Game Thread: Patriots at Miami, 4:25 PM ET on CBS

[Bugsy Siegel]

Sunday afternoon, boys. We got work to do.

Patriots (4-3, 2nd AFC East) roll into Hard Rock Stadium to take on the Dolphins (1-5) at 4:25 PM ET on CBS. Get settled.

Miami is 1-5 and I don't care. A wounded outfit is still dangerous, especially at home. These Dolphins clawed out a 28-25 win over the Jets last week, so they got some life in them. Don't sleep on it.

Our side is coming off a bad one. Chicago hung 30-24 on us, and I'm not gonna pretend that didn't sting. The glass damn near went at the TV on that one. Before that we took care of the Raiders 45-17 and the Jets 26-19, so the boys can play. They need to show up today, clean and sharp from the jump. I got no patience for a sloppy first half.

Injury front: TreVeyon Henderson (RB) and A.J. Brown (WR) are both out for New England. That's not a square deal for anybody on offense. Miami is without Kadyn Proctor (OT) on their side.

I'm pulling for the Pats to take care of business in this racket and come out of Miami with a win. No excuses, no soft starts. The family knows what's at stake.

Post up during the game. Who do you like to step up with Henderson and Brown out of the lineup?

What's your pick? Miami Dolphins or New England Patriots? Drop it below.

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Barmore and Jacas drag Willis down at the MIA 45 — that's how you welcome somebody to the big house early. New England 3, Miami 0.

 

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Chism coughs it up at our own 19 and Brents scoops it — caught dead to rights, and now Miami has the ball with 5:59 left in the first. That offense needs to wake up before I lose what's left of my patience.

 

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Uche puts Maye in the dirt for -10 yards — our line is playing like a bunch of hoodlums out there, and somebody's gonna answer for that.

 

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Borregales pushes it wide right with 2:23 left in the half and we're still down 6-3. I'm sitting here with a glass of rye and my patience is running out on this kicker.

 

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I got a beef with that secondary — M.Washington, one yard, touchdown, 12-3 Miami with 0:08 left in the second. Who was covering him?

 

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13-3 Miami at the half, and the word on the street is this offense doesn't exist. Somebody better have a long talk with that underboss of a coordinator at halftime, because this is embarrassing.

 

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Wright takes it 36 yards to the MIA 35 — Larison makes the stop, but that's field position we can work with at 9:23 in the third, still down 13-10.

 

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Maye punches it in from 2 yards out — New England 17, Miami 13 with 0:59 left in the third. That kid is an earner.

 

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48 yards, just like that — D.Douglas hauls it in and New England leads Miami 24-13 with 12:39 left in the fourth. That kid Maye is a made man.

 

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Coleman hauls in a 35-yarder from Willis and suddenly it's New England 24, Miami 19 with 2:04 left. That's bush league defense right there — somebody better button this up before we blow it.

 

[Bugsy Siegel]

That's the ballgame — New England 24, Miami 19, and every last marker from that ugly first half just got paid in full.