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The Dolphins got that back with a big, and familiar, play: a direct snap that Brown carried 62 yards to the final touchdown.
Miami even had the edge on pregame trash talk.
On Wednesday, linebacker Joey Porter said beating the Patriots without Brady “shouldn’t be that hard.” Then Porter made the play that would set the tone for the game when he sacked Cassel for a 5-yard loss on a first-and-goal play at the 7. The crowd booed Porter.
On the next two plays, Cassel was sacked by Phillip Merling and threw an interception to defensive end Randy Starks that set up the first touchdown drive.
Porter got to Cassel again on the next-to-last play of the half for an 8-yard sack.
“You really don’t realize how good Tom Brady is until he’s not out there,” Porter said. “Not taking anything away from Matt Cassel, but those are tough shoes to fill.”
The crowd booed once more when the teams went off the field at halftime, this time directing its feelings at a team that went on to lose for the first time in 16 home games, including playoffs, back to a 17-14 loss to the Jets — and Pennington — on Nov. 12, 2006.
“I wasn’t up on those records or how long they were winning. I know we had a two-game losing streak,” Porter said. “When we’re out there playing like we did today, I feel we can be a tough team to beat.”
Notes:Ellis Hobbs set a Patriots record with 237 yards on six kickoff returns. ... The 25-point loss was New England’s biggest in seven seasons at Gillette Stadium. It outscored opponents by an average of 19 points per game last year. ... Miami allowed a total of 216 yards overall after giving up an average of 272.5 yards passing in its first two games.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
