Miami Dolphins 14-21 Kansas City Chiefs: Super Bowl champions hold off fightback to win thriller in Frankfurt
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The Kansas City Chiefs hold on to a commanding 21-point first-half lead to beat the Miami Dolphins in the first ever regular season game to be held in Frankfurt, Germany.
By Cam Hogwood from Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt
Last Updated: 05/11/23 5:55pm
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Neil Reynolds, Jason Bell and Dante Hall couldn’t help but dance along as the Frankfurt crowd all joined in a rendition of, Take Me Home, Country Roads
Neil Reynolds, Jason Bell and Dante Hall couldn’t help but dance along as the Frankfurt crowd all joined in a rendition of, Take Me Home, Country Roads
Behold Arrowhead abroad, where a red sea of Kansas City Chiefs fans swarmed Frankfurt to watch as the defending Super Bowl champions held off a Miami Dolphins fightback to clinch a dramatic 21-14 win at Deutsche Bank Park on Sunday.
The Miami Dolphins pulled within seven points thanks to second-half touchdowns from Cedrick Wilson and Raheem Mostert, only to see their efforts fall short in the face of a formidable Chiefs defense to deny overtime in the closing minutes.
Kansas City had marched to a commanding first-half lead through Rashee Rice and Jerick McKinnon touchdowns, before Bryan Cook returned a 59-yard fumble to stun the Dolphins.
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Neil Reynolds, Jason Bell and Dante Hall couldn’t help but dance along as the Frankfurt crowd all joined in a rendition of, Take Me Home, Country Roads
Stats leaders:
Miami Dolphins
- Passing: Tua Tagovailoa, 21/34, 193 yards, 1 TD
- Rushing: Raheem Mostert, 12 carries, 85 yards
- Receiving: Tyreek Hill, 8 catches, 62 yards
Kansas City Chiefs
- Passing: Patrick Mahomes, 20/30, 185 yards, 2 TDs
- Rushing: Isiah Pacheco, 16 carries, 66 yards
- Receiving: Noah Gray, 3 catches, 34 yards
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
| FIRST QUARTER | |
|---|---|
| Dolphins 0-7 Chiefs | Patrick Mahomes 11-yard TD pass to Rashee Rice (extra point) |
| SECOND QUARTER | |
| Dolphins 0-14 Chiefs | Patrick Mahomes 17-yard TD pass to Jerick McKinnon (extra point) |
| Dolphins 0-21 Chiefs | Bryan Cook 59-yard fumble return TD (extra point) |
| THIRD QUARTER | |
| Dolphins 7-21 Chiefs | Tua Tagovailoa 31-yard TD pass to Cedrick Wilson Jr (extra point) |
| Dolphins 14-21 Chiefs | Raheem Mostert 13-yard rushing TD (extra point |
| FOURTH QUARTER |
What’s next?
The Chiefs now enter a bye week before returning to action against the Philadelphia Eagles at Arrowhead in Week 11, while the Dolphins follow up their bye week at home to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Week Nine continues on Sunday with the Baltimore Ravens against the Seattle Seahawks from 6pm live on Sky Sports NFL, followed by an all-NFC East clash between the Dallas Cowboys and Eagles before the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals meet in Sunday Night Football.
The Los Angeles Chargers then visit the New York Jets to conclude the week in Monday Night Football.
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