On both sides of the ball, the Miami Dolphins had areas that need to be improved. While some players stepped up, others fell back to Earth in an ugly and quite boring football game.
To say that the Dolphins played poorly on a wet Friday night would not be entirely fair. The Buccaneers played just as badly. When the game came down to the wire, Jake Ruddock led a touchdown drive thanks to a couple of penalties and took the lead with 38 seconds left. Tampa, however, was able to drive far enough down the field in 32 seconds to kick the winning field goal.