MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — De'Von Achane rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown, and the Miami Dolphins won their third straight game by holding off the New Orleans Saints 21-17 on Sunday.

The Dolphins (5-7) trail first-place New England and Buffalo in the AFC East but kept their slim playoffs hopes alive, while the Saints (2-10) have lost six of seven.

The Saints trailed 16-0 at halftime, but they closed to 19-17 with 1:17 remaining on Tyler Shough's 15-yard touchdown pass to Devaughn Vele.

Shough was intercepted by Minkah Fitzpatrick on the 2-point try, and the Dolphins safety returned it to the opposite end zone to give Miami two points.

The rookie QB got another shot after the Saints recovered the ensuing onside kick by Charlie Smyth — a former Gaelic football player from Northern Ir

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