POINT OF VIEW: Big League Baseball Should Bring Back 'Game 163' in 2023

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- With his leading by 27 points in the third quarter Sunday, coach stomped along the sideline, angrily waving his fist and screaming in disagreement with an officials ruling.At the end of an emotional week, Philbin wasnt ready to let up.The channeled their coachs intensity with impre sive results Sunday. threw for 288 yards and three scores, and Miami forced four turnovers to rout the 37-0.Philbin mi sed two days of practice leading up to the game to be with his father, who died Friday in Ma sachusetts.Following a moment of silence for the elder Philbin before kickoff, the won one for their third-year coach.I really have to give our a sistant coaches and our players a ton of credit, Philbin said. I kind of David Perron Jersey just showed up for the game.Afterward, Philbins shirt was soaked, thanks to a sports-drink dousing by his players.We promised him we would play our best game of the year, and we did that for him, guard said.Philbins iffy job security has been bolstered by recent results. The (5-3) earned their third consecutive victory as they began a stretch of four games in a row against playoff contenders.Were scratching the surface, Philbin said. We certainly havent put it all together yet.The (5-4) remained winle s in Luke Opilka Jersey South Florida since January 1982, a stretch that includes eight consecutive lo ses to the . A midseason swoon worsened with their third lo s in a row.Well get this back on track, I promise you, coach said. No doubt in my mind.San Diego was shut out for the first time since 1999, while the earned their first shutout since 2006. Every Miami victory this season has been by double digits, and this was the most lopsided yet.Tannehill had a career-high pa ser rating of 125.6 when he called it a day after three quarters. He went 24 for 34 with no turnovers and threw touchdown pa ses to , and . He also ran for 47 yards on four carries.Meanwhile, Miamis front four dominated the line, harrying into a lost fumble and three interceptions, two to . Rivers pa sed for only 138 yards and had a quarterback rating of 31.0, his lowest since 2007.Rivers went to the bench for good late in the third quarter, and the ended his -record streak Robert Thomas Men Jersey of at least one touchdown pa s in 28 consecutive games.They flat-out beat us, Rivers said. For 60 minutes they wore us out.The , prone to slow starts this season, broke that habit and mounted touchdown drives of 77 and 61 yards on their first two po se sions. then intercepted Rivers to set up a field goal that made it 17-0 after just 21 minutes.The onslaught continued from there.In the first seven po se sions, the only time they didnt score was when mi sed a 45-yard field goal at the end of the first half. safety said he had the sense the rallied around their coach.They sure played with energy and pa sion, Weddle said. Credit their whole organization for the way they played today, because that was as good a win as Ive seen.The final score could have been Magnus Paajarvi Kids Jersey even more lopsided, but the stalled four times inside the 10-yard line, and those po se sions netted a total of only nine points.Were just tapping our potential, Tannehill said. But words are cheap. Youve got to go out and do it every week.Things went wrong for the from the opening po se sion, when McCoy gambled by going for a first down on fourth and 1 at the Miami 22. was stopped for a 1-yard lo s, and Miami marched for a touchdown.That was the last time the cro sed midfield.On their next series, Rivers had a clear path to a first down on a third-down scramble but Carter Hutton Men Jersey slid prematurely and came up inches short, and the had to punt. Then came his first interception, and the rout was on.Thats an awesome game - 37-0, Grimes said. You dont see it that much in the NFL.Notes: The announced during the game that Rivers hurt his hand, but McCoy said the injury wasnt significant. ... RB left the game in the second half with an injury. He said he suffered a stinger that wasnt serious. ... RB , back after being sidelined by a concu sion, carried four times for 23 yards.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre sRelive s performance against the with