Raiders and Dolphins swap leads multiple times in last 4 minutes, a breakdown

Dec 30, 2020 448.9K views 3:20
NFL 2020

What Happened

The game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins is a thriller, with the lead changing hands multiple times in the final four minutes. With the score tied at 16-16, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa leads his team down the field and kicker Jason Sanders kicks a field goal to make it 19-16 Dolphins. On the next drive, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr dances out of the pocket, pumps and then throws a deep ball downfield. The receiver makes the catch and a Dolphins defender falls, allowing the receiver to score a touchdown. The Raiders take a 22-19 lead, but miss the extra point. Undeterred, Tagovailoa leads the Dolphins right back down the field. He connects with wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, who takes the short pass 88 yards for a touchdown, putting the Dolphins back on top 23-22. Carr and the Raiders offense take the field again and Carr throws a deep ball that draws a pass interference penalty, setting up the Raiders in field goal range. They convert and Las Vegas regains the lead at 25-23 with just 16 seconds remaining. However, Tagovailoa and the Dolphins refuse to go away. On the final drive, Tagovailoa throws a deep ball downfield and the Dolphins receiver makes a contested catch, getting them in field goal range. "Fitzmagic" - as Dolphins head coach Brian Flores calls him - then calmly steps up and kicks the game-winning field goal as time expires, giving the Dolphins a thrilling 26-25 victory. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is left shaking his head on the sideline, stunned by the back-and-forth nature of the final minutes. "I mean, this was 16 to 13 like 30 seconds ago and now we got a 22-22 game and now we've got a 23-22 game," Gruden says. "But the Raiders are back at it again, Carr has the ball going deep early in the drive, gets the PI call there which puts them right in field goal range to take the lead again." In the end, it's Tagovailoa and the resilient Dolphins who come out on top, stunning the Raiders in a game that will surely be remembered as one of the most exciting finishes of the NFL season.

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we had one of the most back and forth

last four minutes of a fourth quarter

we've seen the dolphins are about to

kick a field goal to tie the game

fitz patrick and his tiny helmet and big