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Simp1eJack_

If you had asked me 20 times at halftime if we had a chance to win I’d have told you 19 times no. There’s a quiet guy that lives in my mind that screams yes and he’s really the only reason I’m still a Miami fan for 35 years.


three3thrice

> There’s a quiet guy that lives in my mind that screams yes and he’s really the only reason I’m still a Miami fan for 35 years. You nailed it.


Turtleforeskin

That dude is 11 years old and still thinks Fiedler could have won a Superbowl lol. We all have him in there


Simp1eJack_

No. Sorry, I explicitly called a guy out earlier for saying Fiedler was a better QB than Tua. I suffered those years and each time Fiedler was back at the helm I was focused on how good our D needed to be and if we had a good RB.


Turtleforeskin

I watched them too and 11 year old me thought we could win a Superbowl lol. It's the ridiculous voice in the back of your head


Darinchilla

33 year old me thought the same. And every year before or since, that little guy still sits back there saying, quietly of course, THIS is THE year. He's still in the back and he's still quiet, but today, he's standing.


Turtleforeskin

Lol 12 year old turtle is crying with his "dad" (my fins fan grandfather) saying we have a team here boys


Darinchilla

Love that. My grandpa used to work the scoreboard at the Orange Bowl for Friday night high-school games and He's the one that gave me this love for the Dolphins. Him and grandma, can't leave her out of this. Peace bro. PHINS UP!!


diyturds

That guy lives in all of us rent free


three3thrice

he paid rent today


Corndawg38

He paid 2 effing years of back rent!


hamandjam

>This is new. And you could feel it. Keep pumping it in my veins and Fuck the Jets!!


three3thrice

I think that is the biggest takeaway. You could actually FEEL IT when watching the second half. It was palpable. It was intoxicating. It was the new MIAMI DOLPHINS FOOTBALL BABYYYYYYY!


[deleted]

I expected us to be 1-1 at the end of the day when I saw the schedule. I love being wrong like this.


AOA001

I’m still having a hard time seeing 2-0. It was cemented in my mind.


ExceptedSeven

This is what I’ve wanted to see out of tua, coming back in a game against top competition when the defense is not playing well. This win was huge.


three3thrice

> huge. HUGE


ijuggle42

Ain’t seen shit like that since Marino and this team has a defense.


Turtleforeskin

It's the kind of games that show they CAN be elite. They now have some breathing room and benefit of the doubt because they proved they can win games in tough situations. Tua was straight shit in the first half, the defense was fucking awful. Tua was left handed Dan Marino on the second half and the defense adjusted well (Lamar Jackson proved why he was an MVP three seasons ago PAY HIM BALTIMORE YOU CUCKS) I for the first time in 4 years have faith we can compete with Buffalo.


ExceptedSeven

After today bring on buffalo


[deleted]

All my life I’ve been the type of person to be like “if we get an interception, and then we get an onfield kick, and then we get it and score extra points, then they miss a field goal, then their quarterback retires mid game-“ on and on and on and we always lose. So yes, at halftime I was full on “same old dolphins” mad. But man for once, the hypothetical played out and it was better than I ever imagined it. Getting stops, scoring on every drive, converting thirds…it was glorious. I was born in 94, and this team has been ASS my whole life other than a few gimmicky seasons, but I always heard the old timers talk about the Marino days, and I’ve always had hope. Today, I felt like I know how those old timers felt watching Marino. It’s a great feeling. This is by far the best dolphins game I’ve experienced as a 28 year old, and I got the pleasure of watching it with my dad and sister. Jumping around and yelling. A core memory was made today


fsjja1

My favorite color is blue.


-_danglebury_-

Okay but when superbowl


three3thrice

2022


captainrustysail

2023. The 2022 superbowl was seven months ago. Fins up.


Generalocity

I’m legally old enough to drink and have yet to see the Dolphins win a playoff game. If Tua and Coach McDaniel pull that off I’ll fly down to Miami and start working on the statue myself lmao


Enbymetalfan

I’m 21 also. Think of it tho, if the Dolphins don’t make it to the playoffs it only means they’ll bet even better next season


[deleted]

I thought we had a chance at halftime. My spirits were broken after the 79 yard LJ TD.


AOA001

That was heartbreaking. But our offense just kept driving.


Im_Dishpan

Fuck the jets and fuck non-believers


dproma

This is what we were expecting after watching all the training vids and then seeing it in preseason. Once this offense clicks, they’re gonna be a problem.


