Offense stalls in second half as Dolphins lose 16-10 to Colts

Everything looked good for the Miami Dolphins.

Until it didn’t.

The Dolphins lost to the Indianapolis Colts 16-10 in a game that saw Miami put up points early but fail to score in the second half as a right shoulder injury forced Tim Boyle to replace the hobbled Tyler Huntley in the third quarter.

The run game once again looked impressive with a total of 188 rushing yards. And while the Dolphins defense limited the young Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson to under 50 percent, he led a rushing attack that accumulated 155 yards on the day.

Although attacking the Colts’ second-worst rushing defense was certainly a key to victory, the Dolphins once failed to get their star receiver duo of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle involved. Hill finished with one catch for 8 yards while Waddle also had just one grab for 11-yards. One play in particular – a deep shot to Hill that was on target but the wideout couldn’t locate – really encapsulated the passing offense.

Huntley and the offense came out strong on their second drive of the day, going 58 yards on 11 plays just for Jonnu Smith to finish it off with a screen that he took 10 yards to the house. Penalties would hurt the subsequent offensive series as the Dolphins only managed to put up three points for the rest of the half.

Despite Richardson’s redzone fumble and a few errant throws, he had the Colts offense churning towards the end of the first half into the second. A field goal as time expired – in large part due to Richardson’s 33-yard pass to Michael Pittman Jr. to get Matt Gay in kicking range – would put the Colts on the board and only down 10-3.

On the Dolphins’ second drive of the third quarter, Colts linebacker Segun Olubi stripped Raheem Mostert and recovered the fumble to take it to Miami’s 28 yard line. Tyler Goodson scampered into the endzone for a 7-yard score just four plays later and a Matt Gay extra point would tie the score at 10.

Two field goals from Gay in the fourth quarter – and one doink by Jason Sanders – would nearly put the game out of reach.

With Boyle at the helm, the Dolphins did have a chance to score a game-winning touchdown. The offense would get to the Colts’ 32 yard line but with 29 seconds left and zero timeouts, Miami just couldn’t make anything happen.

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