Jeered in blowout, Dolphins' McDaniel shares fans' frustrations - ESPN

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Despite playing Thursday night's game against the Baltimore Ravens from the confines of their home stadium, the Miami Dolphins encountered some difficulties because of the visiting team's fans.

Ravens' fans packed Hard Rock Stadium to witness a 28-6 victory over the Dolphins and impacted the game early on. Dolphins right tackle Larry Borom was flagged for a false start on fourth-and-1 on the team's third drive of the game after appearing to react to Ravens linebacker Kyle Van Noy's pre-snap movement.

After the game, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said the crowd noise played a role in the early miscue.

«With the Ravens fans, it maybe got a little muffled with my cadence and the crowd noise,» he said. «We talked about it on the sideline after and got that corrected.»

Kicker Riley Patterson missed the ensuing 35-yard field goal after the penalty.

Broadcast cameras caught an irate Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel's reaction to the flag. After the game, he clarified where his outburst was aimed.

«That was at self-inflicted wounds that we've been putting such an emphasis on all things related to our operation,» he said. «In critical fourth-and-1 where we are pretty fired up about the defensive look, it was what we were calling the play for and that's flat out a controllable that our team knows that keeps you from winning.

»So [I was] irate at nothing but ourself."

Fans of both teams headed toward the exit en masse late in the third quarter when Baltimore took a 22-point lead; some Dolphins fans who stayed wore paper bags or even popcorn buckets over their heads.

Miami turned the ball over three times Thursday, went 2-for-12 on third downs and failed to score on any of its three red zone trips, including