Miami defeated the Washington Commanders 16-13 in overtime as the NFL\u2019s first game in Spain produced a second win in a row for the first time in the Dolphins\u2019 2025 season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think this was most definitely a team victory,\u201d Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said<\/a>. \u201cIt was the Miami Dolphins that won the game, so I\u2019m just blessed that I got to come out here, experience some food, experience the culture out here for a little bit, go walking, get in to see the city a little bit. But, yeah, I would say this is just a Miami Dolphins win. And it was good to get a win.\u201d<\/p>\n Both offenses had opportunities that got away at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.<\/p>\n Miami settled for field goals of 46 and 39 yards on two of its three first-half possessions, got stopped on downs when linebacker Bobby Wagner broke up a fourth-and-goal throw from the Washington 2-yard line with 6:06 left in the third quarter and was stuffed on fourth-and-goal on an Ollie Gordon run at the Commanders 1 with 1:41 remaining in the fourth quarter when a 19-yard field goal would have broken a tie.<\/p>\n In dropping to 3-8, Washington settled for a 26-yard field goal after advancing to the Dolphins 2-yard line on its first possession, got stopped on consecutive snaps after reaching third-and-goal at the Miami 1 in the fourth quarter and missed field-goal attempts of 51 and 56 yards, the latter with 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n FOR MORE OF AL.COM\u2019S COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR NFL PAGE<\/a><\/p>\n After the first 55:39 of the game passed without a turnover, Washington handed Miami two chances to win. <\/p>\n Washington\u2019s Mike Sainristil muffed a punt that Miami\u2019s Ethan Bonner recovered at the Commanders 42-yard line with 4:11 left in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins called six straight runs to reach third-and-goal at the Washington 1, but the Commanders stacked up two more runs from there to keep the score at 13-13 with 1:41 to play.<\/p>\n On the first play of overtime, cornerback Jack Jones put the Dolphins on the Washington 33-yard line with an interception. Miami handed the football to De\u2019Von Achane three times in a row to reach the Commanders 11, and Riley Patterson ended the game with a 29-yard field goal on a first-and-10 kick.<\/p>\n The ground game dominated the offenses in a possession-oriented game that had only one three-and-out. Washington ran for 179 yards on 33 carries, and Miami gained 169 yards on 31 rushing attempts. <\/p>\n Playing with Jayden Daniels sidelined by an elbow injury, Washington quarterback Marcus Mariota broke a 44-yard run, and Achane ran for 120 yards on 21 carries for Miami.<\/p>\n A former Alabama<\/a> All-American, Tagovailoa<\/a> completed 14-of-20 passes for 171 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. <\/p>\n Miami tied the score at 13-13 with 12:36 left in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard run by Gordon that capped a 10-play, 53-yard drive. Tagovailoa completed 4-of-6 passes for 40 yards, including a pair of first-down throws, on the series. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was just a collective team win,\u201d Tagovailoa said<\/a>. \u201cIt took offense, it took defense and it also took special teams. And we fed off each other. When defense gave us a stop, we turned it into points. And then, vice versa: When we got stopped, defense would go back and forth with that.\u201d<\/p>\n After upending the Buffalo Bills 30-13 last week, Miami has run for 366 yards in its past two games, winning both even though Tagovailoa threw for a modest 344 yards in the contests.<\/p>\n At 4-7, the Dolphins have one week off before returning to the field against the New Orleans Saints at noon CST Nov. 30 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to carry this momentum along throughout the bye week,\u201d Tagovailoa said<\/a>, \u201cand, hopefully, take it into our next game.\u201d<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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