Baltimore Ravens vs Miami Dolphins Match Player Stats On Dec 06, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Dec 6, 2015

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Two rookies making their first NFL starts -- wide receiver DeVante Parker and defensive tackle Jordan Phillips -- made big plays to lead the Miami Dolphins past the Baltimore Ravens 15-13 on Sunday at Sun Life Stadium.

The Dolphins scored all their points within 20 seconds in the second quarter but nearly gave away their 15-point lead.

Dolphins running back Lamar Miller fumbled at his own 41 with 4:16 left in the game. But Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was wide right on a 55-yard field goal try that would have given Baltimore a 16-15 lead with 2:37 remaining.

It was another close Ravens game. Baltimore is the first team in NFL history to have its first 12 games decided by eight or fewer points.

The Dolphins (5-7) remained on the outer fringes of the playoff picture. Baltimore (4-8) is virtually out of the race.

Phillips, a second-round pick, had the key tackle on a Miami goal-line stand and also had a deflection that led to an interception by safety Reshad Jones. The goal-line stand came on a fourth-and-one quarterback sneak by Matt Schaub at the Miami two with 6:44 left in the second quarter.

Parker, a first-round pick bothered much of the year by a foot injury, leaped high to grab a 38-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ryan Tannehill, snapping a scoreless tie with 1:47 left in the first half. That play immediately followed the Jones interception deflected by Phillips.

Twenty seconds after Parker's score, Dolphins defensive end Derrick Shelby deflected a Schaub pass. The ball went high in the air, Shelby grabbed it and raced 22 yards for another touchdown.

It was the 14th career pick-six for Schaub, his seventh since 2013 and his second in the past two games.

After two off-sides penalties on Baltimore, Miami opted for a two-point try, converting on a run by Jay Ajayi for a 15-0 lead.

Baltimore finally scored on Tucker's 38-yard field goal with 29 seconds left in the second quarter.

The Ravens cut their deficit to 15-10 with a third-quarter score by running back Javorius Allen, who took a short swing pass and completed a 41-yard touchdown play.

Tucker's 31-yard field goal with 10:17 left in the fourth quarter cut Miami's lead to 15-13. But Miami's defense held up after Miller's fumble to preserve the Dolphins win.

NOTES: Baltimore's Justin Tucker had seven points to become the fastest kicker in NFL history to reach 500 points. ... Ravens LT Eugene Monroe (shoulder) and TE Maxx Williams (concussion) sat out. LT James Hurst started in place of Monroe. ... Ravens starting TE Crockett Gilmore hurt his back in Sunday's first half. ... Baltimore has 17 players on injured reserve, including QB Joe Flacco, WR Steve Smith, OLB Terrell Suggs and RB Justin Forsett. ... Miami was without three starters: RT Ja'Wuan James (toe), WR Rishard Matthews (cracked ribs) and DT Earl Mitchell (calf). ... RT Jason Fox made his fifth straight start in place of James. ... Miami second-year WR Matt Hazel made his NFL debut. .. Several Dolphins played despite missing practices earlier in the week, including C Mike Pouncey (foot), Phillips (shoulder) and LB Jelani Jenkins (ankle). ... Miami activated newly signed C Jacques McClendon, DE Jordan Williams and DT Robert Thomas. To make room, Miami cut DT C.J. Mosley, TE Brandon Williams and LB James-Michael Johnson.