How do you go to 1-4 on the season?

You lose a 17-0 lead. You have a run defense with no answers. You can’t muster enough on offense, either.

Carolina 27, Dolphins 24 .

Here are 10 thoughts on the game:

1. Player of the Game: Carolina running back Rico Dowdle had 206 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. That’s a 9-yard average. Nine! He had runs of 53 and 43 yards in the second half. For perspective, he had 83 yards on 28 carries on the season entering Sunday. But then that fed into …

2. Stat of the Game: Carolina had 32 carries for 239 yards. And they only had 5 yards rushing on two carries in the first quarter. They had 237 yards rushing on 28 non-kneeldown carries the rest of the way. This, after the Jets ran for 197 yards. The Dolphins couldn’t have asked to play a much better

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