Miami Football Blog

The AFC Wild Card race is wide open, and the Miami Dolphins missed a golden opportunity to get in the driver’s seat on Sunday in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans. Winners of 7 of their last 8, the Tennessee Titans have been red hot since Vince Young reclaimed the starting quarterback position, but the Miami Dolphins were nonetheless in the game until Rob Bironas’s overtime field goal clinched it.

Down 24-6 midway through the third quarter, the Miami Dolphins showed some grit and fought all the way back to tie to the game with a minute and a half to play. In the end, though, turnovers were the Miami Dolphins’ undoing. Three Chad Henne interceptions, including one in overtime that gave the ever valuable possession away, offset the second year signal caller’s career high 349 yards while Ricky Williams coughed up a fumble as well.

Vince Young meanwhile was excellent for the Tennessee Titans with 236 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception to go with two scrambles for 24 yards. The Miami Dolphins contained explosive tailback Chris Johnson as well as could be hoped for, “limiting” him to 159 total yards and no touchdowns. The miscues were too much to overcome for Miami, though.

In overtime the Miami Dolphins looked poised to win the game, with all the momentum on their side and first crack at possession. However, an errant third and six pass from Chad Henne became an easy interception for Michael Griffin, and a Greg Camarillo personal foul at the end of the play landed the Titans in field goal range without running an offensive play. Three plays later, Rob Bironas nailed a 46 yard field goal, essentially a chip shot for the Pro Bowler, and dropped the Miami Dolphins to 7-7.

The Fins are now locked in a six way tie for 7th place in the AFC, one game behind the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos for the final playoff spots. Check back with the Miami Dolphins Tickets Blog tomorrow for a full explanation of the Dolphins playoff scenarios, and be sure to come out this weekend to the Miami Dolphins Tickets tailgate at Land Shark Stadium when the Houston Texans come to town in a game with potentially huge playoff implications!