Dolphins cornerback Kendall Fuller returned to the field Sunday after missing three games with a concussion. The Dolphins finally had a fully healthy cornerback lineup with starters Fuller, Jalen Ramsey, and Kader Kohou all in action.
However, despite having their ideal lineup the Dolphins secondary struggled to contain the Jets wide receiver duo of Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams.
Wilson recorded 114 yards on seven receptions, while Adams recorded nine receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown. Aaron Rodgers passed for over 300 yards for the first time since 2021.
“Kader has been in the league three years, me and Jalen both nine years, there’s days where you look at the film and you’re like, ‘Dang, we could have been better,'” Fuller said. “You don’t necessarily reconcile it. When you leave the game, you know you could’ve done better.
“It always feels good to correct things and know that you need to get things fixed after a win. I mean after the game, we just know different things that we’ve got to work on, get better to be better for next Sunday.”
The Dolphins needed a clutch fourth quarter and overtime performance from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami offense to grind out the victory. The saving grace for the Dolphins defense was that it did enough when backed up in its own territory to force a few field goals instead of touchdowns.
Miami’s upcoming matchup presents another challenge for the secondary with the Houston Texans’ wide receiver duo of Nico Collins and Tank Dell.
Fuller, along with the rest of the Dolphins secondary will have to do a better job shutting down the passing game led by second-year quarterback C.J. Stroud. Otherwise, Tagovailoa will have to continue to play nearly perfect football to keep the Dolphins playoff hopes alive.
