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Miami Dolphins defense just allowed a fringe starting quarterback to accomplish a shameful feat not seen in almost half a century

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Craig Smith | Last updated Sep 7, 2025 10:28 PM ET

The Miami Dolphins started the 2025 season off with a whimper , and that might be too fierce of a description for whatever mess that was that the aqua and orange put out on the field in their season-opening 33-8 stinker of a loss to the Daniel Jones-led Indianapolis Colts.

And speaking of Jones, who narrowly won a rock fight of a QB contest with 2023 first-round draft pick Anthony Richardson in training camp, he finished 22-of-29 passing for 272 yards with a touchdown and added seven carries for 26 yards and two touchdowns.

Those are nice numbers for sure. But his efficiency leading the offense was unmatched for almost half a century. According to ESPN Dolphins reporter Marcel Louis-Jacques, the Dolphins became the first team since 1977 to allow an opposing QB to score on every single possession of the game.

Expanding on this: the Colts are the 1st team since 1977 to score on every one of their possessions in a game. https://t.co/VAtiu06NcW
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) September 7, 2025

Dolphins become the first defense since 1977 to allow an opposing QB to score on every one of his team's drives

Jones and the Colts' offense scored on every single possession that they had in the game. That includes end of half drives, kneel downs, etc. None of those. Just plain old drives that end with the offense celebrating in the end zone or a field goal unit high-fiving a kick through the uprights.

That happened on every single drive for the Colts. No turnovers. No punts. No kneel downs. Nothing except the Colts celebrating putting points on the board for every single drive.

That level of futility kind of speaks for itself. I mean, I guess if you want to sugarcoat it, Indianapolis only scored three touchdowns and "settled" for four field goals by Spencer Shrader — although one of those field goal drives was a 17-play, 72-yard drive that took almost half a quarter off the clock.

No matter how you slice it, Miami was dreadful on both sides of the ball and has nowhere to go but up. And in the case of the defense, it's from one of the lowest points any defense has been in a long time.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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