Miami Dolphins scored 70 points and took a knee instead of having a chance to score an NFL point

  

The Miami Dolphins scored 70 points and knelt down instead of leading the NFL with a score of
, . The Miami Dolphins had a top-notch offensive game on Sunday, defeating the Denver Broncos 70-20 in their home opener and scoring the second-most points of any team. in a regular season game in NFL history.

The NFL single game record is 73 points, set by the Chicago Bears in the 1940 NFL Championship. The regular season record is 72 points, set by Washington in 1966.

Finally, in the 4th half, the Dolphins had a chance to break the NFL regular season record and put a stamp on the Bears, but they chose to take a knee rather than kick a field goal against the Broncos. “28-meter line.

“It's like chasing points or records, that's not what we came here for. It has no impact on the overall outcome of the season,” Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said. “Ten times out of ten in situations like this you give in and kneel down.Because there was a record that could be achieved, which was great, but the message that I came up with from it wasn't how I saw things.
According to ESPN Stats & Info,
Miami's victory marked only the fourth time in NFL history that a team scored at least 70 points, including the playoffs.
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Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa orchestrated a perfect first half, completing 16 of 16 passes for 206 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, giving the team a 35-13 lead."

Meanwhile, Dolphins running backs Raheem Mostert and De'Von Achane combined for eight total touchdowns, giving Miami a franchise-record 15 points.

Achane finished the game with 203 rushing yards on 18 carries, while Mostert totaled 142 yards.

Tagovailoa and most of the team's stars were ejected from the game early in the fourth quarter. He finished the game with four touchdown passes on 23 of 26 completions. Miami
, ,726 total yards represent a franchise record for most yards in a single game. Sean Payton, head coach of the
Broncos, described the game as “embarrassing” and “hard to watch.”

“Look, it would be one thing to say, 'Hey, we'll move on to the next game,' but we have to look at this tape, so it's going to be very difficult for a lot of players tomorrow. It's difficult for us too. as a coach,” Payton added.

Later in the press conference, Payton lashed out at a reporter who was going over some statistics about the historic loss and asked him a question.

“I know. What are the questions? Payton intervened. "What is the question?I just spoke to you. Next question."

In December 1940, the Bears defeated Washington 73-0 in the NFL championship game. In November 1966, Washington defeated the New York Giants 72-41 to end the season.

The only other team to score 70 points in an NFL game was the Los Angeles Rams in 1950 against the Baltimore Colts.