They haven’t played particularly well in any contest this season, but have done well enough to post victories in their first two games.
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Muhammad Wilkerson: The entire defensive front deserves a shoutout because the Dolphins didn’t even bother trying to run, and the Jets were constantly in the backfield.
Ryan Tannehill believes the Miami Dolphins’ London adventure can get their season back on track provided they adopt a very British mentality: Keep Calm and Carry On.
Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin is now officially on the hot seat with a loss in London, having not posted a winning record over his first three years as head coach.
“I’ve always said when we started in 2007 that this was probably a 15 year journey to see whether it was feasible or not to put a team here”, Waller said. “There’s a good group in here”. The Jets increased their lead further in the third quarter, Zac Stacy capping a 78-yard drive by forcing his way over the line from close in. If the Dolphins show little fight again – as they did at times in the second half of the Buffalo game… Running back Chris Ivory ran for a career-high 166 yards on 29 carries with a touchdown. “I think players are becoming more and more aware of the risks”. “We really haven’t done that”. Marshall finished with seven catches for 128 yards.
While Chris Ivory and Ryan Fitzpatrick were racking up the yards, the New York Jets’ offensive line did much of the hard work by neutralizing Ndamukong Suh.
Cutler got hurt in the first half of a 48-23 loss to Arizona on September 20, and Jimmy Clausen threw for just 63 yards against the Seahawks. His second score was a 10-yard pass to Kenny Stills in the fourth quarter. New York committed 14 penalties for 163 yards, which helped the Dolphins move the ball down the field. For the game the yardage margin was 425-226.
“We came out with a few energy”, Todd Bowles said.
“We still can’t panic”, he said.
The Jets? They’re not leaving anything to chance. Part of the credit has to go to an offensive coaching staff that can not adjust to blitz after blitz from the slot, but Skrine impacted three straight plays near the end of the first half rushing the passer.
With the score being 27-7 in the fourth quarter, the Dolphins were able to get down the field on a relaxed Jets’ defense.
On the next play, Tannehill threw to Jordan Cameron, but Marcus Gilchrist was whistled for another pass interference.
He thought he had a touchdown with 6:12 to go, only for it to be called back on a penalty, and when Revis picked off Tannehill in the end zone moments later, Miami’s fate was sealed.
The Jets looked fresh and spry after consulting a sleep specialist in the run-up to the trip.
The only real problem for the Green & White was the yellow – flags, that is.
Perhaps the most interesting thing is that the often-curmudgeonly Pace actually raved about the idea of playing a game in England, despite the disruption to the normal routine.
The refs, Bowles said, “made the calls”.
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The boo birds rang out loudly when the Jets took the field for pregame warmups as the crowd – many donning the aqua blue jerseys of the Dolphins – sought to get behind the official “home” team.
