The Dolphins have to be one of the best 2-12 teams ever. Their defense is very good and manages to keep them in every game, just as they did against the Broncos. The Miami offense also moves the ball down the field, but then they make some key mistakes. Watching them, you really see the damage inflicted by Ricky Williams. A solid running game could easily have reversed the outcomes of many of their games.
The Broncos struggled at times against the Dolphins, with 2 Droughns fumbles and another Plummer pass tipped from a butter-fingered receiver to an opposing DB. But they managed to pull together for the win.
And this was a big win! The Broncos put themselves back into serious contention for the final playoff spot, tied with the Ravens. A loss to Miami, coupled with a very tough schedule to finish the year, and the Broncos may have been out of it.
Denver showed the kind of mental toughness it will take to make a push in the final 3 weeks. Now Droughns and the Broncos receivers must figure out how to hold onto the ball. If they can do that, Denver has a good shot at a playoff spot.
And one last thing. Ignore Shannon Sharpe. He was a great Bronco and had no peers when it came to trash talking, but to advocate firing Shanahan was just plain nonsense. Sharpe should know better than anyone that you don't blame a QB for receivers that can't catch, and you don't fire a Head Coach who was the last to win back to back Super Bowls.
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