Dolphins defense shuts down Giants
MIAMI GARDENS — A sweatdrenched Zach Sieler made his way into the Dolphins locker room on Sunday to high spirits restored after Miami’s 31-16 defeat of the New York Giants.
Fellow Miami defensive tackle Raekwon Davis gave his next-door locker neighbor a big smile and a handshake: “That’s a Pro Bowler right there.” Sieler responded with a hug, shaking
Sunday’s game
1 p.m., CBS his head in disbelief.
If you know his journey, it’s hard to fathom the 28-year-old’s name being in a Pro Bowl conversation. He arrived to Miami in 2019, freshly cut from the Baltimore
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Ravens and living in an RV.
Now, he’s a father-to-be with a threeyear contract for $30.7 million as of August — and his teammates couldn’t be happier.
“Hell yeah. He’s balling out,” said defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah.
On track to exceed his career-best 3.5 sacks in 2020 and 2022, Sieler led the team with two sacks against the Giants, now carrying three heading into Week 6.
“I’m proud of him — how far he’s came. We just need him to keep going,” Ogbah grinned. “He’s always been a great teammate — the work ethic he has, he just makes people better.”
“They say that kind of stuff all the time,” Sieler said. “It means a lot coming from those guys.”
“It’s just awesome given where we came from.”
Bouncing back from Buffalo
Allowing 48 points to the Bills, Week 4 in Buffalo was a wake-up call for Mi
Mario Cristobal knows, right? He knows the play clock is 40 seconds. He knows when his team is snapping the ball with 35 seconds remaining and a three point lead, and the opponent is without a timeout, taking a knee ends the game. Right?
Because the Miami Hurricanes head coach looked as lost after Saturday’s meltdown trying to explain what just happened at Hard Rock Stadium, as he was during the final seconds of a game that will be remembered for its epic coaching blunder.
Here are portions of Cristobal trying to explain what just happened after Georgia Tech’s stunning 23-20 victory.
“We should’ve taken a timeout, right there at the end.”