The Miami Dolphins defeated the Baltimore Ravens by a final score of 22-10 on Thursday night to kick off Week 10 of the 2021 season. The win was Miami’s third of the year and second in as many weeks.
Brian Flores’ team put up their best defensive effort to this point, as they were able to shut down Baltimore’s offense. The Ravens put up just over 300 yards of offense, with under 100 of that coming from the running game.
Because of their performance, players on Miami’s defense were graded highly by Pro Football Focus with four of the five highest grades coming from that side of the ball.
Highest graded #Dolphins from TNF (min. 25% snaps)
1️⃣ Xavien Howard: 84.2
2️⃣ Jevon Holland: 83.9
3️⃣ Adam Shaheen: 80.4
4️⃣ Justin Coleman: 78.0
5️⃣ Christian Wilkins: 76.2 pic.twitter.com/0P7HVva26v— PFF MIA Dolphins (@PFF_Dolphins) November 12, 2021
Xavien Howard played very well and likely received a large bump from stripping Sammy Watkins and returning the fumble for a touchdown. Jevon Holland had the most active night, as he rushed Lamar Jackson 21 times and was making plays in the secondary as well.
Adam Shaheen had arguably the best game of his season, recording three catches for 34 yards, including an impressive play in the red zone in the second quarter.
Justin Coleman got the game-sealing interception, and Christian Wilkins continues to earn respect despite not getting a lot of love on the traditional stat sheet.
