The Dolphins beat the Jacksonville Jaguars. They improved to 4-3. They kept pace in the division and wild card race.
They needed a win today, and they got the job done. With a daunting November looming, this was a must win.
Now, to the bad. And there was an awful lot of bad out there.
The offense was pathetic in the first half. It was a Buffalo-like performance.
Ryan Tannehill was sacked twice. You were seeing shades of the 2013 line for the first two quarters.
The running game was non existent. Receivers, mainly Brian Hartline, were dropping critical passes.
It was terrible.
The defense was also shaky in the first half. Denard Robinson gashed an over aggressive Miami defense. He tallied nearly 100 yards in the first half.
The defense also could not get off the field. Too many third down conversions. Too many penalties.
It was a putrid performance for the first 30 minutes. A Louis Delmas pick six was the only difference.
The offense finally woke up in the second half, as Tannehill capped off a 95 yard drive with a two yard TD pass to Rishard Matthews. The drive came after a Grimes pick six, and featured a 50 yard third down conversion to Mike Wallace, who made a fantastic catch near the sidelines.
A few drives later Tannehill had Matthews open again for another touchdown, but the ball was tipped and intercepted in the endzone. Tips were a nagging problem again today for Tannehill.
This was a must win for Miami with San Diego, Detroit, Buffalo, and Denver all looming.
However, every facet of this team must improve, and they need to do it quickly, because you're not beating those teams with another performance like today.
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