If the Dolphins are fighting for coach Joe Philbin’s job in London on Sunday, their first salvos won’t do much to create security.
The Jets needed just three plays to score a touchdown in the first quarter and take a 7-0 lead at Wembley Stadium. After forcing a Dolphins punt, Ryan Fitzpatrick loaded up the cannon for a 58-yard bomb to Brandon Marshall that put the Jets deep into Miami territory. Chris Ivory ran 12 yards on the next play and then finished off the drive with a three-yard touchdown run through the Dolphins defense.
Fitzpatrick’s opening pass stood in stark contrast to what Miami did on their opening possession. Ryan Tannehill threw three short passes to Jarvis Landry, one of which Landry dropped and one that came on 3rd-and-16 when the Dolphins pretty much threw their hands up to set up a punt.
We’ll see if they get more daring now that they’re on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
