Dolphins 15, Patriots 10
Q. (Off microphone).
TH: You said it right. We just had to overcome our mistakes, and we knew once we overcome them, we were going to do good things. We just have to hone in on the details, and it will be better.
Q. Did you expect to run the ball as much as you did coming into today?
TH: We did whatever we had to do to get that win.
Q. You come from a team with a good physical presence. Did you see a glimpse of that today? It really hasn't been around this team too much.
TH: Yeah, we were going straight downhill as a defense, and it showed that they can hold up.
Q. How comfortable did you feel out there?
TH: It felt good to be out there with the guys. Just every play, every drive I'm feeling more comfortable, in tune with my guys. I know they feel the same with me.
Q. Did you feel a difference coming into this game as opposed to --
TH: Yeah, 100%. It was my first week last week. It's my second week this week, and we're just going to continue to build off of that.
We have a bye week coming up. We're going to get in the lab, work on the things that we need to fix, and come out the next week ready to fire.
Q. What wasn't going right for the offense for so much of the day?
TH: Mistakes. You know, a couple of penalties, a couple of miscues. You know, all it takes for us to get it rolling, and it look a whole different.
Q. The bye week, what will you be doing on the bye week?
TH: We're going to be self-evaluating ourselves, you know, see how we can get a step ahead of guys. Definitely heal up and be ready to come out.
Q. Actually, on that final drive you had a second and 20, and you hit Tyreek for 21 yards.
TH: I know we got a first down.
Q. Was he the guy you were going to all along and you saw him break open?
TH: No, I saw him break open, and I went to him.
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