The Dolphins confronted a scary second within the third quarter when one in all their high defenders went down with a non-contact Achilles damage.
With the Jets driving down the sphere and somewhat underneath 10 minutes left within the third quarter, Miami linebacker Jaelan Phillips was trying to get previous Jets proper sort out Max Mitchell and rush Tim Boyle earlier than he went down untouched as he grabbed his proper ankle space.
After he went down, Dolphins medical personnel went all the way down to the sphere to take care of him as gamers from each groups surrounded him.
Phillips, 24, was then put right into a cart and brought off the sphere.
He was dominated out for the remainder of the sport with an Achilles damage, the Dolphins introduced.
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He recorded 4 tackles and a sack for Miami because it managed play towards New York from the outset.
Phillips has 25 tackles and 5.5 sacks this season, which ranks second on the workforce.
Whereas it’s unclear of the character of his damage, it’s the second damage involving an Achilles at MetLife Stadium this yr after Aaron Rodgers went down 4 performs into the season’s opening recreation with a torn Achilles.
Earlier this week, MetLife Stadium was named the NFL gamers’ least favourite stadium in an nameless ballot run by The Athletic.
No less than one participant responded mentioned the “turf sucks” on the venue.