Never been a fan of McDaniel - but after just reading this article which highlights the adversity he overcame and his persistence, hard not to respect him
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39280819/mike-mcdaniel-miami-dolphins
We allowed 427 yards , did not force a punt, and let them drive the length of the field in last 2 minutes for potential tie
Not sure that qualifies as "defense stepping up"
My complaint was that we seemed to run on every 1st down and we'll were too predictable. And most of those runs were not that successful which put us in a lot of 2nd and longs