Patriots lead Dolphins 27-14 going to 4th quarter

Special teams cost the Dolphins dearly in the third quarter.

They yielded a 103-yard kickoff return to Brandon Tate.

And then Brandon Fields had a punt blocked inside his own 20 yard line. The Patriots scored another TD.

Miami fought back with a TD pass from Chad Henne to Ricky Williams. But then the defense gave it back.

It is now officially the shootout we expected.

Join me in the comments section for the live blog finale.

Comments

[bbacni101]

LETS GO MIAMI

[zaphod]

... I think I'm going to be sick ... I just don't think this ends well for us.

[Marc]

That break killed momentum

[superPHIN]

Have to score here!!!

[g]

who is this guy

[Angry Elf]

If Soprano were a gentleman, he would resign after this debacle.

[David]

Look at the guy + don't throw it away?

[Marc]

Holy...

[superPHIN]

FG??? really????

[zaphod]

TD ... errr, wait, sack!

[TorturedDolphan]

Like I've been saying all night ... LOSERS.

You take all that time off the clock then fizzle and blow it.

YOU FUCHING LOSERS>

LOSERS LOSERS LOSERS

[jared]

OMG FIRE THAT MOTHER F'ER NOWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

[g]

wow. unbelievable

[rand_the_fin]

Special Teams DISASTER. You have to laugh.

[The Seer]

shootout schmootout........

does anyone actually think the dolphins are gonna win?

This season ended last week, when we spit the bit and coughed up a meaningful game.

All that's left is figuring out when Sparano gets canned.

[superPHIN]

Sick and IM am done with this one!!!!

[Kris]

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zaphod]

The Seer ... no ... we are not going to win.

[David]

'Special Teams'-fire that coach now!
Get some guy's in here that could play!

[TorturedDolphan]

The TRIFECTA strikes again.

Nice schemes guys. LOSERS.

[The Bat Dad]

utterly utterly humiliating. bye week coming. the special teams coach HAS TO BE FIRED.

[Richard3000]

We're like the bills they're like the jets. pathetic.

[Angry Elf]

Like I said, if Sparano had a shred of decency, he would admit he is an O line coach and needs to leave the playground.

[ChampionshipEra]

AFTER THIS GAME EITHER BONEMEGO OR SPARANO HAS TO GO.

[Chris in AZ]

Time to fire the Special Teams Coach

[g]

man. is this 4 real?

[zaphod]

You have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME??????????!!!!!!!!!!!

[superPHIN]

Does Sporano ever learn,, GO FOR IT MORON, SPECIAL TEAMS IS THAT BAD!!!

[cocoajoe]

This could be a record

[TorturedDolphan]

OMFG LMFAO OMFG LMFAO.

A TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT.

YOU LOSERS WILL NOT BE BACK IN PRIME TIME FOR A LONG TIME.

PATHETIC.

PUT YOUR DOLPHIN JERSEYS AWAY AND GET OUT YOUR PANTHERS JERSEYS.

TISK TISK.

[cj]

not sure i've seen a worse special teams performance

bye bye bonameguano!

[ChampionshipEra]

I SAY ITS TIME TO FIRE BOTH SPARANO AND THE SPECIAL TEAMS COACH.

[g]

i wont watch another game this year if that special teams coach isnt fired next week

[David]

As usual-we just stand there and don'tman-up-and EVEN attempt to block the kick

[zaphod]

Okay ... the game is over. Now we're playing for, what? Giggles?

[The Seer]

When Parcells & co arrived 3yrs ago, I thought at a minimum they would fix Special teams, which have been bad for years. Wrong. Tuna & co, are yet another pimple on the ass that is the post-Marino Fins............we await another regime, and more waiting.

They preach accountability, yet Bonamego has a job??????

[mr.bean]

i'm stoped watching it.. at least I can look foward to the NBA season. This team is not wining the SB this year.

[Ashley Farrington]

Are you kidding me...

[Siefer Kutherland]

if the special teams coach isn't fired after this game it a slap in the face to all dolphin fans

[Kris]

He could have blocked that whith his chest........Special teams should be re-named retarted teams.....

[Marc]

Well, this games just proves that we still really aren't a very good team...PERIOD

[mr kahn]

forget firing the special teams coach fire the trifecta like i said jon gruden for coach n carl peterson for gm

[Angry Elf]

The fish begins to stink at the head. Deadfish Sparano needs to be out of town by morning.

[zaphod]

Even the announcers are amazed at our incompetence.

[Matt from Brooklyn]

FIRE BONAMEGO NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 FFFFNG YEARS OF THIS CRAP. AND IT'S GETTING WORSE!

[ChampionshipEra]

AS A DOLPHIN FAN IM MORE EMBARRASSED NOW THAN I WAS WITH THE 1-15 SEASON!!!

[test]

who called it!!!!

i said before the jets game that this team was a huge fraud and we were going 2-2

the real team (HEAT) starts in 2 weeks
the real team (HEAT) starts in 2 weeks
the real team (HEAT) starts in 2 weeks
the real team (HEAT) starts in 2 weeks
the real team (HEAT) starts in 2 weeks
the real team (HEAT) starts in 2 weeks
the real team (HEAT) starts in 2 weeks

[jared]

We should all go ape $hit if the special teams coach is not fired by this time tomorrow.

[superPHIN]

This is the worse display from a miami team standpoint in a while, im sorry but if Special teams doesnt get overhualed after this game, then sporano and this coaching staff can go join bill at the tropical beach storm in the offseason.

[TorturedDolphan]

Dolphins 2010

October 4th RIP

Yes October 4th.

All that work and FAITH for the past three years under the Trifecta and you guys now understand that ONCE again your organization has FAILED. Back to the drawing board AGAIN.

[Earl]

OFF WITH THE SP TEAMS COACH FUKCING HEAD

[g]

how can they not fire him?

[DolphinCoachesAreCowards]

If this organization will finally hold a coach accountable, it should have the guts going into the bye week to clean house.

This coaching staff has been cowards since year 1, and while that was a nice story with a weak schedule, the writing was on the wall... as personnel have improved, the team has not.

Will the mediots have the guts to hold these guys accountable?

[dave]

we have 2 weeks to implement the new special teams coach.

[pancanfinfan]

I'll start paying attention again when this team get a good product on the field. EM-f'ing-barressing.

[drsamii]

I wonder how Jason Allen will get blamed for this one...LOL. This is horrible. This is why they talk about the Jets during our MNF game.

[TNPhinFan]

TorturedDolphan.. shut the F up and get out of our blog.

May the flees of a 1000 camels infest your private region.

[David]

Nobody evn attempt s to recover the ball + every time a touchbak

[test]

but you fan boys and media love morono and henning and the super duper trifecta

what a freaking joke

[i think its funny]

why would you even type

WTF.... or YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME???

do you guys know anything about football., this happens every year what else would you expect