Dolphins and Raiders tied to start second quarter

The Dolphins offense had a nice opening drive and Ryan Tannehill got his first NFL TD on a 2 yard run.

Good.

The bad?

The Raiders just pieced together a 64-yard screen pass TD in which Reshad Jones was held, Chris Clemons took a bad angle to the ballcarrier, Koa Misi got pancaked and Karlos Dansby could only trail helplessly as he watched the score.

The game is tied, 7-7.

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Comments

[IMAWriter]

Why Bess?

Taking it from this game, neither team may win 5 games.

Sheesh, no answer to the pass rush against us.

[Coalition To Get Coalition Out Of The Closet]

Just get it together!

Easy back to basics......hey maybe even a screen Shermie?

My God, their in his face every play!

[the result]

TANNE FIGHTING BRAVELY JUST LIKE HENNE DID LAST YEAR. 2 YEARS IN A ROW QB IS THE BEST PLAYER AND NO HELP

[IMAWriter]

Lane wouldn't have run out of bounds.

[Jersey Shore Dude]

Can't even get a 1st down. We suck so bad.

[Coalition To Get Coalition Out Of The Closet]

Get him killed Shermie!

[We Have RB's]

That's a great play by Tannehill. Our protection is terrible.

[Kris]

Tanne puts that ON TARGET....we get a 1st down....

[JackSparrow]

I guess Philbin didnt take your advice about home field advantage, Mando.

They should be trying to run the clock out right now instead of scoring. Not sure if they can straight up man handle the Raiders.

[the result]

PUNT GAME GREAT. NOW D MUST GET BALL BACK. 7-7 AT HALF TIME. COME ON D

[Rob in MLB]

Come on Bess get past the first down line. You did that last week at the goal line too.

[Liberal Heterosexual]

Lets go D!

[Liberal Heterosexual]

Nevermind.

[We Have RB's]

Are you kidding me??? Tannehill is running for his life out there!!!

[flyrodderbob]

Terrible!! Too bad we have to play offense in the second quarter!!

[IMAWriter]

I'll be curious to see what JJ Watt does this week.
We seem to making very good players look like the greatest of all time.
Shaughnessy?

[Sandoval]

C'mon D get a sack!

[nyfinfan]

Can anyone tell me why when we are running effectively did they abandon the run and start ducking and chucking?

[Jersey Shore Dude]

The unraveling has commenced.

[JackSparrow]

If Raiders score now, its over.

[MiamiD20]

We might be able to better judge Tannehill as a QB if he had some pass protection

[Yesterday'sGone]

The run game has disappeared completely. Raiders are making a "ROOKIE QB" have to beat them. Thats what we're seeing right now.

[inimounts]

Run the clock our are u joking?

[the result]

TOTALLY ABANDONED THE RUNNING GAME THAT WAS WORKING.

CAM PHILBIN IS A DISASTER.

GIVE US A CHANCE COACH.

GET MILLER THE BALL. RUN THE CLOCK SOME.

[superPHIN]

Only bad teams like the faiders give the dolphins hope to still be in this game....Miami is already due a meltdown on offense if they cant run the ball

[Jersey Shore Dude]

Agreed, Jack.

[We Have RB's]

Look at the time Palmer has!!!

[Jon]

So 2 top 15 picks and the O-line still sucks. Ireland is a beast!

[Jersey Shore Dude]

Cam Philbin, lol, good stuff, sadly.

[IMAWriter]

Notice Sherman basically got rid of the 3 step drop//aka West Coast offense?
The tipped passes last week is why we suck this week.
Soon as the raiders knew they could bring the house on a 7 step drop, BAM!

[the result]

CAM PHILBIN MUST BE A GOD DAMNED RETARD. HE MUST HAVE A GOD DAMNED IQ OF 60

[The Biocentric]

Sooner or later the D will breakdown. Can not keep them on the field this long.

[Rut]

Philbin looks like he lost something on the sidelines!

[Regis]

Lay off my brother!

[austin]

why has sherman stopped running the ball?

[We Have RB's]

Burnett playing well too.

[Yesterday'sGone]

Mr. Tannehill, you can stop being a rookie qb anytime now. If not, every dc in the league now has the blueprint to beat us.

[the result]

RUT, HIS MANHOOD? HE'S A FAILURE

[FED UP PHINS FAN]

What pisses me off bout Sean Smith the most is the way he talks trash, you'd swear he was a fits ballot HOF corner... He flat out suck!!!

[inimounts]

These receivers are the most pathetic bunch ever assembled. Did u see the Vincent Jackson td? Pretty basic, but u watch it and KNOW we don't have a receiver that makes that catch. Same with aj green.

[Jon]

Yeah beat up on the coach who has the talent of a 17th ranked college program. SMH

[superPHIN]

Philbin already learning from HUGE mistake of calling TO'S late in the game and before the 2 minute warning in 2nd half..*lmao*

[austin]

naanee doesn't even act like he's interested in catching the ball.

[CAM PHILBIN AND JAKE LONG SUCK]

GET MILLER AND BUSH THE BALL. WE MUST DO IT. RUN IT. THEN PLAY ACTION AND ROLL OUT.

[Amin NYC]

We're starting to blow this thing.

[IMAWriter]

Our db's are playing so deep, that the LB's have to make tackles 5-7 yards deep into the secondary.
YES, Nolan's SCHEMES are missed, talent or not on our squad.

Bellicheat has made a living by game-planning better than the opposing team.
Even when the Patsies were average on D, they would come up withy the big game.

[e PLURIBUS EUNUCH]

O-Line is an abysmal joke.......pick after pick, FA after FA, & Parcells/Sparano/Ireland couldn't pick even an adequate lineman.

TanneTip is a sacrificial Lamb, a modern-day David Carr/Joey Harrington, being crucified by an utterly inept O-Line.

[navydolfaninva]

With the chunks of yardage this team is giving up, it's a miracle the game's still tied.

[CAM PHILBIN AND JAKE LONG SUCK]

GET THAT GUY # 40 FROM THE STANDS TO REPLACE LONG

[Orlando Dolphan]

Agree with "the result". Philbin thinks that he has Brett Favre back there. They need to run the football and keep it close. This is ridiculous. Philbin needs to get in Sherman's face. This is a recipe for disaster.

[Yesterday'sGone]

Stopped running the ball? What game are you guys watching? The Raiders have stopped our run and forcing Tannehill and the wretched recievers to beat them.

[Amin NYC]

Yep, i knew it. We suck.

[JackSparrow]

Yes, run the clock out tied with 5 minutes to go. That puts you in FG range at lease and keeps Palmer off the field for 3 damn minutes.

Then give him the ball back in the beginning of the 3rd.

They score here, means Miami should have run the clock out with medium to low range passed and runs. Take a look at the endzone but play for the 3 points.

[Marc]

WAKE being held like a champ

[The Biocentric]

And that's not holding?????

[We Have RB's]

"Sooner or later the D will breakdown. Can not keep them on the field this long."

True but we if can't protect Tannehill he's not going to pick up first downs. Sherman needs to make some serious adjustments at halftime b/c this looks like a jailbreak.

[robbyhernz]

HOW THE F can the ref miss that hold on Wake!!!!!! Wow!!!

[Jersey Shore Dude]

Dansby still sucks. Hear that, We Have RBs?

[Marc]

Wow...

[Jersey Shore Dude]

WOW. This D is worse than i thought.