The Miami Dolphins are officially in crisis mode.

They seemed to be in control against the Carolina Panthers, jumping out to a 17-0 lead, only to see the Panthers erase that deficit to earn a 27-24 win that dropped the Dolphins to 1-4 on the season.

Panthers running back Rico Dowdle dominated with 206 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries, and the Panthers put up 27 points and 418 total yards of offense. However, perhaps the worst part of it for Dolphins fans was hearing their head coach admit that the team simply wasn't prepared for this game.

Mike McDaniel admits Dolphins weren't prepared for Sunday's game

"We thought we were prepared for this, and clearly we weren’t,” McDaniel said , per Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. "You don’t give up that many line of scrimmage yards unl

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