Patriots holding on to 21-0 lead in fourth quarter

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. --It was an "almost" third quarter for the Dolphins.

They almost scored a TD on offense ... but Reggie Bush and Ryan Tannehill mishandled the handoff inside the five-yard line and the Patriots recovered at their own 1-yard line.

The Dolphins almost got an interception return TD from Chris Clemons, but the pass he snatched from Wes Welker was ruled incomplete because it hit the turf.

So the score remains 21-0 as we go to the fourth quarter.

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Comments

[Angry Elf]

Now that was a completely missed assignment. What's with the D coordinator?!

[48-Go]

Ireland drafted Misi. Two spots afterwards, Pats drafted Gronk.

[superPHIN]

Team might have just quit for the season there....

[Yesterday's Gone 4Ever!]

KEVIN COYLE ISNT A MORON. JUST HAS A BUNCH OF MORONS PLAYING FOR HIM.

[David]

UNCOVERED 5 YARDS leeway-28 to nothing-we've sure come a long way baby-no talent-or will on this team-sound familiar?

[ALoco]

PATS.........565
MIAMI.......0000000000000000000000000000000000000\\\

LIFE IS SHORT,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Andrew]

Hey phins78 came over to my side. Welcome!

Yes saying the dolphins are just a few playmakers away with Jeffy picking in the draft is like saying I'm just two wings away from achieving flight!

[h8dpats]

Puke. Those pricks will keep Brady in the game even if its 60 to 0.

[bk]

Pretty clear we miss long

[oscar canosa]

It is obvious that this Game was over before it started.

[Yesterday's Gone 4Ever!]

BILL ARNSPARGER COULDNT MAKE THESE MORONS GREAT. THERE MIGHT 3 PLAYERS ON THIS DEFENSE THAT WOULD MAKE ARNSPARGER DEFENSIVE ROSTER.

[72perfectstill]

Mando
What is the deal with Nat Moore watching the game with Ross?

[Dashi]

@7:00

Really Clown!!

Give It a Break!!

UR "!!" are OFF!!

[Jesse]

Have patience. We are on our way to being a great team by 2027.

[superPHIN]

Dont blame the pats for running up the score...blame your team for letting them....just sayin!!!

[Sea of Orange]

Goo pats 2 more plz

[David]

Why didn't Misi stop Grankowski?

[Armando Salguero]

Michael Egnew sighting.

[ALoco]

I SAY,FIRE;;;;;;;;

THE DC
THE OC
THE CO=RN BEEF COACH
THE GARAge manager

[Noplayoffsagain]

BRADY WILL SIT NOW. 2ND STRING PATS DEFENSE WILL NOW PLAY.

T-HILL should also sit. WHY risk him breaking a leg or some other injury.

PLAY MOORE!!

[Sandoval]

Well this is great showing Miami. Show promise and then against an elite team show just how far away this team is from competing.

[Mark]

We seriously need to clean house,starting with both Coyle and Sherman

They're both dump and clueless!!!

[Angry Fin Fan]

Love the 3 yard out patterns! Its 28-0 nothing you idiots, at least try and throw it deep, Christ almighty

[Phins78]

One of the ff the fla reporters were talking about Binns being a find and making big plays at practice. Had to be that dummy Omar, man that guy is clueless. He also predicted no more than 4 wins this year. Dude should stop trying to evaluate and just report, what a putz.

[h8dpats]

He won't sit because his arrogance sees a chance to get his stats inflated.

[jrljr2]

This team is devoid of playmakers, EVERYWHERE!!!!

[Orlando Dolphan]

Dashi,

Your assessment of our LBs is correct. Unfortunatey, we have other needs next year and we can't afford to draft or spend money in that area. I beleive that Burnett is out though, and he is the best cover LB we have.

[Craig M]

Phins 78,

Before you condemn Ireland for not finding the WRs, please tell me which high pick WR you're not happy with him picking. Parcells and his predecessors f8cked this thing to the point that we've been playing catchup plugging holes since he took over.

So over the last two drafts, tell me the picks you're not happy with and what WRs you would have chosen AT THE TIME.

[JackSparrow]

Suppose Bill looking to humiliate Philbin. Gonna run this score up a little.

