Missed opportunities haunt Miami Dolphins against Seattle Seahawks

DAVIE, Fla. -- Miami lost at Seattle 12-10 in Sunday's season opener by blowing numerous opportunities.

Here are a few examples of how the Dolphins blew their chances of getting off to a third consecutive 1-0 start:

--In the first quarter while trailing 3-0, running back Arian Foster was stopped up the middle on fourth-and-1 from the Seahawks' 17-yard line;

--In the second quarter while trailing 3-0, wide receiver Kenny Stills, who was wide open, dropped what would have been a certain 73-yard touchdown reception;

--In the second quarter while trailing 3-0, free safety Isa Abdul-Quddus came up with an interception that set up the offense at the Seattle 42, but the offense only managed 19 yards and settled for a 41-yard field goal;

--In the fourth quarter trailing, 6-3, kicker Andrew Franks had a game-tying 27-yard field-goal attempt blocked by defensive end Cassius Marsh.

--Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson drove the Seahawks 75 yards on 14 plays on their final possession, converting two fourth downs in the process for the game-winning 2-yard touchdown reception to wide receiver Doug Baldwin with 31 seconds left.

Miami's defense seemed OK until that final drive.

But as team they couldn't overcome Stills' drop.

"One play does not make a game," coach Adam Gase said. "The biggest thing that we talked about the entire week was that bad things happen. You have to move on to the next play. My thing was how are we going to respond to this adversity?"

The Dolphins didn't respond well.

"What we had talked about was let's get to the fourth quarter and see what happens," Gase said. "We had a chance, we took the lead. We had opportunities a couple of times to see if we could finish it on our terms. That's what happens when you play good teams, it's going to come down to probably the last drive of the game. It did, and we came out on the wrong end this time."

The Dolphins defense held Wilson to 27-for-43 passing for 258 yards, one touchdown and one interception for a 77.5 passer rating.

Wilson was sacked three times. Seattle ended with 352 yards.

Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill was 16 of 29 passing for 186 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions for a 74.8 passer rating.

He was sacked four times. Miami ended with 222 yards and 11 first downs.

Considering the offense was playing without Pro Bowl center Mike Pouncey (hip) and wide receiver DeVante Parker (hamstring) it mounted an admirable effort.

Still, the Dolphins, who drove 86 yards to take a 10-6 lead with 4:08 left in the game on a 2-yard run by Tannehill, but couldn't stop the Seahawks when it counted most.

"The defense, they played their tails off, really stuck with the offense all day," Tannehill said. "The offense, when things weren't going well just kept battling, kept hanging in there, then we made a play coming down the stretch in the fourth quarter. There's a lot we can take away from this game and build on and move forward."