This week’s loss almost hurts worse than last week.

These kind of Mondays are getting old. Quick. I know it’s only the Dolphins second loss Youth Raekwon McMillan Jersey , but they have been bad ones, and nobody is to blame but themselves. I’m angry. As a fan, you should be angry too. We watched our team go from a 17-0 lead, through almost the first three quarters, to a team who completely fell apart and lost 27-17. It doesn’t make sense. Once again, I’m not looking forward to discussing what happened during the game. In all honesty, I’m not even sure what happened in the 4th quarter. Does our team even know what happened? Before I dive into the disappointment of that game, I want to share the good parts about the weekend. DolFan Meetup in CincyAs many of you know, I attended the game. It was my first time in Cincinnati. Honestly, it was a great weekend all the way up until the 4th quarter on Sunday. My dad made the trip with me. We drove up from Atlanta on Friday afternoon and returned home late last night. I met up with fellow Dolphins fans who traveled from all over the country to attend the game. First off, I want to give a huge shoutout to Griffin Van Nest for setting up this meetup for all of us DolFans. Griffin contributes fan articles on The Phinsider. He may be writing one about this weekend, and if he does, please take a second to check it out. Thanks for everything this weekend Griffin. It was a blast!Honestly, I almost enjoy away games more than home ones. You get to meet so many other fans from all over the world. Some of my closest friends, who I consider family, I met at away games. The Dolphins could be having a losing season, but you wouldn’t know it when you meet up with fellow fans. We all share one common goal. We want to watch our Miami Dolphins win and want to have fun while doing so. If our team doesn’t win, we will at least make sure the rest of the weekend was a success. I can tell you firsthand that it was. Saturday afternoon many of us met up to watch afternoon college games. A couple other Phinsider guys Womens Josh Sitton Jersey , Sutton and Matthew Cantana, joined us as well. Here is a picture with Griffin and Sutton from Saturday night at Brother’s Bar and Grill.The meetups the night before the big games are always fun. It’s an opportunity to get to know other fans on a more personal level. Like, for example, some fans discovered I am an Auburn fan and a Noles fan. Two disappointing games as well. Let’s just not discuss those. But, other than the outcome of those two games, it was a great evening. I met so many other fans and made some new friends. Here was the group shot of just some of us that afternoon. This is what I enjoy most about football season. The memories we make attending games. We all come from a variety of different backgrounds, cultures, political views, etc. and it doesn’t matter. You put that aside and you just enjoy the fact that we all share the love and hate relationship of being a Miami Dolphins fan. Let’s be honest. It’s not always easy being a fan of this team. That being said, we’re all still here each year. That’s what a true fan does. Sticks around through the good and bad. Of all the years I’ve been attending games, I haven’t regretted attending one yet.Sunday TailgateLet’s get to Sunday now. The tailgate was awesome! If you have yet to attend a football game, let me give you a tip. Always tailgate. Always. Tailgating is what makes games worth the visit because if your team loses, it’s makes the loss a bit more bearable. We tailgated at Longworth Hall on Sunday. It was about .4 mile away from the stadium. We got there about 9am and the lot was almost completely filled. Here is a picture of me and my dad from when we first arrived.I will tell ya one thing about Bengals fans. They do love to tailgate. The fans were great to us during the tailgate. You will always have those one or two obnoxious fans, but otherwise they were very welcoming. We had a good crew. Here is our group photo from Sunday morning. Safe to say we had about 100 fans or so in our tailgate. Some were local and others came as far away as Canada to attend this game. Here were a few Canadians I met. I had to take a picture with them to show my best friend who is also Canadian. The tailgate was a success. Great friends, food, drinks, and just an overall good time. Now, let’s get into the game.The GameThe first half of the game the Dolphins looked good. Solid. I didn’t think we would start off that well. It was exciting! I mean after last week against the Patriots Womens Jesse Davis Jersey , most of us fans just didn’t want another embarrassing game. The Dolphins were down several key players, but they kept it together and dominated the first half. Our defense looked good. Bengals fans weren’t too happy. I had a few fans nearby who kept yelling at us and made it clear they weren’t season ticket holders. Don’t be those kind of fans. Just don’t do it. Other than the few obnoxious fans, the first half even through the 3rd quarter was fun. I’m not up for going through plays/players this week. I’m angry. We all watched our team fall apart and it should make the players, the coaches, and especially us fans, all angry. What happened? I know Tannehill messed up. Bad. He took the blame for his mistakes as well. I’m not a fan who is jumping on that, “He has to go.” wagon, yet. Because truth be told, our team failed in other areas as well besides the quarterback position. Play calling was bad.It all went bad in a matter of minutes. Why? Why can’t the Dolphins have nice things? Our team has a horrific offensive line, but somehow managed to do well Sunday until they just didn’t. Yes, Laremy Tunsil injury started the downward spiral, but I’m not going to blame the loss on that alone. In all honesty, from my view at the game and the way the fans started acting around us, it was difficult to see exactly what was causing our team to fall apart. I just know it went from hope, to what the heck is going on, in a matter of minutes. Remember when the Falcons were beating the Patriots in 2017 Super Bowl and then suddenly they fell apart? That’s what Sunday reminded me of. I don’t know what else to say. I would have been ok with a loss, if we put up a fight. I mean, we did at first. Our team falling apart during games is getting old. Something has to change and needs to happen fast. It’s the middle of October. We still have several more games http://www.thedolphinsfootballauthentic.com/t.j.