Brady still throwing the rock. Starters still in.

Bill gonna bury the Dolphins today.

[Angry Fin Fan]

hey, Binns with the catch.........too late as usual

[ALoco]

dashi has no shame,he still cheering for our garage manager and claim he knows fOOTBALL/////////

NO SHAME .....

[superPHIN]

miami competes to lose or just gets blown out by superior competition.....no ways around that....

[Angry Elf]

Ireland stays. Philbin's rookie coaching yr wasn't a disaster, nor was it impressive. THill has tools, but needs time and playmakers. But it's the defensive debacle of today that leave me puzzled.

[Angry Fin Fan]

And Derrick Martin, a defensive back, runs over our starting LT!! How F'ing PATHETIC!!!!!!!

[Armando Salguero]

Patriots have six sacks today. That is a season high for them.

[Sea of Orange]

Martins bull rushed again...

[Noplayoffsagain]

That's it. Put the hurt on T-hill!

I said play Moore!

[72perfectstill]

It's games like this that shakes your confidence in Tannehill

[The Fins Suck]

HAHAHAHA

Jonathan Martin BULLRUSHED AGAIN

[Sea of Orange]

and again..

[Andrew]

Lol Orlando is Jeffy's head scout! We have ZERO POINTS! But it's the D that bothers you? Lololololololol....

These are all coverage sacks btw.

[Orlando Dolphan]

Tannehill holds the ball too long. Martin got schooled that time.

[superPHIN]

take a knee already....

[h8dpats]

Revolving door to Tanny

[MDID]

Jar-Jar Bins lol

[Dolphins]

How can anyone defend Ireland with this wr core. This is the best he can find. Time for him to go. Dolphins are out coached again. Bush time in Miami is over. Over! Miami signs Trusnik this week. He is crying about being held while the rb is going around the left end. Great move. Time for Dolphins fans to stop going to games. My mother can block better than Gardner. My mother who is 68. Francis 3 sacks. Not drafted. Come on fans dont bye this crap about a team winning seven games. Demand more.

[David]

there is no one to throw to-no protection-no weapons

[Armando Salguero]

Up 28-0 with 6:27 to play and Brady is still in the game.

[Craig M]

Let's see, Pats are the best team in the AFC, with EVERYTHING at stake today, at home and you guys expected we'd win this game?

HILARIOUS!! Even the bookies had them as 10.5 point favourites!

Not sure what you guys were expecting today but you were DREAMING if you thought we were going to win this game.

[Angry Fin Fan]

and now an undrafted rookie runs over our starting LT, a 2nd round pick that every GM in the league had between 3-4rth rounder because he does not have NFL Strength!!!

[Dashi]

Orlando,

Dashi has been saying this all year. Agreed, we have Bigger Needs!! But The LB's are a Big Problem and a Major reason, why the defense Collapses!!

[Orlando Dolphan]

The patriots better sit on the ball now. This game is over. Hopefully, classless Bil Belichek will realize that and stop piling it on. This is not college where you are trying to move ahead in the polls.

[Yesterday's Gone 4Ever!]

YOU GUYS ARE BLIND. MARTIN DIDNT LOSE THAT BATTLE. TANNEHILL NEVER LOOKED.

[Phins78]

Andrew with all due respect I've been on that side since August when Jeff announced to the world he has a bunch of 4s , 5's , and 6's

[Armando Salguero]

Richie Incognito is out too.

[h8dpats]

How many think the Colts were sandbagging last season to get Luck? How else can you explain it?

[Fake GM]

I am in awe of how bad Jonathan Martin is. Wow.

[I Hope]

Orlando @ 7:03 Aren't you disappointed with the lack of effort? That's the problem...they run around like a Pop Warner - not able to block defenders, not able to stop a 4th down play, not able to catch an important pass.

What's new in 2012 from 2011? Different coaches, different QB - but still the SAME record. Another year another disappointment.

I hope 2013 is different!

[oscar canosa]

We ended on a bad note. Bad news for next year.

[Noplayoffsagain]

T-hill sacked twice in a row. Almost gets his head ripped off on the second one.

Does he have to provde irrefutable proof that he stinks and that another QB should be drafted next year?