New York Giants safety Isaiah Simmons (19) grabs Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane (28) before Achane fumbled the ball during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
The New York Giants continued to flounder worse than any fish or mammal out of water as they flopped yet again in a 31-16 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon to fall to 1-4 this season.
Wide receiver Tyreek Hill posted 181 yards on eight receptions with a touchdown while the two-headed running attack of Raheem Mostert (65 yards) and De’Von Achane (151 yards on 11 carries) combined to accrue 216 rushing yards as the Dolphins’ offense continues its torrid pace to start the season, becoming just the second team in NFL history with 2,500-plus total offense in their first five games of a season since the 2000 Rams.
The Giants’ offense, without Saquon Barkley and three offensive linemen, once again came up empty to continue its shambolic start to the season. Daniel Jones’ unit failed to record a touchdown as a Jason Pinnock 102-yard interception return was the only time the Giants found the end zone on Sunday. Their offense hasn’t scored a touchdown since its Week 3 loss against the San Francisco 49ers.
Jones completed just 14-of-20 passes for 119 yards as the Giants were out-gained 524-268 by the Dolphins. The New York passer was driven from the game early in the fourth quarter with a neck injury when yet another blown assignment by Joshua Ezeudu — who also committed three penalties — allowed Miami linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel to get a free shot, which was one of eight Dolphins sacks on the day.
Backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor finished the game.
The Giants’ defense didn’t have much of a chance in the first half against the high-scoring Dolphins in the first half despite picking up their long-awaited first takeaway of the season in the second quarter when they stripped running back Achane in…
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