"MIAMI GARDENS - Splat. The Dolphins (6-9) played a meaningless game Sunday in a meaningless way. Cincinnati (5-10) demolished the Dolphins, 45-21, by scoring touchdowns on five straight possessions from the end of the first half into the fourth quarter. Here are 10 thoughts on the game: 1.Stat of the Game: 20 for 30, 160 yards, two interceptions and a 66 rating. Those are Quinn Ewers' stats. The question of the day was how seventh-round rookie quarterback would play in his first Dolphins start. Answer: About what you'd expect of a seventh-round rookie. A couple of good early throws were quickly wiped out as this offense struggled as Cincinnati's league-worst defense."
"For the first time this season, the Dolphins faced a downfield, passing offense led by an elite quarterback and with elite receivers. Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow had his way, too. He completed 25 of 32 passes for 308 yards, four touchdowns and a 146.2 rating before leaving early in the fourth quarter. Receivers Ja'Marr Chase (9-109) and Tee Higgins (3-53) posed the most dangerous playmakers the Dolphins have faced this year."
"Stat of the Game II: 21-0. That's how much the Bengals outscored the Dolphins in the third quarter. Throw in the possession before half and the third-quarter drive that finished in the fourth quarter and the Bengals had five straight touchdown possessions. All that was similar to last week's loss at Pittsburgh. The Dolphins have been outscored 113-27 in the third quarter. That's the worst differential in the leag"
The Dolphins (6-9) lost 45-21 to the Cincinnati Bengals (5-10), with Cincinnati scoring touchdowns on five straight possessions from the end of the first half into the fourth quarter. Seventh-round rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers completed 20 of 30 passes for 160 yards, threw two interceptions and posted a 66 rating in his first Dolphins start. Joe Burrow completed 25 of 32 passes for 308 yards, four touchdowns and a 146.2 rating before leaving early in the fourth quarter; Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were primary downfield threats. The Dolphins were outscored 21-0 in the third quarter and have been outscored 113-27 in third quarters, the worst differential in the league.
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