The Miami Dolphins scored 10 touchdowns in a record-breaking win over the Denver Broncos, but the head coach denied it to set the highest score in NFL history.
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel explains why he decided not to pursue a historic field goal in their Week 3 matchup.
The Dolphins cruised to a 70-20 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa completing four touchdown passes — along with the other team’s six rushing touchdowns — as the AFC East team remained perfect with three wins. won after three matches.
It was a record-breaking performance for the Dolphins, who became the first team to pass for 700 yards (726) and score 70 points in an NFL game. Tagovailoa had 309 passing yards in the game, as he continues his bid for MVP this season.
Another record the Dolphins may have broken is the highest number of points ever scored in an NFL regular-season game. This record currently stands at 72 recorded by Washington against the New York Giants in 1966.
The Dolphins had a chance to break that record by scoring just one field goal, and with about eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, they were on their side.
After the Broncos failed to score on their next drive, the Dolphins had the ball, knowing that a touchdown would set a new NFL record, while a field goal would break the record for a regular season game. prize and equal Chicago’s 73 points. Washington in the 1940 NFL championship game.
McDaniel was asked in the postgame press conference about the possibility of scoring another point to break the NFL record.
“I think I thought about all of my decisions and made them with the importance that they had,” McDaniel told reporters in Sunday’s postgame news conference. “It’s like chasing points and records – that’s not what we came to this game for. This has no effect on the overall results of the season.
“I find about 10 times out of 10 you concede and take a knee in those situations because there’s a record that could be great, but the message that I think it’s going to send isn’t really relevant to my way of looking at things.
“I think that was the most points since 1966 or something. I think that’s great for a regular season record. “You can have that and then suffer the same fate as last year. I don’t care about that season’s record.
“That’s great, but what we’re trying to do, I think it would be words from both sides of me if we tried to send the scoring team out on the field and score three more goals, that’s really not the case. must be what I DO.
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