Big props to Tannehill for his toughness and efficiency.
The O line opened some holes for the running game to keep the offense balanced but their pass protection sucked, especially in the middle all day.
Thought the Stills misplay short of the sticks coupled with the questionable call of an empty backfield, shot gun formation for that crucial 3rd down play would cost us the win. Yes I know it went thru Stills hands but the ball was whistled in there and there was tight coverage as well. With the success we had running the ball, thought play action would have yielded an easier conversion.
Kiko is just way better in the running game than he is in coverage. When you send as many guys out into patterns as the Pats do you are going to get mismatches of TE or slot receivers on LB's and Brady will usually exploit those.
The defense did well in limiting the Patriot running game which was a big difference from the game we played in Foxboro, but they got carved up in the short passing game all day. Got to commit to stopping 1 facet of their offense and selling out to stop the running game was the way to go with no X man on the field today.
Just an unbelievable last play to pull off a miracle comeback, we were due! Love the fact that Gronk was the last line of defense and looked helpless against Drake in that final flash.
It's going to be a good week for Dolphin fans :)