Dolphins-Jets Week 11 Complete Highlights and Lowlights

Breaking down the big plays and big moments in the Miami Dolphins game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium

A look at the highlights and lowlights for the Miami Dolphins in their Week 11 game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.

DOLPHINS HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST HALF

-- On the second offensive play, Tua rolled his left and hit a wide open Mike Gesicki for an easy 26-yard gain to the 46.

-- Myles Gaskin's first rushing attempt went for 14 yards, thanks to great push by the offensive line in the middle and on the right side.

-- The Dolphins converted a third-and-short when Tua hit tight end Adam Shaheen on a crossing pattern for a 19-yard gain.

-- Running back Patrick Laird kept the opening touchdown drive alive with a great effort after catching a short third-down pass short of the sticks.

-- The Dolphins used Jaylen Waddle as a runner on the first drive and it paid off when he used his speed to get around the corner for a 1-yard touchdown run.

-- Linebackers Jerome Baker and Brennan Scarlett were all over a screen pass to running back Michael Carter on the Jets' first drive and stopped the play after a 2-yard gain.

-- The Dolphins put themselves in position for a goal-line stand (though it didn't happen) late in the first quarter when Emmanuel Ogbah and Jerome Baker forced incompletions on second and third down with their pressure.

-- A little love for punter Michael Palardy, who had to re-kick after a penalty and sent it 53 yards.

-- Safety Brandon Jones came up with another huge play with his blitzing when he forced a Flacco fumble on second-and-goal from the 5. Props to Christian Wilkins to catching the fumble in the air, but then he fumbled himself and — who else? — Jevon Holland was there to pick up the loose ball.

-- Byron Jones had a pass defensed on third down to end a Jets drive, though replays showed he clearly was holding wide receiver Elijah Moore's jersey.

SECOND HALF

-- Defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah helped derail the Jets' first drive of the half when he (again) tipped a pass at the line of scrimmage to create an incompletion.

-- The Dolphins were in a second-and-14 hole from their 6-yard line on their first drive of the half, but Gaskin then dashed 20 yards after jumping to the outside and taking advantage of a great seal block by wide receiver Albert Wilson.

-- Two plays later, the Dolphins took advantage of a busted coverage in the Jets secondary and Tua connected with Mack Hollins for a 65-yard touchdown.

-- Xavien Howard had great coverage on Keelan Cole on a third-and-14 from the Miami 21 to break up a pass and Jets kicker Matt Amendola missed a 40-yard field goal attempt on the next play.

-- Tagovailoa came up with his best pass of the game on a third-and-7 late in the third quarter when the line picked up a Jets blitz and Tua then put his pass right on the money to Waddle on an out patter for an 8-yard gain.

-- On the first play of the fourth quarter, the Dolphins ran a flea-flicker and Tua connected with wide open tight end Durham Smythe for an 18-yard gain.

-- After that drive was kept alive by a roughing-the-passer penalty, Tua capped it with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Myles Gaskin after the running back shook loose near the goal line and in the face of pressure.

-- The Dolphins defense created a three-and-out on the next series after Nik Needham tripped Flacco from behind after only 1-yard gain and Jaelan Phillips sacked him on third down after great coverage downfield.

-- Before the Dolphins all but clinched the victory with a Jason Sanders field goal, that drive was kept alive when they caught a big break on a dubious defensive holding penalty that nullified a third-down sack that would have put them at the Jets 40-yard line.

-- Albert Wilson clinched the victory when he recovered the Jets onside kick after they kicked a field goal with 15 seconds left to make it a one-score game.

DOLPHINS LOWLIGHTS

FIRST HALF

-- This wasn't egregious in any way, but Tua threw the ball out of bounds on a second-down play on the opening drive after the Jets jumped offside instead of trying to take a free shot down the field.

-- The Dolphins interrupted their brilliant first drive by using the Wildcat formation and Gaskin was dropped for a 1-yard loss after taking a handoff from Albert Wilson.

-- Gaskin was stuffed for no gain on first-and-goal from the 1 and even though the drive still ended with a touchdown, it was disappointing to see the Dolphins get stopped on that play.

-- The Dolphins defense stopped New York's opening drive, but did give up 7 and 5 on the Jets' only two running plays.

-- The Dolphins' second possession was a nightmare; it began with Wilson being dropped for a 3-yard loss on a jet sweep and ended when Tua overthrew a downfield pass to a well-covered Waddle and it was picked off by Ashtyn Davis.

-- On the very next play, Jerome Baker and Jaelan Phillips couldn't get off blocks at the line and that allowed Michael Carter to sprint through for a 39-yard gain to the 1 before that drive ended with a fourth-down touchdown pass.

-- The Dolphins' third possession ended on a third-and-5 incompletion when the whole offensive line was pushed back toward Tua and he had to get rid of the ball.

-- The Dolphins were victimized on a third-and-1 play by the same play they ran, with tight end Ryan Griffin slipping across behind the line of scrimmage and the result was a 29-yard completion.

-- There was no defender in sight when Elijah Moore caught a backward pass from Flacco and he had an easy 15-yard gain to the Miami 6.

-- The Dolphins' fourth drive ended when Tua completed a 3-yard pass to Waddle on a slant on third-and-5 on a play where Mike Gesicki was flagged for offensive pass interference. Bad on all counts.

-- Mike Gesicki appeared to have a big 23-yard catch to convert a third-and-11 from the Miami 7 late in the second quarter, but he was flagged for a dubious offensive pass interference penalty that looked an awful lot like a make-up call for officials not calling a DPI on Byron Jones on the previous possession.

-- The first half ended with Jason Sanders missing a 32-yard field goal attempt when he hit the right upright after some awfully conservative play-calling once the Dolphins got into field goal position.

SECOND HALF

-- The second half didn't begin very well, as Flacco hit Elijah Moore for a 22-yard gain on the very first snap.

-- An apparent 34-yard completion to Wilson was negated by an offensive pass interference penalty on Smythe.

-- Howard was called for a phantom defensive pass interference, though it didn't matter on the play because Flacco completed a 23-yard pass to Moore nonetheless.

-- On the next play, Phillips foolishly shoved tight end Ryan Griffin after he was way out of bounds to give the Jets a free 15 yards.

-- Cornerback Byron Jones was beaten by Moore on a slant pattern and safety Jevon Holland couldn't come across quickly enough to prevent Moore from taking the short reception 62 yards for a touchdown.

-- The Dolphins' game-winning touchdown drive took place even though Austin Jackson was called for a false start on a first-and-goal from the 2-yard line.