Dolphins shine against beaten Raiders
Who can stop this Dolphins team? They start the season 0-7, and now they can't stop winning. The Dolphins have won four of their last five and have a red hot QB in Matt Moore.
The once woeful Miami Dolphins are now 4-8. "We've been on a wild ride here," Moore said. We’ve had our ups and downs," Bush added, "but I couldn't be more proud."
Matt Moore had a hand in two TD's, Reggie Bush ran for 100 yards and his second 100 yard game of the season and had a touchdown. Kevin Burnett also had a hand in the win by returning an interception 34 yards for a TD and the Miami Dolphins beat the Oakland Raiders 34-14 Sunday.
The Raiders fell to 7-5 and were replaced at the top of the AFC West by Tim Tebow and the Broncos who beat the Vikings dramatically. The Raiders are now 6-25 in regular season games in the Eastern time zone since December 2002
"We couldn't run. We couldn't stop the run. We didn't pass very well," coach Hue Jackson said. "Just a bad day at the office." The Dolphins were leading 34-0 before Cason Palmer threw TD's in the fourth quarter. "I just wanted to let them know their hits weren't going to affect me at all," Bush said.
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In fact the Dolphins were so far ahead, in the fourth quarter, Reggie Bush was hit by linebacker Aaron Curry, he then did five press ups to show his disappointment
"One of the biggest reasons we're playing so well is we're having a lot of fun," Burnett added
Tony Sparano said after the game ' We're playing great football and this is a great bunch of players and I love working with them'
Miami lead 13-0 at the break before a 21 point outburst in the third quarter ended any chances of an Oakland comeback. Miami had scored twice even before Oakland registered a first down.
"We didn't play well. That's on me," Jackson said. "It's not about coming to the East, and it's not about anything that happened this week. It's my fault. I didn't get them ready."
Moore ended the day with 153 yards passing and a TD. Palmer on the other hand finished with 270 yards and 2 TD's. The Dolphins have the Eagles next and the Raiders have the undefeated Green Bay Packers. Don't be surprised if the Broncos are top of the AFC West come Sunday.
By: Conor Tunney
ProFootball-fans.com Miami Dolphins Correspondent
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