The Miami Dolphins Last-Second Win Over New England May Have Been the Play of the Year

The Dolphins stunned the Patriots with a miraculous play as time expired.

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The Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots on an insane 69-yard lateral play as time expired. The Dolphins wild, desperate play ended the game at 34-33, keeping their playoff hopes alive.

The play began with a toss from QB Ryan Tannehill to Kenny Stills. Stills tossed it to DeVante Parker who passed it back to a nearby Kenyan Drake when he felt the defense closing. Drake appeared to be in nearly the same sort of trouble as Parker, with Patriots swarming. However, he found a seam and then turned on the jets to torch all the Patriots between himself and the goal line. 

The cherry on top? The Pats last line of defense was their player-cum-mascot Rob Gronkowski, who stumbled toward an attempted tackle right before Drake crossed the goal line.   

RT to trigger a Patriots fan 😂😂 #Dolphins https://t.co/yqgsZJwE2u

— Faux Andrew Luck (@FauxAndyLuck) December 9, 2018

Just take a look at the crowd reaction shot from the end zone.

Insane video captured by @The_Crod of the winning TD by the Dolphins today pic.twitter.com/wZQeG1NLDl

— Christian Hernandez (@ICanBeYourHerro) December 9, 2018

The incredible last-gasp play floored Dolphins legend Larry Csonka. 

I’m stunned! I guess you can’t deny “magic” in your home stadium. Almost broke my set a few times. Glad #Dolphins didn’t give up! #NEvsMIA #FinsUp

— Larry Csonka (@Larry_Csonka39) December 9, 2018

The play was felt well outside of South Florida. 

Here’s another angle of Gronk trying to make that tackle.#dolphins #patriots#finsup pic.twitter.com/bjBm3YLDun

— Robert Flores (@RoFlo) December 9, 2018

And NFL fans can't resist a good reason to dogpile on the Patriots. 

Dolphins fans and every non-Pats fan right now: pic.twitter.com/SMZdbJvtxO

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) December 9, 2018

The Dolphins' 69-yard touchdown was the longest game-winning touchdown with no time left in regulation in the Super Bowl era, according to @EliasSports. pic.twitter.com/pWY27ZyUcw

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 9, 2018

According to ESPN, the play was the longest last-second. game-winning play since the advent of the Super Bowl. 

A hero's welcome for @KDx32.#FinsUp https://t.co/pzTRNilHwk

— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) December 9, 2018

The Dolphins definitely knew what they had just pulled off. 

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