The last two seasons have been generally good ones and often memorable for the Miami Dolphins, who made the playoffs each time mostly behind one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL.
The proof comes in our ranking of the top 75 Dolphins games of the 2000s, which featured seven games from 2022 (the most of any season) plus four more from last season.
Of course, this is all subjective and every Dolphins fan might have a different view of each game. For us, it was about the entertainment value of the game combined with the significance of it, with bonus points awarded for anything unusual that happened like, say, a ridiculous three-lateral finish or a team being called back from the locker room 30 minutes after everybody thought the game was over.
And, yes, the list includes some Dolphins losses purely on the entertainment value and quality of the game.
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So here it is, our countdown of the top 75 Dolphins games of the 2000s, continuing with numbers 11-15:
This Sunday night battle between 4-1 teams was an absolute gem, and it featured an NFL first with each team making a field goal of at least 50 yards in the final minute. It was Olindo Mare who had the final and winning 53-yard kick for the Dolphins after Jay Fiedler had completions of 17 and 22 yards, with Patrick Surtain earlier giving Miami a 21-12 lead with a pick-six. The victory was costly, however, because Fiedler fractured a thumb and had to miss the next three games, which Miami all lost.
There’s probably little debate that this was Tua Tagovailoa’s best game in his first two years in the NFL as he passed for 248 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 35 yards. His best work came during a 93-yard touchdown drive after Arizona had taken a 31-24 lead. The defense also chipped in with Shaq Lawson’s fumble return for a touchdown after an Emmanuel Ogbah sack-strip and a fourth-and-1 stuff on future Dolphins running back Chase Edmonds with the score tied 31-31 and 5:20 left. The Dolphins survived a late drive by Arizona when Zane Gonzalez was wide right on a 49-yard field goal attempt after the Cardinals strangely called for a pass on third-and-1.
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, this was the biggest upset victory in Dolphins history. Heading into this Week 14 Monday night matchup, the Dolphins were a woeful 2-11, while the Patriots were 12-1 and on their way to a second consecutive Super Bowl title. But after New England took a 28-17 lead with 3:59 left in the fourth quarter, everything went right for the Dolphins: a 68-yard touchdown drive to make it 28-23, a Brendon Ayanbadejo interception of Tom Brady, a 21-yard touchdown pass from A.J. Feeley to Derrius Thompson on fourth-and-10, and another interception of Brady, this one by safety Arturo Freeman.
This one wasn’t quite as massive an upset as the one 15 years earlier, but not by much. Remember that the Patriots came in with a 12-3 record and needing a victory to secure a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs, while the Dolphins were closing out their season and coming in with a 4-11 mark. The Dolphins clearly came ready to play, though, as they jumped out to a 10-0 lead after Eric Rowe’s 35-yard pick-six. And after Brady gave the Patriots a 24-20 lead with touchdown passes to future Dolphins linebacker Elandon Roberts and running back James White, Ryan Fitzpatrick engineered a game-winning 75-yard touchdown drive capped by his 5-yard pass to Mike Gesicki.
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Talk about a way to kick off a season! In a battle of teams coming off playoff appearances that featured nine lead changes, it’s the Dolphins who had the final answer thanks to the monster performances of Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill. There were clutch plays throughout the game, including a fourth-and-7 completion to Durham Smythe late in the first half, Tua’s brilliant on-the-move third-and-10 completion to Hill on the game-winning drive and the defense rising up after a tough afternoon with two sacks on the final three plays on the Chargers’ futile last-shot drive.
— The Top 75 Dolphins Games of the 2000s: Numbers 71-75
— The Top 75 Dolphins Games of the 2000s: Numbers 66-70
— The Top 75 Dolphins Games of the 2000s: Numbers 61-65
— The Top 75 Dolphins Games of the 2000s: Numbers 56-60
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— The Top 75 Dolphins Games of the 2000s: Numbers 51-55
— The Top 75 Dolphins Games of the 2000s: Numbers 46-50
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— The Top 75 Dolphins Games of the 2000s: Numbers 31-35
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— The Top 75 Dolphins Games of the 2000s: Numbers 26-30
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— The Top 75 Dolphins Games of the 2000s: Numbers 16-20
Cornelius Tulloch opened his eyes around 6 a.m. as the sun rose gently, reflecting soft colors onto the river. Exotic birds flew over head. Locals drifted by on wooden rafts. Thick tree trunks and low-hanging leaves framed the scene beautifully.
MIAMI (WSVN) – If there was ever an icon when it comes to preserving African American heritage and history in South Florida, Dr. Enid Pinkney was it.
On Thursday, the area mourned her passing.
Pinkney dedicated her life to the community. Born and raised in Miami’s Overtown, she spent years as a social worker and in a variety of capacities with Miami-Dade Schools, eventually becoming an assistant principal at South Miami Middle.
She’ll also be remembered for her tireless efforts on behalf of the Dade Heritage Trust. Pinkney worked to preserve the story of Miami’s black pioneers and landmarks, including the Miami Circle at Brickell Point, the Lemon City Cemetery, the Brownsville Hotel, and Miami’s Hampton House, which was declared a historical landmark in 2002.
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Enid Pinkney was 92-years-old.
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A Miami real estate broker has sold his own waterfront mansion for $34.39 million all cash — and, he said, it was only on the market for a single day.
Douglas Elliman broker Oliver Lloyd and his wife, Laurie, paid $11.2 million for a waterfront Miami Beach teardown in 2021, then built a mansion in its place. It was initially asking $39.5 million.
“When we bought the house, we weren’t sure if we would live there or sell it,” Lloyd told Gimme Shelter. He added that, at the time, he asked the owners’ representative if they could renovate it, but were told the home had to be torn down. “We went into contract in July 2021, and in three years, we put together this beautiful house across from a park with direct open bay access. It’s a great property.”
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The existing property, at 2700 Sunset Drive on Sunset Island II, was built in the late 1980s and dated, Lloyd said. A12 Design gussied up the modern mansion.
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The seven-bedroom home sits on almost half an acre, with 100 feet on the water. It comes with nine baths and one powder room.
There’s also a great room with a full-size marble wet bar and an elevator. A large home office can also be used as a den or screening room. The home also boasts two kitchens, a main bedroom with two ensuite baths, and a separate gym/spa structure with a hybrid sauna and a steam shower.
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Outside, there’s a pool and an L-shaped dock.
Jordan Karp, of Jordan Karp LLC, represented the unidentified all-cash buyer.
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Neighbors on the Sunset Islands include Google’s former honcho Eric Schmidt.
The Lloyds are also in contract to buy a large piece of land on La Gorce Island that is slated to close in August for the asking price of $10 million, Lloyd said.
In 2020, the couple paid $5.5 million for a house on South Biscayne Point Drive in Miami Beach and sold it for $8.7 million a year later.
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