MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — After 11 possessions and 1 1/2 games, the Miami Dolphins’ defense got its first stop of the season.

On a bit of a technicality, perhaps.

New England quarterback Drake Maye took a knee to run out the clock on the first half of the game at Miami on Sunday — and that marked the first time this season that the Dolphins’ defense was on the field and left without yielding points.

The Patriots got the ball at their 4-yard line with 31 seconds left in the first half after a Miami touchdown, and elected not to try anything. They went into halftime with a 15-14 lead.

Giving up points on the first 10 possessions of a season was the longest such streak in the NFL since at least 2000, according to STATS LLC.

The Patriots got touchdowns on their first two possessions of S

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