With the four Sunday slate of games having wrapped up for week four of the NFL season, these three teams put on the most abysmal performance yesterday. The Miami Dolphins offense once again no-showed for the second week in a row. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Browns got beatdown by the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tennesse Titans got annihilated by the Houston Texans.
Miami Dolphins
Yesterday, the Miami Dolphins (1-1) started the game against the New Orleans Saints (1-2) by driving all the way down to the four-yard line. Then quarterback Jay Cutler threw an interception on a seemingly miscommunicated fade route to Julius Thomas.
Miami's offense would do nothing the rest of the game but only be down 3-0 at halftime. The Saints offense got going in the second half, as they ended up winning 20-0. Miami is now the only team this year that has not scored a touchdown on any kind in the first half. In the last two games, the Dolphins have only managed to score six points.
That was Jay Cutler's 8th interception on a throw to the end zone in the last 5 seasons, tied for the 4th-most in the NFL.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 1, 2017
Scoreless through 3 quarters, the Dolphins are on the brink of being shut out for the 1st time since Week 16, 2013 against Buffalo
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 1, 2017
Scoreless through 3 quarters, the Dolphins are on the brink of being shut out for the 1st time since Week 16, 2013 against Buffalo
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 1, 2017
If the Dolphins can’t find a way to put points on the board against this Saints defense, they will be 1st NFL team to be shutout in London
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 1, 2017
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns (0-3) had the best chance to win their first game of the season, as they faced off against the rival Cincinnati Bengals (0-3) at home.
It was 0-0 at the end of the first quarter but by halftime, the Bengals had taken a commanding 21-0 lead.
Cleveland would not manage to put points on the board until there was just under two minutes left in the game, as they lost 31-7. Rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer once again struggled, as he threw an interception, which was his league-leading eighth of the season.
Prior to the game, Browns ownership held a conference call yesterday with scouts and football operations staff. According to what team sources told Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, they were given a “vote of confidence of sorts that some are reading more like a harbinger of change.”
Ownership call with Browns staff, scouts the latest sign of unrest in Cleveland - https://t.co/8YWtYT4QKi https://t.co/m1rRjLcDBv
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) October 1, 2017
The #Browns started a defense in Week 4 worth a combined $17.9M in 2017 cap, lowest in the league by $10M. https://t.co/H9EWSnncm2
— Spotrac (@spotrac) October 1, 2017
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans (2-1) faced off against the Houston Texans (1-2), as they were coming off of two impressive victories over the Jacksonville Jaguars and Seattle Seahawks.
However, the Titans came out and got smacked in the face. They were down 21-0 at the end of the first and the closest they would make the game would be 24-14 towards the end of the second quarter.
To add insult to injury quarterback Marcus Mariota left the game with an injury, as the Titans got routed 57-14. The Titans only managed 195 total yards, 9 first downs and turned the ball over five times. According to Elias Sports Bureau, this was the highest point total in an NFL game since the Seahawks defeated the Cardinals 58-0 in 2012.
.@HoustonTexans have scored 24 points in the 1st half, their most in a 1st half since Week 13, 2014... also against the Titans #TENvsHOU
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 1, 2017
.@HoustonTexans have scored on each of their first 5 possessions for 1st time since Week 16, 2009 vs MIA (HOU won game 27-20)
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) October 1, 2017