Miami Dolphins Embarrassed. Again

The Miami Dolphins returned home on a short week to face the Baltimore Ravens and got demolished. Miami controlled the game in the first half and should have had a solid lead but instead, Miami fell flat and did what bad football teams do, beat themselves.

It started on the second drive of the game after the Dolphins forced a Ravens three and out, Miami’s second year wideout Tahj Washington got his first career NFL catch, and fumbled in Ravens territory, giving Baltimore a 7-3 lead.

It then continues for Miami, a great drive once again, ended with a missed field goal, swinging the momentum back in Baltimore’s favor.

This was the story of the game for Miami, almost this almost that.

Miami headed to halftime with a 14-6 deficit in a game that they really controlled. Miami missed a field goal, gave the Ravens the ball on Miami’s seven, and the Dolphins questionably went for it on fourth down before half instead of taking three more points. Miami outgained Baltimore 235-119 and did a solid job containing Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson. But good teams take advantage of bad team’s mistakes, and bad teams, often don’t bounce back, and continue to compound their own.

In the second half, the Ravens offense picked up, dominating the opening drive, mostly through the air, ending with a touchdown pass to another tight end, this time Charlie Kolar.

The Dolphins offense needed to respond now down 15 and they faltered, sack, 0-yard gain, and an incompletion.

Just a week after showing some life and putting together their most complete performance, they compounded mistakes and got embarrassed yet again on their home turf.

Miami quit this game, their defense, quit holding up for their offense, their offense showed no heart, and last week’s win just looks like a prolongment of the inevitable, a new era in Miami.

Miami returns back to the field Sunday November 9th for a divisional bout with the Buffalo Bills