Giant Bounce Back

By Mike Rifkin

One week after putting up 70 points, the Miami Dolphins gave up 48 to the Buffalo Bills. The Bills’ defense was the first to give the Dolphins issues, but they could still put up 20 points. Now the Dolphins return home to play the New York Giants, who have been struggling, and that’s putting it lightly. On Friday, the Dolphins got good news and bad news. The good news is they acquired receiver Chase Claypool from the Bears for a 2025 sixth-grade pick. Claypool has been away from the Bears since he said they weren’t using him right. The Dolphins have some injuries at receiver, so getting Claypool cheap makes sense. The bad news is the Dolphins placed Left Tackle Terron Armstead on injured reserve with a knee injury, so he’ll miss the next four games. 

They have put up a combined 15 points in the Giants’ three losses. If we’re being honest, the Giants have only played well for one half against the Cardinals, and they’ve been abysmal outside of that. Daniel Jones, whom the Giants committed significantly, has been dreadful. He has two touchdowns and six interceptions and has been sacked 22 times. Darren Waller, who the Giants got to be a big-time target, has 15 catches in four games but zero touchdowns. This could be a get-right game for Vic Fangio’s defense. The Giants’ defense, though, is giving up 341.5 yards per game, has yet to have a takeaway on the season, and has only generated four sacks. 

The Giants were a playoff team last season, so the Dolphins should not overlook them. That said, this should be a game where the Dolphins offense takes advantage of two rookie corners, and the defense exposes the flaws on the Giants offense. Please don’t take it lightly, but this should be a bounce-back game for the Dolphins.