The Dolphins, coming off a bad loss to the Jets in Week 3, miserably failed to keep pace in the AFC East, a division for once not led by the Patriots entering Week 4, and got shut out, 20-0. The Saints, coming off their first win of the season against the Panthers in Week 3, rode that momentum and got back to .500.
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Sporting News provided live scoring updates throughout the game between the Dolphins and Saints.
Dolphins vs. Saints: Score, results, highlights
(All times ET)
12:38 p.m.: Game over. Saints 20, Dolphins 0
12:21 p.m.: Touchdown. A Drew Brees shovel pass to Alvin Kamara, who scampered through the Miami defense for a 12-yard touchdown, all but put the game away for New Orleans. The score capped an 11-play, 87-yard drive that took 5:41 off the fourth-quarter clock and left just 3:57 for a potential Dolphins comeback. 20-0, Saints
11:58 a.m.: Field goal. A 45-yard field goal by Wil Lutz capped a 12-play, 34-yard drive that took 6:37 off the clock and send the game to the fourth quarter. The drive was saved by a Drew Brees fumble recovery a couple plays prior. 13-0, Saints
11:22 a.m.: Touchdown. Finally. Drew Brees found Michael Thomas on a quick out for a three-yard touchdown pass. It capped an impressive opening drive of the second half for New Orleans — 11 plays and 77 yards, including a key fourth-down conversion in the form of a Brees quarterback sneak. 10-0, Saints
11 a.m.: Halftime, field goal. A terrible half of football ended with a 43-yard Wil Lutz field goal to give the Saints a 3-0 lead. The two teams combined for 11 penalties in the first half.
10:07 a.m.: End of first quarter.
9:51 a.m. : Turnover. An amazing opening drive for the Dolphins — one that went 12 plays, 81 yards and took 8:32 off the clock — ended with a terrible interception in the end zone. Jay Cutler lofted a fade intended for tight end Julius Thomas, but Saints corner Ken Crawley outworked Thomas and got himself in better position to catch the ball and made the play for a pick and a touchback. It was Crawley’s first career interception.
9:35 a.m. : Kickoff. The Saints won the toss and elected to defer to the second half.
9:31 a.m. : The national anthem would be a talking point all day Sunday, just as it was last week. In London on Sunday morning, a few Saints players linked arms during the singing of the anthem, and three Dolphins players took a knee.
9:07 a.m. : Drew Brees pregame hype speeches never get old. Here was Sunday’s edition.
8:57 a.m. : Jay Ajayi was on the field for pregame warm-ups. The Dolphins running back was ruled active for the game in his hometown of London.
8:42 a.m. : Drew Brees and friends trotted out for pregame warm-ups.
