{"id":473996,"date":"2023-12-25T04:50:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T08:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=473996"},"modified":"2023-12-25T03:24:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T07:24:41","slug":"sanders-last-second-field-goal-push-dolphins-to-22-20-cowboys-win","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/sanders-last-second-field-goal-push-dolphins-to-22-20-cowboys-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanders\u2019 last-second field goal push Dolphins to 22-20 Cowboys win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was the moment Jason Sanders had anticipated throughout the season. As a member of the Miami Dolphins, a team renowned for scoring more touchdowns than any other in the NFL, the former All-Pro kicker found himself with fewer field goal attempts due to their prolific offense.<\/p>\n<p>Facing the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Sanders, with only 21 field goal attempts all season, became a crucial asset in a pivotal game for Miami. His powerful right leg came into play, and he didn&#8217;t disappoint. As time expired, Sanders nailed his fifth field goal of the day\u2014a 29-yarder\u2014securing a 22-20 victory for the Dolphins and, more importantly, a coveted playoff berth.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa played a significant role in the victory, throwing for 293 yards and a touchdown. The AFC East-leading Dolphins, with an 11-4 record, triumphed against a team with a winning record for the first time in the season. The decisive drive, covering 64 yards and consuming the final 3:27 of the game, featured crucial connections between Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill, who returned to action with a stellar performance after missing the previous week due to an ankle injury.<\/p>\n<p>Hill, leading the NFL in receiving yards, contributed nine catches for 99 yards. Despite Miami boasting the league&#8217;s top passing and scoring offense, a top-five rushing attack, and a rising defense, their victories before Week 16 had come against teams with a .500 or worse record. The win against the Cowboys marked a significant milestone for the Dolphins as they continued their pursuit of postseason success.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8xDSty_QtLA?si=UOCgA1c2fZ5UZ1Dt\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was the moment Jason Sanders had anticipated throughout the season. As a member of the Miami Dolphins, a team renowned for scoring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":473997,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[17627,17654],"news_category":[16703,14084],"gn_keywords":[18361,18425],"acf":{"announce":"Miami secured playoff spot with a dramatic victory","video":["video"]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/473996"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/473996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":473999,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/473996\/revisions\/473999"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473996"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=473996"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=473996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}