First half Miami Dolphins vs Indianapolis Colts week 9

Not much scoring activity early in the game but the Dolphins are first with points on the board with a field goal midway through the first quarter and the score goes to 3 to 0.

A nice drive by the Colts this possession and they have gotten a first down in Dolphin territory. They go for a deep pass and although incomplete it draws the flag and get the first down and it’s first and goal at the 10.

The Colts make the play on 3rd down and get the completion in the end zone and put the points up and take the lead back from Miami. The score is 7 to 3 Colts lead.

The Dolphins very quickly get back into Colts terrirtory early in the second quarter and are threatening to score again. And they do just that with a 31 yard pass to Charles Clay and the Dolphins get back on top with a score of 10 to 7.

The Colts answer with a great play and a pass to Shawn Smith in double coverage and he makes the grab and gets the completion and they are in Miami territory. Miami is able to stop them this drive and the Colts take the field goal and it is now a tied game with just over 9 minutes left in the first half.

Well it’s a back and forth game on points and the Dolphins get back into the end zone again. They have managed to score on each possession so far today and take the lead back at 17 to 10.

The Colts have the ball and just over 4 minutes to go in the quarter to even the score back up before the end of the half. Indianapolis did make it to mid field but miami is able to stop them and they miss a 54 yard field goal.

Miami is set to get the ball back just before the two minute warning. Each team has 2 time outs left. Good defense from the Colts and they broke up a 3rd down play by the Dolphins and force them to punt for the first time in the game. Indianapolis still has time outs and roughly a minute plus to get into scoring distance.

They are unable to get a touchdown but do manage to get into field goal range and take the points from a 47 yard field goal. The half time score is 17 to 13 with Miami in the lead.