As glaringly inefficient as the New Orleans Saints were in the first half of Sunday's game against the Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., is as spectacularly resilient as they were in a stirring second-half comeback that nearly resulted in a victory.

Nearly.

But their 16-0 halftime deficit was just enough to help Miami squeeze out a 21-17 victory over New Orleans, dropping the Saints to 2-10 entering a road game next Sunday against Tampa Bay.

New Orleans' first half included two turnovers (a fumble and an interception by rookie quarterback Tyler Shough in his fourth start) and a gashed run defense (112 of Miami's 164 rushing yards) against the Dolphins (5-7), who held the Saints to 63 total yards and one third-down conversion in five attempts in the first 30 minutes

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