"1. Player of the Game: Carolina running back Rico Dowdle had 206 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. That's a 9-yard average. Nine! He had runs of 53 and 43 yards in the second half. For perspective, he had 83 yards on 28 carries on the season entering Sunday. But then that fed into ... 2. Stat of the Game: Carolina had 32 carries for 239 yards. And they only had 5 yards rushing on two carries in the first quarter."
"So, they had 228 yards rushing on 26 carries the rest of the way. This, after the Jets ran for 199 yards. The Dolphins couldn't have asked to play a much better offense to help them, too. Carolina entered Sunday ranked 25th at 100.3 rushing yards a game and 22nd with a 3.9-average. Plus, their starting running back, Chubba Hubbard, was out injured. Enter Dowdle."
"Tua Tagovailoa threw a 46-yard touchdown to Jaylen Waddle with 4:42 left to put the Dolphins back up, 24-20. That could've been the game-winner. But after Carolina scored, the Dolphins got the ball back with 1:59 left and Tua threw two incompletions and was sacked for at third time on the day. Carolina only had two sacks entering the day."
Dolphins fell to 1-4 after losing a 17-0 lead and succumbing 27-24 to Carolina. Carolina's running back Rico Dowdle rushed for 206 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, including runs of 53 and 43 yards. Carolina totaled 239 rushing yards on 32 carries, producing 228 yards after the first quarter. Miami managed just 19 rushing yards on 14 carries and struggled to establish a ground game. Tua Tagovailoa connected on a 46-yard touchdown to Jaylen Waddle late, but Miami's offense failed to convert on the final possession while Tua absorbed multiple sacks.
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