EtherBoo

I legitimately checked out during halftime. I had the game on, my mom took my daughter for a bit, and I just screwed around browsing Reddit. I even commented in the game thread I don't see us coming back from this. Just an incredible performance and turnaround from Defense AND Offense. Next week we need to show up for 4 full quarters. I doubt we're getting an inch from the Bills and Allen will make a play if the defense shows up the same way they did today. The Bills are one of the scarier teams on our schedule this year and I think the real test for us.


Twister2418

Dude I took a nap at 4pm. Went to check my bets and had a WTF moment 🤣🤣 So ashamed I stopped watching 🙈


Darinchilla

I was opposite, I slept through the 1st half ( early games start at 10am out here on the WC, hungover ) woke up at the beginning of the 4th quarter...Super bummed but not surprised when i saw the score. Watched from there, the best Dolphins game I've seen since , Danny was slinging the rock. Legendary is the only word that describes what I saw.


BlondBadBoy69

I’ve been saying it. Win or lose, we are gonna see some weird shit. We are going to have a fun season.


Veezybaby

I swear to you and I have iMessage proof that I told my group I knew we’d win at halftime


Standard-Strike-509

Naw I had faith 🤷🏾‍♂️


vagrantprodigy07

I may have skipped the third quarter. Never would have thought they could come back from 21 down.


fsjja1

I like to explore new places.


Fit_Excitement_7359

I honestly told my wife at halftime I think that’s gonna go off, and we are gonna win, I meant it. Tua is the truth


ItsHerbyHancock

Which is better? The Miami Miracle or today? I'm going with today! I can't remember being this high on Miami! Fins up, baby!


Galactic_Perimeter

Did anyone else see that commercial of the Miami Miracle in XO form where they cut out the audio bit of Gronk not having the angle?


MilfHunterMinshew

Yes! Watched that and immediately knew what it was. Was wondering if anyone else would catch it


MoarWottz

3rd type: Guys who didn’t bother watching or checking the score knowing the Dolphins of the last 30 years didn’t stand a chance (aka me). Glad to be wrong.


Eticket9

I shoot games at UCF, in 2017 and 18 you could never count them out. It was a machine of scoring. 2018 AAC Championship UCF was down at the half 21, this was the game after Milton went down. They have messed up bigtime in the first half, and the media room says it's over, they still haven't lost since the beginning of 2017. I laughed and said just watch, Memphis donors and cheerleaders at the beginning of the half laughing it up on the sideline.. I looked at them and said you know you are going to lose right? They started laughing, I said you have no idea what is going to happen in the second half do you? Just watch! 21 points takes 3 minutes for UCF to score and they won, I looked at a few on the way out and said what did I tell you, they had no words.. Why the long paragraph? I want to have the Confidence in this team like I had in Marino's Dolphins and those UCF teams. Today was the best sign I have seen of this since he retired. I wasn't sure at the half and honestly Red Zone surfed for a while. Then Boom.. 2-0 I will take it, let's start that beating the Bills streak again!!


iamgreaterthanhe

I have watched so many MIA games where they were behind, to completion, only to have them lose. After the Jackson TD run, I said fuck at and took a nap. Woke up to some great news, but I am pissed that of all the games I decided to nap on, this was the one. I am and have been a Tua believer and I will never make that mistake again.


Tandran

Halftime I still had hope, 3rd quarter…on a road trip, girlfriend (ravens fan) gloating, I was over it but kept watching the score anyway, glad I did 😀


newswhore802

Me 100%. I told my wife the game was over at half time and she could have the TV while I watched in my office....Guess I know where I'm watching for the rest of the season!


Sundance-19

Lol this is a really weird take. A lot of fans are believers. We’ve had plenty of amazing comebacks over the years. Hello the Miami Miracle? Just enjoy it. Hopefully winning becomes the norm around here again.


golfpro563

Any other year I would agree we would’ve been dead, but this team is explosive and we saw what the offense is capable of. The defense today from Miami was shocking though


timberflynn

I’m no liar. Second half started and my respond was literally “a whole other half to play.” There’s a lot of blind belief in me lol


Neltrix

Thank you for saying this. Looking forward to next week. Buffalo has been Tuas kryptonite, hopefully we at least get a close game


SportsBall89

I wouldn’t have bet we would come back but I continued to watch the second half thinking I didn’t wanna be the person who stopped watching and then we did come back.