MIAMI DOLPHINS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS
PAUL BROWN STADIUM
AUG. 29, 2021 | 4 PM ET
POSTGAME NOTES
DOLPHINS CLOSE PRESEASON WITH COMEBACK WIN
• The Dolphins erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to come back and win the preseason finale in Cincinnati, 29-26.
• Miami scored two long touchdowns inside the final six minutes to turn a 12-point deficit into a 3-point victory.
o QB Reid Sinnett found WR Kirk Merritt for a 44-yard touchdown with 5:57 left to make the score 26-21.
o Sinnett hit TE Chris Myarick on fourth-and-15 for a 34-yard touchdown with 1:21 to play to take a 29-26
lead.
• The victory gives Miami a winning preseason for the second consecutive time. Miami went 3-1 in the 2019 preseason
and there were no preseason games in 2020.
• Brian Flores is now 5-2 all-time in preseason games.
SINNETT PASSES FOR 343 YARDS
• QB Reid Sinnett took every snap for the Dolphins and completed 22-of-33 passes (66.7 pct.) for 343 yards, two
touchdowns and one interception.
• Sinnett’s 343 passing yards are the most any NFL quarterback has had in a preseason game since at least the 2017
season.
o Current teammate Jacoby Brissett had 341 passing yards in an Aug. 31, 2017 preseason game vs. the N.Y.
Giants when he was a member of the New England Patriots.
• Both of Sinnett’s touchdown passes came in the final six minutes of the game.
• In the fourth quarter, Sinnett was 9-for-13 (69.2 pct.) for 163 yards, two touchdowns a passer rating of 151.4.
• Sinnett led four touchdown drives, all of which were at least 70 yards in length.
DOAKS SCORES TWICE IN RETURN TO CINCINNATI
• RB Gerrid Doaks scored on a pair of carries in the first half to give Miami a 14-10 lead going into the break.
• Doaks’ first touchdown came on a 3-yard run in the first quarter. It capped off a 13-play, 74-yard drive that took 7:09
off the clock and gave the Dolphins a 7-0 lead.
• His second score was a 1-yard plunge with 1:18 remaining in the second quarter. It finished an 11-play, 75-yard drive
that lasted 6:04 and gave Miami a 14-10 halftime lead.
• Doaks was a seventh-round pick (244th overall) by Miami in the 2021 NFL Draft out of the University of Cincinnati.
He’s from Indianapolis, which is about 115 miles from Cincinnati.
• He finished the game with 16 carries for 56 yards (3.5 avg.) and two touchdowns.
CAPTAINS
MIAMI DOLPHINS
• WR Mack Hollins
QUICK HITS
• There were 34,667 tickets distributed to today’s game.
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