Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake has noticed his team’s inconsistency, much as an 8-year-old might notice the up-and-down nature of his first roller-coaster ride.
Four times the Dolphins have come from behind to win close games. Four times they’ve been drubbed. And once a late comeback fell short.
”We’ve had some fourth-quarter rallies,” Wake says, ”and then we have had some games when we were just weren’t in the game. That’s the thing that blows my mind. The inconsistency is kind of baffling, honestly. It’s the thing that’s killing us.”
Miami’s erratic behavior has been all bad lately, with three consecutive losses by a combined score of 112-45, all in prime time. The slump has left the Dolphins (4-5) desperate for a win as the favorite Sunday against Tampa Bay (3-6), another model of inconsistency.
Good luck with a forecast on this Sunshine State matchup. Here are things to know about the game, which was rescheduled from Week 1 because of Hurricane Irma: