MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There was celebratory music coming from the Miami Dolphins locker room on Sunday afternoon, the first time that’s happened this season.
The game was ugly. For the Dolphins, the result wasn’t.
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In the NFL’s most turnover-filled game in more than five seasons, the Dolphins got 244 yards passing and a touchdown throw from surprise starter Jacoby Brissett on the way to beating the Houston Texans 17-9 on Sunday.
“We definitely needed one,” Brissett said.
The game between two teams that entered with 1-7 records and both on seven-game losing streaks lived up — or down — to its billing.