Jun
8
For a variety of reasons, this should be an extremely fun Week 14 contest between the Dolphins and New York Giants.
It’s the Giants’ first visit to Miami since 1996. To put that into historical context, Bill Clinton had just won his second term in office, the starting quarterbacks were Dan Marino and Dave Brown, and Manning was in his redshirt junior year of college—and I’m talking about Peyton Manning, not a then-15-year-old Eli.
It will give Dolphins fans a chance to see Odell Beckham Jr., and the Dolphins will be wearing throwback uniforms from 1966 to honor the team’s 50th season.
It’s also sandwiched between a game against the Baltimore Ravens—who most recently have been the Dolphins’ nemeses—and a trip out west to take on the San Diego Chargers.
As for the Giants, I don’t really see how they will be better in 2015 than they were in 2014 when they finished 6-10. While OBJ should be greatly improved, the rest of the offense inspires yawns, and the offensive line is still a major work in progress.
As for the defense, this isn’t the same Giants defense we have seen in the past with a devastating pass rush. Outside of Jason Pierre-Paul, whom should you fear on that line?
The Giants defense in general looks fairly weak.
This game is only being circled because it’s a Monday-night game, but outside of that, it’s the least important of Miami’s final five games of the season. It wouldn’t shock anyone if this was a game that got lost in the shuffle toward the end of the season and was looked past.
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