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 Oakland showed early promise, starting with a 74-yard drive
capped by a three-yard touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Derek
Carr to tight end Brian Leonhardt.
But from then on it was one-way traffic and by the end of the third
quarter the Dolphins had an unassailable 38-7 lead and Carr had left
the game with an ankle/knee injury.
Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill threw for more than 200 yards in
the first half alone as the Raiders capitulated to take their record
to 0-4. The Dolphins improved to 2-2.
Tannehill threw touchdowns to wide receiver Mike Wallace and tight
end Dion Sims while running back Lamar Miller rushed for two more to
put the game out of reach before the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, back-up Raiders quarterback Matt McGloin
threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Andre Holmes to give
the score a modicum of respectability.
 "I think we haven't performed up to our potential in the past three
weeks, and to get out and get some momentum going felt great,"
Dolphins quarterback Tannehill told reporters.
Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said his team would be evaluating
everything it was doing during the long flight home and upcoming bye
week.
"We did not play well. We turned the ball over and we did not stop
them on defense and gave up too many explosive plays," Raiders head
coach Dennis Allen told reporters.
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For Raiders tackle Menelik Watson the game represented a return
home. Watson was born in Manchester and has a young daughter who
lives in England.
"I think the best part was when the English anthem came on. That was
a little bit emotional because usually it is just the American
anthem," he said.
"I always blow a kiss when I'm in America because I always wish my
daughter and mum could see me play and they were there."
The Dolphins took part in the first regular season NFL game to be
played at Wembley Stadium in 2007, losing 13-10 to the New York
Giants.
This season marks the first time there will be three NFL games
played in London as the Atlanta Falcons will face the Detroit Lions
on Oct. 26 and the Jacksonville Jaguars will play the Dallas Cowboys
on Nov. 9.
(Reporting by Nigel Hunt; Editing by Frank Pingue)
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