The Miami Dolphins found out Thursday night that the New England Patriots are not the Houston Texans or Tennessee Titans.
Tom Brady passed for 356 yards and four touchdowns as the Patriots cruised to an easy 36-7 victory over their AFC East rivals.
Miami couldn’t slow down the Patriots passing game. Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski and Dion Lewis accounted for 287 yards receiving and all four touchdowns for New England. Edelman caught two fourth quarter touchdowns while Gronkowski and Lewis each had one score.
Not only did the Dolphins lose the game, but they may have lost a big part of the defense for a long time. Defensive end Cameron Wake left the game due to an Achilles injury late in the third quarter. If it’s ruptured, Wake’s season will be over.
Miami scored its only points on the opening drive of the second half on a 1-yard touchdown run by Lamar Miller. It was their only drive inside the Patriots 30-yard line all night.