Dolphins roll up 70 points on Broncos
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins scored the most points in a game by an NFL team since 1966, overwhelming the Denver Broncos 70-20 on Sunday behind rookie speedster De’Von Achane’s 203 yards rushing and Tua Tagovailoa’s no-look shovel-pass TD.
The Dolphins set a franchise record for scoring and finished two points shy of the NFL’s regular-season record — set in 1966 when Washington scored 72 points against the Giants. They are the fourth team in NFL history to score at least 70 points in a regular-season or playoff game.
Many of their starters, including Tagovailoa and star receiver Tyreek Hill, were pulled from the game early in the fourth quarter.
Achane caught a 10yard TD pass from Tagovailoa — the quarterback’s fourth TD — in the fourth, and Jason Sanders converted the extra point that made it 56-13 and broke Miami’s franchise scoring record of 55 set against St. Louis on Nov. 24, 1977.
Hill caught a 54-yard touchdown pass on Miami’s opening drive en route to 157 yards receiving on nine catches.
Miami scored touchdowns on eight of nine drives before Mike White replaced Tagovailoa in the fourth. Raheem Mostert had his second straight multiple-touchdown game with three rushing TDs and a TD catch.
Tagovailoa found a wide-open Hill on the Dolphins’ third play of the game for the duo’s fourth touchdown connection of the season.
Tagovailoa, the NFL’s leading passer, looked to his left then flipped a 4-yard pass to Achane, which gave Miami a 21-7 lead in the second. Tagovailoa completed each of his first 17 pass attempts.
Achane averaged 11.3 yards per carry and had an electric 67-yard touchdown run in the fourth that capped Miami’s scoring at 70. He also had a physical 8-yard rushing TD in the first that made it 14-0.
Russell Wilson started a season 0-3 for the first time in his career as Denver simply could not keep pace with Miami’s scoring.
Wilson was 23-of-38 with 306 yards and an interception.
COLTS 22, RAVENS 19 (OT)
Matt Gay capped a terrific day of kicking with a 53-yard field goal in overtime, giving visiting Indianapolis a victory. Gay made a record four kicks from beyond 50 yards, including a 53yarder that tied it in the final minute of regulation.
CHARGERS 28, VIKINGS 24
Justin Herbert passed for 405 yards and three touchdowns for visiting Los Angeles, and the Chargers kept Kirk Cousins and Minnesota out of the end zone twice in the last three minutes.
Kenneth Murray Jr. made the game-sealing interception in the end zone with seven seconds left, snagging a ball that deflected off the chest of diving tight end T.J. Hockenson.
TEXANS 37, JAGUARS 17
Fullback Andrew Beck fumbled a kickoff and then broke five tackles during an 85-yard return for a touchdown — one of several special teams gaffes by Jacksonville — and Houston stunned the Jaguars on the road to give coach DeMeco Ryans his first victory.
Rookie C.J. Stroud threw for 280 yards and two touchdowns, and the Texans won their fifth in a row in Jacksonville.
BILLS 37, COMMANDERS 3
Josh Allen threw and ran for a touchdown and visiting Buffalo’s defense forced five turnovers after a rough season opener to hand Washington its first loss. Allen was 20-of-32 with 218 yards passing.
PACKERS 18, SAINTS 17
Jordan Love rallied Green Bay from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit in his first career home start — a comeback that began after New Orleans lost quarterback Derek Carr to a shoulder injury. The Packers scored 18 points in the final 11 minutes to win their 11th consecutive home opener, the NFL’s longest active streak.
BROWNS 27, TITANS 3
Myles Garrett sacked quarterback Ryan Tannehill 31⁄2 times and fronted a host Cleveland defense that allowed just 94 yards.
LIONS 20, FALCONS 6
Jared Goff threw a tiebreaking 45-yard touchdown pass to Sam LaPorta early in the second quarter for host Detroit.
PATRIOTS 15, JETS 10
Mac Jones threw a touchdown pass, Matt Judon had a late safety and visiting New England extended its winning streak over New York to 15 games.