-mcdonald-jersey-authentic , but we can’t keep having weeks like the past two. Final ThoughtsWe have the Bears this Sunday at home. It’s also the Away Fan Club appreciation weekend. I will be attending the game with my best friend of 9 years and many many other fans from my local Atlanta Club and other clubs from all over the country. Our team needs a win. Our fans need this win. These last two weeks have been rough. Something needs to change. I really hope to see a different team come Sunday. Either way, I’m still going to enjoy the time with other DolFans. If you are in town for the game come meet up with everyone Saturday night at Bokampers in Ft. Lauderdale. Like I mentioned earlier, we always have a good time at our meetups. Go Dolphins!NFL Power Rankings 2018 Week 3: Dolphins continue to climb all around web The Miami Dolphins have started an NFL regular season 2-0 for the first time since 2013, a record that currently has them sitting alone in first place of the AFC East. While it is still early in the season, with 14 more games to be played before a division winner is crowned and the playoff berths are set, the Dolphins are starting to turn some heads.How will their fast start to the season reflect in the Week 3 2018 NFL Power Rankings? Hopefully with a rather sizable gap between themselves and the 32nd position, a place some power rankings had Miami before the start of the season.Here are the Week 3 power rankings for the Dolphins, along with the change from last week and any write up if there was one. At the end, we take a look at the highest single week and average ranking for Miami this year, as well as the lowest for both of those.SB Nation - Rebecca TobackThis week: 12Change: Up 10Meanwhile, the Buccaneers and Dolphins are both 2-0, along with the Jaguars, making for three undefeated teams in Florida. Ryan Tannehill is impressing and Ryan Fitzpatrick is blowing everyone away, looking far better than expected while filling in for the suspended Jameis Winston.Niners Nation - David FucilloThis week: 10Change: None.Bleeding Green Nation - Brandon Lee GowtonThis week: 19Change: Up 5The Dolphins are unexpectedly first in the AFC East at 2-0. Maybe Miami is decent?NFL.com - Elliot HarrisonThis week: 17Change: Up 6The Dolphins have gotten off to the most optimal start fans could envision: 1-0 in the AFC East, 2-0 in the conference and relatively healthy (though the Josh Sitton injury does hurt). Miami’s defense put it on tape, so to speak, in Sunday’s first half, shutting down the Jets at every turn. When Sam Darnold and Co. turned it on after the break Youth Ryan Tannehill Jersey , the Dolphins’ offense made the plays it had to make. Look no further than Frank Gore’s (shoestring-)catch-and-run to convert third-and-forever, essentially putting the game away in the fourth quarter. Only 25 yards rushing for him Sunday, but that was still enough to move Gore into fourth place when it comes to career rushing yards. With 14,112 ground yards to his name, Gore only trails Barry Sanders (15,269), Walter Payton (16,726) and Emmitt Smith (18,355). What a career.ESPN This week: 16Change: Up 8Miami is in sole possession of first place in the AFC East through at least two games for the first time since Week 2 of 2010. FPI gives the Dolphins a 66 percent chance to improve to 3-0 on Sunday and maintain control of first place. -- Joey KoontzCBS Sports - Pete PriscoThis week: 12Change: Up 5They are off to a 2-0 start and have a winnable game at home against Oakland. Adam Gase has this team playing good football.Yahoo! Sports - Frank SchwabThis week: 15Change: Up 10Do you believe? The Titans and Jets, the teams the Dolphins beat, are 2-0 in their other games. So it’s not a glaring example of the Dolphins going 2-0 against terrible teams. Ryan Tannehill looks at least decent. Our preconceived notions of the Dolphins gives them a higher bar to cross before we buy into this 2-0 start. If they can beat the Raiders at home Sunday, a Week 4 game at New England becomes very interesting.Sporting News - Vinnie IyerThis week: 20Change: NoneThe Dolphins have not done much particularly well in the first two games, but they’ve been clean, and that alone can steal a few wins. Credit coach Adam Gase for cooling his hot seat for now.USA Today - Nate DavisThis week: 18Change: Up 5No team averaging fewer passes, but resurgent Ryan Tannehill is highly efficient (72.5% completion, 104.9 rating) when he does throw.Bleacher Report - Paul KasabianThis week: 16Change: Up 10Bleacher Report - NFL StaffThis week: 21Change: Up 7Raise your hand if you thought the Miami Dolphins would be undefeated two weeks into the season and in sole possession of first place in the AFC East.Now put your hand down, you big liar.Last week, the Dolphins used big plays to down the Tennessee Titans. In Week 2 Womens Daniel Kilgore Jersey , it was, well, um鈥e’re not completely sure.The Dolphins ran for more yards than Ryan Tannehill passed for at the Meadowlands. Miami was outgained by the Jets, 362-257. And yet, thanks in large part to three Jets turnovers, the Dolphins managed to eke out a win.Undefeated or no, we’re still not ready to call the Dolphins contenders. Or even call them good. And at the end of the month, Miami travels to Foxborough to face the Patriots in their first real test of 2018.But with a home date coming up with the Oakland Raiders before that, it’s entirely possible the Dolphins will roll into Gillette Stadium at 3-0 with a chance to open up a two-game lead on the Pats.Nobody saw that coming.The Washington Post - Mark MaskeThis week: 11Change: Up 5Miami Dolphins, AFC East leaders. It’s an odd phrase, isn’t it?Sports Illustrated/MMQB - MMQB StaffThis week: 15Change: Up 4Fansided - Matt VerderameThis week: 23Change: Up 2Give the Dolphins credit. The wins haven’t been impressive, but 2-0 will play, and the Raiders come to South Beach next.2018 SeasonChange in average from last week: Up 5.6Highest Weekly Ranking: Week 2/3 - Niners Nation - 10Highest Average Ranking: Week 2 - 16.1Lowest Weekly Ranking: Week 1 - ESPN - 32Lowest Average Ranking: Week 1 - 27.3Week 1 Average: 27.3Week 2 Average: 21.7Week 3 Average: 16.1