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Yardbarker's Michael Nania analyzes the biggest positional mismatches each week during the NFL season. Patriots passing attack vs. Dolphins defense Tanking Miami, demolished by Baltimore 59-10 in Week 1, is bad, but I’m not sure anyone expected the Dolphins to be this awful. Only 24 times in NFL history has a team lost a game by 49 or more points. The Dolphins' primary struggles came in the secondary. They were the worst passing defense of Week 1 by almost any metric, allowing six touchdown passes (worst in the NFL), an 88.5 completion percentage (worst), 14.6 yards per attempt (worst), 14 net yards per pass play (worst) and a perfect 158.3 passer rating. Baltimore was the first team since 1991 to have six touchdown passes and average at least 14 yards per pass play in a game. With all the weapons the Patriots might field, they could win by more than 50 points on the road. Under Bill Belichick, New England doesn't have an aversion to running up the score: In 2009, it defeated Tennessee, 59-0, as Tom Brady to
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