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Miami Gardens, Florida — Despite playing a Thursday night game against Baltimore Ravens From the confines of your home stadium, miami dolphins Some difficulties were faced due to the fans of the visiting team.
Ravens fans packed Hard Rock Stadium to watch a 28–6 victory over the Dolphins and had an early impact on the game. dolphins right tackle larry borom The Ravens linebacker was flagged for a false start on fourth-and-1 on the team’s third drive of the game after reacting on kyle van noyPre-snap movement.
After the game, the Dolphins quarterback tua tagovailoa He said crowd noise played a role in the initial violence.
He said, “With the Ravens fans, it’s probably a little muffled by my cadence and the noise of the crowd.” “We talked about it after that and worked it out.”
rioter Riley Patterson Missed the ensuing 35-yard field goal after a penalty.
Broadcast cameras captured Dolphins coach Mike McDaniels’ angry reaction to the flag. After the game, he clarified where his anger was aimed.
“It’s a self-inflicted wound that we’re putting so much emphasis on everything related to our operation,” he said. “On critical fourth-and-1s where we’re very excited about the defensive looks, it was what we were calling the play for and it’s obviously controllable that our team knows it keeps you from winning.
“so [I was] Don’t be angry at anything other than yourself.”
Fans from both teams walked out en masse at the end of the third quarter when Baltimore took a 22-point lead; Some Dolphins fans who stayed wore paper bags or even popcorn buckets over their heads.
Miami turned the ball over three times Thursday, going 2-of-12 on third downs and failing to score on any of its three red zone trips, including a third-quarter fumble and an incomplete pass on fourth down from the Ravens’ 13-yard line. McDaniel said he understands and shares the fans’ frustration.
He said, “Personally, you want to dictate the terms. You want to fix things, and yes, it sucks.” “It sucks. It all happens, but I think it’s a very consistent formula for the fans to enjoy the win. Our expectation is that we have to work and do the right things for the fans to enjoy the experience. And unfortunately, we didn’t do that tonight, so we have to go back to work to give them something to cheer about.”
But four days after a 34-10 road win atlanta falconsThe Dolphins appeared ready to continue their momentum against Baltimore. In the first half, Miami outshot the Ravens 226–109 and held the ball for 18:29 compared to the Ravens’ 11:01, but still trailed 14–6 at halftime.
McDaniel said falling behind in a game you should win is “usually a bad omen.” Tagovailoa said Miami’s offense “couldn’t figure out our flow.”
The game got out of hand in the third quarter, when Baltimore (3-5) outscored the Dolphins 166-39 and took a three-point lead.
With the Dolphins’ record falling to 2-7, their worst start since McDaniels took over in 2022, linebacker Jordan Brooks He offered a candid assessment of how the team performed Thursday.
“When we get in the red zone, we’ve got to take advantage of it,” Brooks said. “We had a lot of turnovers today, and I think that really hurt us. … I felt like we played well defensively in the first half, but turnovers — that’s what kills you. Not capitalizing, not scoring when we could have, giving them the ball back, giving them an extra set of downs. Players love that. [the Ravens’ offense]They’re going to find a way to get into the end zone.
“We’ve got to take advantage of our chances when we get them and play complementary football. … We’re not going to win football games until we learn to beat ourselves.”
Miami has 10 days off before hosting buffalo bill In week 10.
