The Miami Dolphins narrowly defeated the Dallas Cowboys on Christmas Eve, and it was in large part due to a phenomenal kicking performance from Jason Sanders, who went 5 for 5 on field goals. Sanders has seen his share of criticism over the past few seasons when he hasn’t lived up to expectations, but tonight, he exceeded expectations and came through for the Dolphins in a huge game.
Fans have had their complaints about Sanders over the years (myself included), but after a night like he had tonight, our praise for Sanders should be as loud as our criticism of him has been. Aside from the game-winning field goal, Sanders kicked a career-long 57-yard field goal, set a franchise record with three 50+-yard field goals made, and accounted for 16 points as he was a perfect 6/6 on kicks tonight.
On a night where many fans expected Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, or Jalen Ramsey to be the hero, it ended up being Jason Sanders, who stepped up as the Dolphins MVP. Hopefully, it’s a sign of things to come from the Dolphins kicker because the Dolphins will need it if they want to win the Super Bowl.
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