A long, long opening salvo
The Miami Dolphins put Jacksonville on their heels immediately to start the game. The offense, fresh off some momentum in the second half against the Buffalo Bills, marched down the field on a 12-play opening drive to crack open the scoring for the night. It was Miami’s longest opening drive to start a game since 2011, when Miami squared off against New England to open the 2011 NFL season. Miami would go on to lose that game 38-24 while giving up a 99-yard touchdown to former Dolphin WR Wes Welker.
This 12-play opening drive feels a little better with a win.
The Dolphins took up 6:51 of clock on their 12-play, 84-yard TD drive to open the game. That's their longest TD drive to open a game, in terms of time, since Chad Henne and Reggie Bush led a 7:18 march downfield in Week 1, 2011 against the Patriots #TNF
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