The Dolphins were sitting pretty when they were up 17-0 in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Panthers, but there were no smiles when the game ended.

Carolina cut the lead to 17-10 before halftime and scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including the game-winner on the final play before the two-minute warning. They fueled the comeback with Rico Dowdle running for 206 yards on 23 carries, which doesn’t come as much surprise given that Miami came into the game ranked 30th in rushing yards allowed.

The Dolphins’ own rushing offense accounted for 19 yards and they allowed three sacks in a loss that head coach Mike McDaniel chalked up to “preparation and execution” after the game. McDaniel said “we thought we were prepared for this, and clearly we weren’t.” The run defen

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