Take your pick. The Dolphins choked. Or they played brilliantly and courageously before yielding to a superior force.
Or both.
I tend slightly toward the first supposition after the New Orleans Saints bombed the Dolphins 46-34 after trailing by a semi-incredible 24-3 early on. Any team that loses after a 21-point lead cannot be a team of poise.
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