Dolphins Have Patience Against Titans

     The Miami Dolphins had to wait several weather delays to get a 27-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium. There were two long game delays for almost a combined four hours due to lightning in the vicinity.
     Tennessee(0-1) got up to a 3-0 lead at 10:23 of the first quarter. Ryan Succop converted on a 47-yard field goal.
     Miami(1-0) took the lead at the 11:25 mark of the second quarter and they completed a 98-yard drive which was their longest possession since September 24, 1989. It was capped by 10-yard touchdown pass to the right sideline by quarterback Ryan Tannenhill to wide receiver Kenny Stills.
     The contest was stopped with a little over a minute left in the first half. After close to a two-hour delay, play was resumed. Action was stopped again with 6:47 remaining in the third quarter and another almost two-hour delay happened.
     The game started again and Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota threw an interception near midfield on the first play. The Fins finished the drive on a 27-yard field goal by Jason Sanders with 4:08 to go in the third quarter and led 10-3.
     In the fourth quarter, the Titans tied the game 10-10 with 14:23 left. Running back Dion Lewis rushed in on a four-yard touchdown. Miami would score on the ensuing kickoff as Jakeem Grant ran it back 102 yards and regained the lead 17-10.
     The Dolphins made it a 14-point margin at the 0:33 mark. Tannenhill connected a 75-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Kenny Stills. Tennessee answered back on a 94-yard kickoff return by Darius Jennings just 11 seconds later.
     Both teams traded field goals in the final minutes of the game. Sanders made a 30-yard field goal for the Fins at 3:53 and the Titans got a 53-yard field goal from Succop with 16 seconds remaining.