Mostert found the pylon and scored. Get used to hearing that name. The score was now 21-10, and the Broncos got the ball back with just under two minutes on the clock. Russell Wilson found Courtland Sutton on what seemed to be a first down, but as he was going down, the ball was striped — Andrew Van Ginkel of the Dolphins picked it up and returned it all the way to the 5 yard line. Immediately, Raheem Mostert capitalized on the opportunity and scored. At halftime, the score was 35-13. In most cases, teams would take their foot off the gas pedal, but not in this case. The Dolphins didn’t get the ball back until midway through the third quarter. Once more, the Dolphins were at ease. They marched right down the field and, you guessed it, Raheem Mostert scored again. The Broncos turned the ball over and the Dolphins were right back on the field. It seemed as though the Dolphins were playing Madden on rookie mode. Chunk play after chunk play, the Dolphins found the endzone for the seventh time. Raheem Mostert tip-toed into the endzone for his fourth touchdown. On the next drive, Russell Wilson was picked off by defensive-lineman Christian Wilkins. To start the fourth and final quarter, Tua copied his touchdown from the first half and threw a no-look shovel pass to Devon Achane. The game was so out of hand that Tua Tagovailoa was taken out. However, this didn’t stop the Dolphins from scoring more. On the first play of the next fins drive, Mike White found Chosen Anderson for a 70+ yard touchdown. It was now 63-13. Remarkably, the Broncos responded with a meaningless kickoff return touchdown. The 10th and final touchdown was scored on a 68 yard run by Devon Achane. The game ended at 70-20. To put it into perspective, this is only the third time a team has ever scored 70 points in a game, and the last time this occurred was 1966. The crazy part is that the Dolphins were missing one of their top targets in Jaylen Waddle. On a side note, one of OPs staff members, Mrs. Pasnik was there to witness this historic game. She was on record saying:
“It was the first home game of the season so the stadium was packed with people. I was sitting on the visitor’s side in the sun because those were the only seats we could get. There were a good number of Denver fans there. Only a few stayed till the end, most left after the 3rd quarter. The crowd did call for 3 more points at the end of the 4th but as you know, they did not go for the record. Ultimately, the fans were ok with that. As a lifelong Dolphins fan it will be a game that I will always remember. Not only for the score but because it was my first time going to a home game.” All in all, this game will be remembered forever by fans like Mrs. Pasnik and is etched in NFL history as one of the best offensive performances ever.
