Quick thoughts from South Florida Sun Sentinel staffers on the Miami Dolphins’ stunning loss to the Tennessee Titans at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens:
Dave Hyde, Columnist
Tennessee gave the Dolphins the win with two, fourth-quarter blunders and the Dolphins gave it back. The offense did nothing all game that wasn’t set up for them. Was it a case of talking Tennessee lightly? If so, it might have cost the home-field playoff advantage.
Chris Perkins, Dolphins Columnist
Tennessee scored 15 fourth-quarter points to snatch a hard-earned victory. No one saw this one coming. Miami, such as many other top teams, has now lost a game it should have won. This one might hurt.
David Furones, Dolphins Writer
If you want to compete for a title, you can’t blow two-touchdown leads against teams you should handle easily. And this Dolphins offense, yeah, it’s nowhere near what we know it to be when Tyreek Hill is out of the lineup.
Keven Lerner, Assistant Sports Editor
From aiming for a playoff bye week to wondering if there could be another Miami collapse possible. The Titans gave the Dolphins three humongous turnovers, one for a TD and two others inside the Miami 13. How on earth does Miami lose that game?
Steve Svekis, Sports Senior Content Editor
In every possible aspect, what a disastrous loss. The worst in years. Injuries piled up, the team looked asleep, Mike McDaniel was again loose with his challenge flag, and Tua, under as much pressure as he has felt this season, looked off, with the offense totally inept when Tyreek Hill was out. Tennessee tried its best to give the game away, but the Dolphins didn’t cooperate.
