Dolphins Bury Cardinals

     The Miami Dolphins dropped the Arizona Cardinals 34-31 at State Farm Stadium on Sunday. The Dolphins now have a winning record at the midway point of the 2020 regular season. 

     The Dolphins have their first four-game winning streak in four years. It was their first victory in Arizona since 1996. 

     Miami(5-3) had their defense score for the second straight game. Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah knocked the ball from quarterback Kyler Murray and defensive end Shaq Lawson returned the ball 36 yards for a touchdown at the 10:37 mark of the first quarter. 

     Arizona(5-3) responded and tied it up 7-7 at 6:51. Tight end Max Williams caught his first touchdown pass of the season as Murray tossed a four-yard pass to the left side. 

     The Dolphins regained the lead with 55 seconds left in the first. Running back Jordan Howard blasted through the right side of the line on a two-yard touchdown run. 

     The Cardinals matched it 14-14 just 37 seconds into the second quarter. Wide receiver Christian Kirk went on a fly pattern and caught a 56-yard touchdown pass from Murray in the middle of the field. 

     It became 21-14 for the Fins at the 10:18 mark. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa sent the ball to the right hash marks and wide receiver Preston Williams leaped into the end zone on a nine-yard pass play. 

     Both teams traded field goals late in the first half. Zane Gonzalez kicked a 37-yard field goal with 5:10 to go for the Cards and Jason Sanders nailed a 56-yard field goal with nine seconds left. 

     In the third quarter, Arizona evened it 24-24 at 12:!3. Murray angled a 21-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Darrell Daniels on the right side of the end zone. 

     Murray gave the Cardinals a 31-24 lead with 2:34 remaining in the third. He scrambles out of the pocket and down the left hash marks from 12 yards away. 

     The Fins made it 31-31 at 11:24 of the fourth quarter. Tagovailoa released an 11-yard pass to wide receiver Mack Hollins for a touchdown. 

     Miami pulled ahead 34-31 with 3:30 remaining as Sanders booted a 50-yard field goal. He set a Dolphins franchise record with his 20th consecutive field goal made. The Cardinals had a chance to tie, however Gonzalez missed a 49-yard field goal with 1:53 left.