The Dolphins crushed the decimated New Orleans Saints 20-3 on Monday in what was Miami’s seventh straight win after losing seven in a row, with rookie sensation Jaylen Waddle returning from the COVID-19 list and he caught 10 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Along with Baltimore, the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas, in the fight for one of the last places in the American Conference to go to the playoffs, Nik Needham intercepted a pass to rookie quarterback Ian Book and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown, helping Miami become one of four teams in the league at 8-7.
While Book started as a starter for the Saints (7-8) because an outbreak of COVID-19 infections sent 16 players from the active roster to the reserve list, including starting quarterback Taysom Hill and Trevor Siemian, his substitute. veteran.
For his part, with the Saints offensive line having three starters casualties, including two tackles, Book completed 12 of 20 passes for 135 yards, was sacked eight times behind the scrimmage and suffered two interceptions.
The Saints defense helped keep the game level until Waddle scored on a one-yard scoop pass from Tua Tagovailoa to make it 17-3 with 5:10 left in the third quarter.
For his part, Tagovailoa, who entered the game with the best completion percentage in the NFL at 69.9%, completed 19 of 26 passes (73.1%) for 198 yards and his touchdown delivery. He also suffered an interception at the hands of Marshon Lattimore.
Waddle came in Monday night with 86 catches and with his seventh catch in the first half, he passed the Saints’ Michael Thomas (92 catches) for the second-most by a rookie in league chronicle. He is now 96 and just five from Anquan Boldin’s all-time rookie record of 101 set in 2003 with the Arizona Cardinals. Publication of Diario Las Américas.
