On 3rd-and-4, Brissett was able to find Will Fuller right at the marker, but the receiver was pushed back, then fought his way through tackles to re-gain the first down, in case forward progress did not give it to him. The longest pass plays of the drive were an 18-yard catch and run and a 10-yard catch-and-run from Jaylen Waddle, both on short passes with the rookie receiver making plays. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett, starting his second straight game after an injury to Tua Tagovailoa in Week 2, continued to look underneath, however, still not trying to go deep with any pass. Miami used Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed on the drive, after Malcolm Brown started at running back, with the team looking to see who can get the hot hand early, then ride him the rest of the game. Brissett still looked underneath way more than trying to pick up chunks of yards, but the rhythm started to get dialed in. Miami’s third possession started actually moving the ball. On 3rd-and-9, Emmanuel Ogbah was able to get to Wentz and end the drive with a sack. He picked up 12 yards on the first three plays of the drive, then was targeted on a dump-off pass from Carson Wentz for another yard. Indianapolis came out looking to establish the run with Jonathan Taylor, despite the knee injury that kept him limited throughout the week and questionable for the game. Miami settled for a 38-yard field goal from Jason Sanders. Miami still could not move the ball, however, gaining a total of 19 yards on their first two possessions, giving them an average of just 1.9 yards per play. The punt, however, was muffed by the Colts and the Dolphins regained possession at the Colts’ 27-yard line. The Dolphins opened the game with a miserable possession that somehow ran six plays but picked up just seven yards. This looked like a winless team playing against a one-win team. Not that the Colts were a high octane offense on the day. They did not open up the offense until late in the fourth quarter, trying to frantically come back from a three-score deficit, and it made most of the game unwatchable. The Dolphins never found a rhythm, constantly getting in their own way with penalties and turnovers, as well as just failing on simple plays. The Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts finished their Week 4 contest, mercifully ending an ugly performance from Miami.
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