Dolphins are the best offense in NFL history through five weeks
The Miami Dolphins came close to making NFL history in its last home game. It made sure to pull it off in another way on Sunday. The Miami Dolphins defeated the New York Giants on Sunday 31-16. The Dolphins rolled up 530 yards of total offense: 308 yards passing and 222 on the ground. That […]
The Miami Dolphins came close to making NFL history in its last home game. It made sure to pull it off in another way on Sunday.
The Miami Dolphins defeated the New York Giants on Sunday 31-16. The Dolphins rolled up 530 yards of total offense: 308 yards passing and 222 on the ground.
That total set an NFL record for the most total scrimmage yards through five games in NFL history.
Of course, leave it to the ever-witty Mike McDaniel to downplay and provide some levity when discussing the record after the game.
With that all being said, while of course setting a statistical NFL record in October isn't what they hang banners and issue rings for, it's a great litmus test of where an offense is at. And being compared to one of the most explosive offenses in NFL history is certainly nothing to sneeze at.
The 1999 St. Louis Rams were coined "The Fastest Show on Turf" with Kurt Warner, Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, and Marshall Faulk leading an explosive offense for Dick Vermeil that took them all the way to a Super Bowl championship. The following season, the Rams scored at least 34 points in each of the team's first 8 games on the way to the playoffs again. The Rams were able to make the Super Bowl the next year in 2001 falling to the New England Patriots on a last-second Adam Vinatieri field goal.
It was a short-lived dynasty, but one that the Dolphins have been tied to, even with the nickname "The Fastest Show on Surf" popping up on social media. And it makes sense that would be the case with Miami having the players with the fastest recorded times in the NFL this season.
McDaniel has been a genius with motion so far this season, and it was on full display on Sunday, with players running free through the Giants secondary. Get these playmakers the ball with a head start and a full head of steam, and it's borderline unfair. That's to say nothing about the attention from the defense when they don't give them the ball, which creates opportunities elsewhere.
Miami has an offense unlike any seen in the NFL to date. The only question now is: how far can it take them in 2023?
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