London, England (SportsNetwork.com) - If Ryan Tannehill's cachet as Miami's quarterback was questioned this week, he came up with some answers for arch drillmaster Joe Philbin as the Dolphins formed to a 38-14 achievement over the Oakland Raiders Sunday at Wembley Stadium.
Philbin wouldn't clearly accomplish to Tannehill as the team's amateur during the week, as the Dolphins (2-2) followed up a active season-opening win adjoin New England with subpar efforts in losses to Buffalo and Kansas City.
Tannehill's achievement on Sunday should quiet any rumors of advancement Matt Moore demography over. Miami's first-round aces in 2012 completed 14 beeline passes at one point Sunday, finishing the challenge 23-of-31 for 278 yards with a brace of touchdowns and an interception on a deflected pass.
"I anticipate myself as a acceptable player," said Tannehill. "I knew I wasn't arena up to those standards in the aboriginal three weeks, so I capital to appear out and alone comedy bigger and my teammates charge that from me. They accepted me to comedy bigger and to assuredly be able to appear out and do that, it acquainted good."
Lamar Miller ran for 64 yards with two touchdowns and the Miami aegis was ablaze afterwards acceptance a touchdown on Oakland's aboriginal series. The Dolphins best off three passes and alternate a bollix for a score.
Raiders amateur quarterback Derek Carr completed 16-of-25 passes for 146 yards with a touchdown and an interception afore departure the challenge in the third division with a knee injury.
Matt McGloin took over and threw for 129 yards with a touchdown and two picks as the Raiders (0-4) suffered their 10th beeline defeat dating aback to aftermost year.
"We acutely anticipation we'd comedy bigger than we did today, but we didn't," Oakland arch drillmaster Dennis Allen said.
Oakland is winless afterwards four amateur for the aboriginal time aback an 0-5 alpha in 2006, and arch drillmaster Dennis Allen's job aegis will acceptable be a affair of altercation in the Bay Area on the team's accessible bye week.
The Raiders took the aperture alpha and marched 74 yards on 10 plays for the game's aboriginal touchdown, as Carr capped it with a 3-yard TD bang to Brian Leonhardt.
It was all Miami from there.
Caleb Sturgis kicked a 41-yard acreage ambition to accomplishment the aboriginal Dolphins alternation and Tannehill concluded the additional with a 13-yard touchdown canyon to Mike Wallace aboriginal in the additional division to put Miami advanced for good.
Miller denticulate on a 9-yard run on a fourth-down comedy to cap the abutting Dolphins control and Tannehill threw an 18-yard scoring canyon to bound end Dion Sims to access the Miami beanbag to 24-7 branch to the intermission. The alone time the Dolphins didn't account in the aboriginal bisected was aback Tannehill took a knee on the final play.
The Dolphins were headed against addition account to alpha the additional half, but Miller fumbled into the end area for a touchback. The Raiders gave the brawl appropriate aback aback Carr was best off by Brent Grimes aloof three plays later.
Miami's aboriginal interception of the division set up Miller's additional touchdown of the game, a 1-yard run aloof two plays afterwards Grimes' 32-yard return. The Miami aegis again added to the advance a few account afterwards aback Cortland Finnegan alternate a bollix 50 yards for a touchdown to accomplish it 38-7.
McGloin, who entered the challenge afterwards Carr was aching aloof afore the Finnegan return, was intercepted by Jimmy Wilson on the abutting series, but Tannehill had a canyon deflected and best off by T.J. Carrie anon after.
The Dolphins didn't punt until 12 account remained in the challenge and McGloin followed with a 90-yard drive that concluded in a 22-yard TD canyon to Andre Holmes, accounting for the final margin.
"After the aboriginal account we gave up, our aggregation acclimatized in and played well," said Philbin. "We played able-bodied today, but I'm abiding there are a lot of things we can do better."
Game Notes
The Raiders haven't won a bold aback Anniversary 11 of aftermost season, a 28-23 celebration over Houston aftermost Nov. 17 ... Maurice Jones-Drew alternate to the calendar for the Raiders afterwards missing two amateur with a duke abrasion and had aloof two carries for one backyard ... Miami rushed for 157 yards to Oakland's 53 ... The Dolphins additionally played in the aboriginal NFL regular-season challenge at Wembley, a 13-10 accident to the New York Giants in 2007 ... The Dolphins accept baffled the Raiders bristles beeline times ... Miami absent abhorrent accouterment Branden Albert to a accept abrasion and centermost Samson Satele larboard with a leg injury.
Title : Tannehill delivers as Miami routs Oakland in London
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