Because the Houston Texans (8-7) also won, the Colts (7-8) had to await the results of later games to determine if they still had a mathematical chance at a playoff berth in the season’s final week. Not even the 7-8 Indianapolis Colts, who scraped and clawed for the win behind the backup to their backup quarterback, came into this game with realistic hope of playing beyond next week’s regular-season wrapup.
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The Dolphins’ defense gave the offense the ball back with 2:48 left, and Tannehill’s unit used eight plays to get to the Colts’ 5-yard line.
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“We had a double cadence”, Tannehill said. “That’s kind of what we can control”. With the win, they improve to 18-12, but their quarterback situation is a bit unclear. “Hopefully it goes our way, and we’ll have a fun week of practice and have something to play for next week”. The Dolphins (5-10) were eliminated two weeks ago.
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Before the game, coach Bill Callahan benched cornerback Charles Woodson and running back Charlie for missing a team snack. Receiver Amari Cooper became the first Oakland receiver since Randy Moss to eclipse 1,000 yards in their rookie season.
“He managed the game well”, Colts coach Chuck Pagano said of Whitehurst.
Had the Dolphins successfully gone for it instead, they would have needed only a field goal on the final drive – a near certainty given they made it to the Colts’ 5. “The defence really delivered”. The rest got beat and Tannehill got trounced on by three Colts giving Indianapolis the game. Whitehurst had played at least one snap in each of the previous three games, with Hasselbeck in significant pain because of a pair of separated ribs – “It’s no joke and I don’t wish it on anyone”, he said – so it was not surprising Whitehurst was called upon again.
Hasselbeck hurt his right shoulder and said he was “not super optimistic” he would be available against Tennessee.
Yet, this is the man who almost had the fate of his team in his hands Sunday afternoon at Sun Life Stadium. “That’s something we have to fix”.
“My fault”, an emotional Douglas said. “I wanted to let them know I can still play”. “Bad play by me”. They should look for a more defensive minded head coach that can recruit a strong offensive coordinator.
The Dolphins climbed back in the game at 8-6 when running back Lamar Miller capped an 11-play, 69-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run.
Meanwhile, the reactions range from stoic to livid to just plain sad, but the general theme is exactly what Ryan Tannehill expressed Sunday at the end of a day that featured him getting sacked six times and throwing an end-zone interception. He had seven receptions for 111 yards, including a sensational one-handed grab as he tumbled to the turf for a 26-yard gain.
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As for the other players, the Dolphins will be shorthanded after center Mike Pouncey (left foot) and linebacker Chris McCain (knee) had season-ending injuries.
