Five keys to a victory REVISITED

1.  Do not turn the ball over.  Mission accomplished for the Fins offense today in this category, as they turned the ball over ZERO times.  Ryan Tannehill posted a QB rating of 91, threw no interceptions, and had two touchdowns (1 running and 1 passing). Reggie Bush and Lamar Miller put up big numbers and held onto the football, as did the Fins receiving core.  Grade: A+

2.  Create turnovers on defense.  Yes, they only had one interception, and yes, it was on the Raiders last drive when the game was well out of hand, but it was surely a start. The run defense was stifling, the pass defense was bending all day but never broke, and the defensive line finally started putting some pressure on Carson Palmer in the second half.  The defense does need to start creating more turnovers earlier in the ballgame, but for today, one was enough.  Grade: B

3.  Score touchdowns in the redzone.  Sensational job of this today.  The Fins scored five touchdowns, two by Reggie Bush, one by Ryan Tannehill, one by Anthony Fasano, and one by Lamar Miller.  Only two of these came when in the redzone, the Fasano catch and the Tannehill run, but both were huge plays for the Fins.  The Tannehill run put the Fins on the board on their first drive, and the Fasano catch made it a two touchdown game at the time.  No field goals today for the Dolphins, and I'm sure Dan Carpenter is perfectly fine with that.  Grade: A+

4.  Correct the tipped ball issue.  Number of tipped balls today?  Zero.  I'd say it's been fixed.  Grade: A+

5.  Convert on third downs.  The Dolphins offense converted 9-17 third down plays, thats 53%.  The Raiders offense?  1-12, thats .8%.  Enough said.  Grade: A+


The sun is shining in Miami.