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Dolphins 35, Raiders 13

FLASH RECAP:
Reggie Bush rushes for 172 yards and two touchdowns to lead Miami to a victory over Oakland before an announced crowd of 54,245 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. on Sept. 16, 2012.

The Raiders (0-2) surrender 263 rushing yards a week after allowing only 32 rushing yards against San Diego in their season opener.

Bush scores on 23- and 65-yard runs in the third quarter as the Dolphins (1-1) erase a 10-7 halftime deficit.

Carson Palmer throws for 373 yards and a touchdown and Sebastian Janikowski kicks two field goals (23 & 27 yards) for Oakland.

Miami wins its first home opener since 2005 while Oakland opens a season with two losses for the first time since 2007.

The Raiders have dropped four straight and 13 of the past 16 games to the Dolphins.

The Raiders are 1-7 the past eight road games against the Dolphins.

Miami gets its first September home win since 2007. The Dolphins had lost their previous seven September games at home.

PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:

Miami
RB Reggie Bush — Has 172 rushing yards on a career-high 26 carries and two TDs. Bush breaks four tackles on a 23-yards scoring run that erases a 10-7 Oakland lead midway through the third quarter.

QB Ryan Tannehill — Is 18 of 30 passing for 200 yards and a TD with no INTs. He also has 14 rushing yards on three carries, including a 2-yard keeper for the game's first TD. Tannehill's 14-yard scoring pass to Anthony Fasano early in the fourth quarter gives Miami a 28-13 lead.

WR Brian Hartline — Has career highs in catches (9) and receiving yards (111) yards.

Oakland
QB Carson Palmer — Throws for 373 yards on 24 of 48 passing but engineers only one TD drive for the second straight game.

RB Mike Goodson — Turns a swing pass into a 64-yard TD reception late in the first quarter.

TE Brandon Myers — Has a team-high six catches for 86 yards.

KEY STATS:
Oakland has only 23 rushing yards compared to a whopping 263 by Miami.


The Raiders have no forced turnovers for the second straight game.
The Raiders are 1 for 12 on third-down conversions.

THEY SAID IT:
“I just did not expect this. We had a great week of practice, everybody looked focused, we came in at halftime and had the lead. I just don’t know where the wheels fell off.”

Raiders DT Tommy Kelly

“Obviously we didn't score enough points, and that's unacceptable. I put that on my shoulders. It's my job to find ways to get us into the end zone. I didn't do a good enough job today.''

Raiders QB Carson Palmer

"We felt our tempo would be a key. We pressed that tempo and felt like we wore them down and just continued to pound the ball."

Dolphins RB Reggie Bush

"We haven't helped our offense out with field position. We need to take the ball away and create short fields. We can't go 80 yards on every drive.''

Raiders coach Dennis Allen

BY THE NUMBERS:
1.6: Raiders' average yards per rush on 14 carries.
22: Rushing yards by the Raiders' Darren McFadden on 11 carries.
28: Oakland points allowed in the second half.
472: Rushing yards allowed by the Raiders the past two games against the Dolphins. The Raiders allowed 209 rushing yards against Miami in a 34-14 loss in the 2011 season. They allowed 263 rushing yards in a 35-13 loss on Sept. 16, 2012.

DID YOU KNOW?:
The Raiders fall to 6-26 in regular-season games in the Eastern Time Zone since December 2002.


The Dolphins have have won their past two games against the Raiders by a combined 69-27 score.

Updated: 09-16-2012

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