Archives for October 21, 2013

‘”When I left here I just wanted to play football,” said Carpenter, 27, who had spent the previous five seasons with Miami after signing as an undrafted free agent out of Montana in 2008. “There’s a lot of good kickers in this league, and it’s hard to get on a team and stay on a team.”‘

Miami Dolphins let another win slip from their hands (Miami Herald)

Miami Dolphins’ Brandon Gibson full of big plays (Miami Herald)

Dan Carpenter returns to Miami as hero for Bills (Miami Herald)

It’s time to scrutinize Miami Dolphins coaches (Miami Herald)

Miami Dolphins choked against Buffalo Bills (Miami Herald)

Miami Dolphins lineman returns after a year (Miami Herald)

Keys to the game (Miami Herald)

Quarter-by-quarter highlights (Miami Herald)

Grading the Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills (Miami Herald)

Photo gallery (Miami Herald)

Dolphins slide continues with late collapse vs. Bills (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Gibson propels into spotlight (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Ex-Dolphin Carpenter has happy return (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

A bruised, battered Tannehill for Dolphins (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Another loss, same problems for Dolphins (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Ten thoughts on Bills 23, Dolphins 21 (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

5 things we learned from Miami Dolphins’ loss to Buffalo Bills (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Report card (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Photo gallery (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Miami Dolphins’ defense limits Buffalo Bills’ drives, but it’s not enough (Palm Beach Post)

Miami Dolphins’ Ryan Tannehill makes critical errors to offset three TD passes (Palm Beach Post)

Buffalo Bills kicker Dan Carpenter doesn’t gloat about beating Miami Dolphins, who cut him this summer (Palm Beach Post)

Miami Dolphins’ 3-game losing streak might be more telling than earlier 3-game winning streak (Palm Beach Post)

Miami Dolphins pay the price for bad play call at crunch time (Palm Beach Post)

Greg Stoda’s six quick takes from the Miami Dolphins’ 23-21 loss to Buffalo Bills (Palm Beach Post)

Instant analysis of the Miami Dolphins’ 23-21 loss to Buffalo Bills (Palm Beach Post)

Photo gallery 1 (Palm Beach Post)

Photo gallery 2 (Palm Beach Post)

The Dolphins suffered their third straight loss (El Nuevo Herald)

Two roads to Miami: sink or swim (El Nuevo Herald)

Dolphins suffer tough loss to Bills in first division game (Fox Sports Florida)

Postgame takeaways & observations (Fox Sports Florida)

Photo gallery (Fox Sports Florida)

Dolphins Suffer Last-Minute Loss To Bills, 23-21 (MiamiDolphins.com)

Postgame notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Three Observations From Sunday’s Loss To Buffalo (MiamiDolphins.com)

Gibson’s Toughness A Highlight; Other Notes (MiamiDolphins.com)

Photo gallery (MiamiDolphins.com)

Photo gallery (Buffalo News)

Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)

Photo gallery (WGRZ-TV)

‘The injury-plagued Bills (3-4) ended a streak of six consecutive road losses, including two this season, while Miami (3-3) lost its third game in a row.’

‘”He had some ups, he had some downs, just like everyone else,” teammate Mike Wallace said. “We’ve got to pick it up. We can’t win games like this.”‘

‘But even when things have been bleakest for the Bills, they tend to give the Dolphins fits. Since the start of 2004, Buffalo is 11-8 against Miami and 49-83 against everyone else.’

‘Bills receiver Stevie Johnson is active after missing last week’s game with a back injury. Buffalo quarterback Matt Flynn, signed Monday after being cut by Oakland, is inactive.’

‘Lineman Kyle Williams fell on the ball at the Miami 34 with 2:48 remaining and Fred Jackson had a key 10-yard pick up on 3rd-and-4 to keep the clock and the drive moving. Out of timeouts, Miami couldn’t stop the clock and Carpenter drove his kick straight through the middle of the uprights.’

‘Carpenter, who made three field goals, also made a key tackle on the ensuing kickoff return by Marcus Thigpen, breaking up a possible touchdown.’

‘fensive end Mario Williams is a force and appears to be getting even better. He had two sacks Sunday against the Dolphins and has 4.5 in the past three games. His strip-sack on Sunday virtually won the game, putting Buffalo in position for the winning field goal. For the season, he has eight sacks, third best in the NFL.’

‘A 44-yard return on the ensuing kickoff put the Dolphins in favorable position, but the Bills forced four straight incomplete passes by Tannehill, the last of which was batted down in the end zone following a hail mary attempt.’

‘This is a very good win for this franchise. It was against a team that has played pretty well this season and IT WAS ON THE ROAD! It was done with a guy the Bills thought was their fourth string quarterback when Kevin Kolb was still an option. As I said Friday, I really think there’s reason to believe this organization is at least headed in the right direction. There’s still a lot to be done, so it’s going to be interesting.’

‘od for them and good for you too. You don’t have to try to hard to believe these Bills really are different.’

‘The Buffalo Bills ended their drought on the road with a fulfilling last-minute victory that helped keep the season in tact. Had the Bills lost the game, a 2-7 start would have been likely with New Orleans and Kansas City up next in back-to-back weeks. With the victory, the Bills took another step under head coach Doug Marrone and claimed their first division win under him. They’ll fly home happy, knowing the 2013 season isn’t written off just yet.’

‘2:37 left. 3rd and 4 for the Bills at the Miami 28. Fred Jackson gets the carry and nearly gets stopped short of the first down. Instead, he summons his inner Katy Perry and roars his way 10 yards to the Miami 18. First down Bills. With a fresh set of downs, Buffalo can milk the clock before kicking the go-ahead field goal.’

‘have a hard time knowing what I should expect from a guy that was just on the practice squad a couple week ago but his performance clearly took a step back. Lewis completed 21 of 32 passes on the day for 202 yards and was intercepted once. He was also sacked four times. He really struggled with his accuracy at times and showed less command of the offense then he did against the Bengals a week earlier. Still he deserves credit for sticking with it and earned his first fourth quarter comeback.’