Jets vs. Dolphins: Score and Twitter Reaction from Wembley Stadium

NFL fans across the pond didn't exactly get to enjoy one of the league's shining moments Sunday, as the New York Jets dismantled the Miami Dolphins, 27-14, in a one-sided 2015 debut of the International Series at Wembley Stadium.

The Jets put up 10 points in the first quarter, 10 more in the second and rode a 20-7 lead into halftime. Their defense continually pushed back and made it impossible for the Dolphins to get back into the game, despite five of Miami's six second-half possessions crossing into Jets territory.

An utterly dominant outing from Chris Ivory paved the way. The Jets' bruising back had a field day, taking 29 carries for 166 yards and the game's opening touchdown. Chris Burke of Sports Illustrated observed how Ivory took it to Miami:

More than half of Ivory's yards came after contact, which illustrates just how well he ran through the Miami defense, per ESPN Stats & Info:

A quad injury kept him from getting a touch in Week 3, but he looked fully healthy Sunday, as ESPN's Rich Cimini noted:

Ivory's havoc-wreaking day on the ground inevitably opened up lanes for Ryan Fitzpatrick, who went 16-of-29 for 218 yards along with a touchdown and interception. His opportunistic game garnered praise from Dale Earnhardt Jr., who also enjoyed the early kickoff:

Brandon Marshall was a primary beneficiary of the open airways, going deep for a big 58-yard grab that set up the game's opening touchdown. He finished with a gaudy stat line of 128 yards on seven receptions, and the NFL showed his highlight-reel grab:

Scoring on four of their six first-half possessions, the Jets were putting up offense at a rate that demanded production from Ryan Tannehill and Co. Simply put, the Dolphins didn't get it. Tannehill struggled throughout, going 19-of-44 for 198 yards, two scores and two interceptions in one of his most forgettable outings as a pro.

Bleacher Report's Matt Miller wondered whether a change at the top would serve Tannehill and the Dolphins well:

Also contributing to the Dolphins' problems was their inability to convert on third down, which Jets head coach Todd Bowles unsurprisingly relished, per Connor Hughes of About.com:

The Dolphins had one more first-half possession (seven) than New York. They punted on six of them, and the lone exception was a three-play touchdown drive aided by 58 pass-interference yards. That resulted in Miami's total offensive production being lower than that of a couple of Jets players at one point in the game, as Bleacher Report NFL noted:

Even more alarming was the fact that the Dolphins weren't turning the ball over, and the Jets were doing everything in their power to keep the door propped open, as Dan Le Batard of ESPN noted:

The issues weren't exclusively tied to the offense, as the Jets severely outplayed the supposedly much-improved Dolphins defense. From missed arm tackles by Ndamukong Suh to poor pursuit by defenders at the second level, the defense was an eyesore, as Ethan J. Skolnick of the Miami Herald noted:

The Jets' hot start on offense carried over into the start of the second half, as they took the opening kick and drove 78 yards in nine plays. Zac Stacy hammered it home from two yards out to make it 27-7, seemingly putting the game on ice with more than 25 minutes to play.

It wasn't a good look for Joe Philbin and a coaching staff under the microscope, as Ty Schalter of Bleacher Report observed:

As woeful as the first half was for Miami, a Dolphins comeback was not out of the question, with Fitzpatrick throwing a second-half pick and the Jets offense struggling late. Miami trimmed the deficit to 27-14 on a Tannehill touchdown pass to Kenny Stills.

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However, things turned sour with the Dolphins just four yards away from making it a one-possession game midway through the fourth. Somehow, Miami couldn't punch it in despite a fresh set of downs inside the 5-yard line, as Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reported:

And as if it couldn't get any worse for Miami, it did. Following Stills' touchdown, the Dolphins got into Jets territory twice, only to have Tannehill throw two end-zone interceptions, ending any chance to put pressure on the Jets offense in crunch time.

With the hot start and continued defensive formidability, it seemingly didn't matter that the offense stalled late, as Mike Greenberg of ESPN noted:

Sunday figured to be a sizable test for a Dolphins offense that has struggled all season, and the team failed dramatically against an AFC East rival. But Miami's problems are much more serious than Sunday's poor showing, as the Dolphins have fallen to 1-3 and are quickly losing ground and confidence.

As for the Jets, a bounce-back performance was a must after the Eagles halted their pearly start to the season. They got just that, establishing the run game while leaning on a dominant defense that could truly take them to the postseason.

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Post-Game Reaction

With uncertainty swirling around the program, Philbin didn't seem worried about his job and is only focused on getting his team into better positions to make plays, per ESPN.com.

"We've got to find a way to make plays. As ugly as it may have seemed, at the end of the day we had opportunities to win that game," Philbin said. "We can't panic. It can seem like the walls are closing in on you."

As tends to be the case in the war of attrition that is the NFL, the Jets' win didn't come without a price, as promising rookie defensive end Leonard Williams left with an injury. Bowles gave injury updates for Williams, along with linebacker David Harris and safety Calvin Pryor, via Mehta:

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What's Next?

A bye week couldn't have come at a better time for the Miami Dolphins, who get to take Week 5 off. But with the amount of pandemonium around Miami, Philbin and his coaching staff should be hard at work figuring out what's wrong with the team.

There's a chance that the Dolphins could begin to turn it around. They face the Tennessee Titans on the road before hosting the Houston Texans. But then again, victory was expected two weeks ago in Jacksonville, and that didn't materialize.

The Jets improve to a shiny 3-1, good enough to keep them very much in the picture in the AFC. New York enjoys a Week 5 bye as well, although it enters the off week in much better spirits before facing the Washington Redskins in Week 6.