Phinsider Radio show notes: Dolphins collapse in Las Vegas

<div> <figure> <img alt="NFL: Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/OkUGjF-gkOL1HGqlAl_E_6EPGGw=/0x0:8640x5760/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69920514/usa_today_16836692.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption> </figure> <p>Miami fell flat after a hot start against the Raiders. </p> <p id="CmiTgg">Phinsider Radio show notes for Sept. 25, 2021. </p> <div id="xKn2Rd"></div> <h2 id="ZzlSR8"> <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Dolphins</a> score the first 14 points. Elandon Roberts walks for an 82-yard touchdown return. </h2> <ul> <li id="oJpORm">The running game was working, Malcolm Brown scored on a 24-yard run.</li> <li id="yDf9Se">The team averaged five yards a carry. </li> <li id="NpYv2y">Brown 7-31; Myles Gaskin 13-65; Jacoby Brissett 7-37. </li> <li id="JcVYF5">Each had a run of over 15 yards.</li> <li id="cltF20">The defense forced a horrible intentional call play on Carr and the Raiders punted on 4th and 20, trailing 14-0. </li> </ul> <h2 id="t3M2d9">Joker Gif: and here we go…</h2> <ul> <li id="GFtV3x">Brissett launches a ball over the head of Jaylen Waddle, who was not moving. Brissett was not being pressured. It almost looked like a designed screen — maybe PART of a play. </li> <li id="Uy0EoZ">The wrong read gives Casey Hayward the easiest tackle of his life for a safety. </li> <li id="spXxVl">Brissett sacked just twice for 18 yards. </li> </ul> <div id="FyDB01"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sacks allowed per game for the Dolphins <br><br>2021: 3.3 (28th)<br>2020: 2.1 (14th)<br>2019: 3.6 (32nd)<br>2018: 3.2 (27th)</p>— Jake Mendel (@JMendel94) <a href="https://twitter.com/JMendel94/status/1442455190720991234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2021</a> </blockquote> </div> <ul> <li id="A8XYcT">Austin Jackson had some bad penalties.</li> <li id="QpSkn5">Raiders get a field goal on the next drive.</li> </ul> <h2 id="LTjMOv">Dolphins punt and then give up a 10-play 95-yard touchdown drive.</h2> <ul> <li id="rXNKXz">Two unnecessary roughness penalties. </li> <li id="5tgk2k">Dolphins had 8 penalties for 68 yards</li> <li id="KSERdC">Raiders had 8 for 104 yards.</li> </ul> <div id="ASMO1p"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Miami’s penalties per game (NFL rank) <br><br>2021: 7.3 (24th)<br>2020: 4.3 (3rd) <br>2019: 5.6 (6th)</p>— Jake Mendel (@JMendel94) <a href="https://twitter.com/JMendel94/status/1442453259675836418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 27, 2021</a> </blockquote> </div> <ul> <li id="oxsU15">Elandon Roberts forces a fumble but the Raiders recover. </li> <li id="G8552K">Raiders fumbled three times on the day, recovered all of them. </li> <li id="unU0FW">Raiders averaged 4.0 yards per carry.</li> <li id="z31eRZ">Peyton Barber killed them in the second half with 111 yards. </li> <li id="CrphTk">This team is really hurting without Raekwon Davis in the middle. The gash runs are usually right up the gut.</li> <li id="KNIhog">Team scores on Spider 2 y banana on the next play. </li> </ul> <div id="H7kWBM"></div> <h2 id="xz0zCy">Despite all this nonsense, the Dolphins are in position to hit a field goal and go into the half with the ball on the flip side. </h2> <ul><li id="2RS36y">Jason Sanders misses a 48-yard field goal.</li></ul> <h2 id="lAogF7">Dolphins decide to play football in the fourth quarter after being shut out in the third. </h2> <ul><li id="ElWcyp">Mike Gesicki comes up huge on a 4th and 20!!</li></ul> <p id="u7iwmF">Finished with 10 receptions on 12 targets for 86 yards. He was frustrated when he wasn’t being thrown at early in the game when he was open. </p> <ul> <li id="4mm9EN">The Dolphins use the Wildcat — horribly with Malcolm Brown (6-7 outside of his touchdown run) — before Jacoby Brissett walks it in. </li> <li id="3WWjCU">Will Fuller is then all alone in the end zone for the 2-point try.</li> <li id="QHtoC5">Why change the game plan when spreading the football around had been working so well? </li> <li id="IafUZr">How do you have Fuller wide open with a great play after using the wildcat!?</li> </ul> <h2 id="Gvhb6y"> <em>Jarvis Waddle</em> catches 12 of 13 targets for 58 yards…. </h2> <p id="bk34DL">4.8 AVERAGE!</p> <ul> <li id="cA6r3h">Jaylen Waddle produced the lowest receiving yards total for any non RB with 12 or more catches in a single NFL game since stats started being kept in 1950, per @Stathead.</li> <li id="qWPMSp">When did a playmaker need to make a play?</li> </ul> <p id="XTneh5">Parker caught 4 of 7 passes for 42 yards / Fuller caught 3 of 6 targets for 20 yards / Gaskin caught 3 of 6 targets for 9 yards / Brown caught 0 of 2 targets.</p> <p id="NAlXHu">Be sure to subscribe to Phinsider Radio on Spotify, ITunes, or wherever you listen to podcasts. 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