The Miami Dolphins defeated the New Orleans Saints 21-17 on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The loss was the second consecutive for the Saints, who fell to 2-10 on the season.

Here’s what we learned from the game:

The Saints showed fight

The team easily could have quit after the Dolphins took a 16-0 halftime lead, but the Saints dominated the second half and put a huge scare into the home team.

After a leaky first half, the Saints held the Dolphins to just five points in the second half, allowing the team to fight into contention and come within a two-point conversion of tying the game in the final minutes.

Alas, the Saints’ faulty execution derailed the comeback. A false start penalty on Taliese Fuaga led to a disastrous pick two by Minkah Fitzpatrick on the ens

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