Live from Miami: 3rd Quarter
MIAMI, FL – The Miami Dolphins opened the second half in their ‘wildcat’ formation with runs by Ricky Williams for 2 yards and Ronnie Brown for 5 yards before Chad Pennington lobbed a pass that should’ve been picked off into the hands of Gibril Wilson.
After the Dolphins punted, Oakland came out passing, as JaMarcus Russell hit Tony Stewart for 11 yards to start their possession. Vonnie Holliday sacked Russell for a loss of 6 two plays later and on 3rd and 16, Ronald Curry hauled in a 8 yard pass, falling well short of the 1st down marker.
Special teams played a big role in the Raiders cutting the Miami lead a few plays later. Shane Lechler placed a punt at the Miami 6-yard line and when Pennington dropped back to pass on the first play of the drive, Jay Richardson sacked the former Jet in the end zone to make it a 7-5 contest.
At that point, it appeared that the Raiders had grabbed the momentum and deflated the Miami crowd. With the free kick, the Raiders drove down the field on a Zach Miller reception for 6 yards, Justin Fargas runs of 12 and 6 yards, and a Tony Stewart grab for 6 yards. But a Sebastian Janikowski 46-yard field goal attempt bounced off the upright and the Dolphins took over on their own 36-yard line.
From there, the Dolphins marched 9 plays, covering 64 yards and put distance between themselves and the Raiders. Pennington found Ted Ginn on a 3rd and 7 for 12 yards and then Ronnie Brown took over.
Brown had carries of 8 and 19 yards before Patrick Cobbs scored on a run from 10 yards out to give Miami a 14-5 lead.
