MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — e the emotional high last week Walt Aikens Jersey , defeating despised New England with a double-lateral touchdown that covered 69 yards on the game’s final play to give their long-shot postseason bid a big lift.On the road in Minnesota, Ryan Tannehill and the Dolphins, literally, came crashing back to the turf.The Vikings used a career-high 136 rushing yards and two touchdowns by Dalvin Cook to complement a swarming defense that took down Tannehill behind the line of scrimmage nine times for 71 lost yards in a 41-17 victory on Sunday, tying Miami’s franchise record for sacks allowed.“All around, starting with me, we weren’t good enough,” Tannehill said.Tannehill, who left the game against New England briefly because of an ankle injury, said afterward he felt fine despite the series of collisions he made with the ground throughout the afternoon. Miami’s chance in the AFC wild-card race took the biggest hit, with Baltimore, Indianapolis and Tennessee all winning to move to 8-6 and push the Dolphins (7-7) into ninth place in the conference race.The Dolphins were sacked nine times on Dec. 11, 2011, in a 26-10 loss to Philadelphia, with four against Matt Moore and five on J.P. Losman. They also gave up nine sacks on Oct. 17, 1999 Kiko Alonso Jersey , all against Damon Huard after he relieved an injured Dan Marino in a 31-30 victory at New England.Coach Adam Gase, whose team fell to 1-6 on the road this year, put the blame for the awful pass protection largely on the offensive line, running backs and tight ends for not giving Tannehill much of a chance.“We just didn’t block well enough,” Gase said. “We knew what we were in for as far as the pass rush. They just beat us.”The Vikings saved eight of their sacks for the second half, after Kalen Ballage’s 75-yard touchdown run on the first snap of the third quarter pulled the Dolphins within 21-17 after they’d fallen behind 21-0.On first-and-10 from Miami’s 38, Tannehill was sacked for a 9-yard loss by blitzing linebacker Anthony Barr. Defensive end Danielle Hunter took him down for an 8-yard loss on the next play, putting the Dolphins in an extremely difficult third-and-27 situation. Tannehill completed an 8-yard dumpoff to Danny Amendola, and the Dolphins had to punt. On their five possessions following the rookie Ballage’s score, the Dolphins netted a staggering minus-27 yards on 16 plays.“Personally, I played my worst game of the season,” said running back Kenyon Drake, the hero of the previous game after he crossed the goal line following a 52-yard slither and scamper through New England’s secondary. “I let the team down. I missed a couple key blocks on third down. So you’ve got to look yourself in the mirror and be motivated to get better.”No matter what was going to unfold for the Dolphins down the stretch, topping that “Miami Miracle” sequence was going to be tough. The way they performed against the Vikings all but cemented that play as the season highlight.Though they fell behind by three touchdowns after Minnesota’s first three possessions, the Dolphins insisted they didn’t carry any emotional hangover with them this week . The way they rallied from the early deficit offered evidence that this was true, but the way they wilted over the final 28 minutes of the game raised plenty of questions about the direction of the team nearing the end of Gase’s third year. After going 10-6 and making the playoffs in his rookie season Davon Godchaux Jersey , the Dolphins are 13-17 over the last two years, albeit with Tannehill missing 21 of those 30 games to injury.The Dolphins have been outscored 218-120 in road games this season. They’re 7-17 away from home under Gase, with 11 losses in their last 12 road games.“From my perspective, the guys did a good job of moving on to prepare for Minnesota and not letting it bleed into the next week,” Tannehill said. “We didn’t come out and execute well from the first snap.”Dolphins defensive snap counts and stats from Week 1 vs. Titans Yesterday, we posted the Miami Dolphins’ offensive snap counts from their Week 1 win over the Tennessee Titans. We were supposed to post the defensive snap counts later in the day, but life got in the way and I never got back to them. We fix that this afternoon.The snap counts is a weekly look at which players played the most - or at all - at every position grouping for Miami. We also run the snap count total throughout the year to see who plays the most snaps over the course of the entire season.Here are the defensive snap counts for the Dolphins from Week 1:Defensive endsPosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %PosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %Robert Quinn and Cameron Wake playing the most snaps makes sense. Hayes did play inside at defensive tackle as well as out on the edge. Overall, the Dolphins defensive line rotated basically like we expected. They were not able to get the pressure they hoped for, but it should be coming as the season continues.I cannot correct the formatting issue with Hayes’ line in the chart above,but it will be corrected later today.Defensive tacklesPosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %PosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %The defensive tackles all rotated well, including with Hayes coming into the game as a defensive tackle. Look for that to continue throughout the year as the Dolphins move away from Ndamukong Suh’s playing every snap to a rotation to keep everyone fresh all game. The rush defense needs to improve still, though they did shut down Derrick Henry well, but Dion Lewis gashed them. It is not all on the defensive tackles, but it does start there. Look for them to get better.LinebackersPosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %PosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %Kiko Alonso played every snap, which really should not be a surprise. He was playing coach on the field as well, making sure rookie Jerome Baker and second-year (almost rookie) played Raekwon McMillan were in the right positions.McMillan looked good at times Chase Allen Jersey , but also looked like a player trying to get used to the NFL at times. He will improve, especially in coverage, but the Dolphins would rather see Baker get up to speed and be the coverage linebacker.Alonso recorded an interception, and the linebackers were not horrible in coverage, with the exception of the long gain by tight end Luke Stocker.Allen made a cameo.CornerbacksPosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %PosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %Bobby McCain’s pass breakup as he reacted to the ball as the defense was backed up against the endzone was a really pretty play. Minkah Fitzpatrick played in multiple roles, but gets listed her as he is the primary nickel cornerback. He looked like the player the Dolphins wanted him to be when they picked him in the Draft. He is going to continue to develop, but he already looks like a special player.Not having much to say about the cornerbacks is a good thing.SafetiesPosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %PosPlayerWeek PlaysWeek %Week StatsSeason SnapsSeason %The safety tandem of Reshad Jones and T.J. McDonald appears to be more like what we thought it would be in the 2017 preseason than what it became when McDonald’s suspension ended midway through the 2017 regular season. They are not perfect yet, but they looked good playing off each other most of the game.McDonald has some areas to clean up, as he was out of position a few times, but overall he had a good game.Jones was a beast, recording his first career two-interception game, along with blowing up plays in the backfield. He did have a really bad whiff on a tackle.