Miami’s Grinding Game: Dolphins Wear Down Raiders with…
The Dolphins took the opening kickoff and the Raiders had plenty of chances to stop them from reaching the end zone. Las Vegas didn’t.
Miami used up the first 8:13 in going 70 yards in 14 plays to take a 7-0 lead on Jonnu Smith’s 1-yard touchdown catch on fourth down.
The Dolphins had a third-and-7 from their own 33 when De’Von Achane took a short pass from Tua Tagovailoa 17 yards. The Dolphins got another free 15 yards with Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby threw a punch at the facemask of offensive lineman Liam Eichenberg.
On second-and-11 at the Las Vegas 13, Tyree Wilson forced a Tagovailoa fumble. Kendall Lamm recovered for the Dolphins. It set up a third-and-20, and the Raiders stopped Raheem Mostert after a 12-yard catch-and-run, but K’Lavon Chaisson was called for defensive holding. It gave the Dolphins an automatic first down.
Seven plays later, Miami was in the end zone.
