De’Von Achane carries the load for Miami Dolphins against Buffalo Bills.
Thursday night’s loss to the Buffalo Bills was painful for a myriad of reasons. I won’t subject you to a tedious list of those reasons once again, as I’m sure it’s all you’ve been thinking of over the past few days.
Instead, I will choose to focus on the lone bright spot for the Dolphins’ offense on Thursday Night Football when selecting my MVP (Most Valuable ‘Phin) for the week.
This week’s MVP was second-year stud running back De’Von Achane!
Miami Dolphins Week Two MVP – De’Von Achane
Entering Thursday’s contest, the Dolphins were down starting running back Raheem Mostert, who was dealing with a chest injury.
Miami’s other starting running back, Achane, was questionable with an ankle injury he suffered late in week one’s matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He missed two practices during the lead-up to the Bills game — only mustering limited participation during the final practice of the week.
Many folks wondered how effective Achane would be against the Bills and if he would receive a normal workload.
Well, those questions were answered in resounding fashion as Achane not only received his normal workload but, in fact, touched the ball a whopping 29 times — receiving 22 rushing attempts and hauling in 7 receptions — en route to a night where he totaled 96 yards on the ground and 69 yards receiving plus an early touchdown grab.
Achane bulked up this offseason in an effort to stay healthy and handle a larger amount of touches. So far, his plans have paid dividends. He has been the Dolphins’ best playmaker through two games. We’ll hope that trend can continue especially as starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa misses time while he navigates through his latest concussion issue.
MVP TRACKER
Week One – S Jevon Holland
Week Two – RB De’Von Achane
