{"id":1043505,"date":"2026-11-02T03:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1043505\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T03:30:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:30:15","slug":"ollie-gordon-penalty-costly-in-dolphins-loss-to-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1043505\/","title":{"rendered":"Ollie Gordon penalty costly in Dolphins loss to Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI GARDENS \u2014 During the turning point in the Miami Dolphins\u2019 24-19 loss to the New England Patriots<\/a> on Sunday evening, running back Ollie Gordon II made a critical mistake.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins, who previously led by 10<\/a>, just had the Patriots score a touchdown against them to make it a 13-10 game in the third quarter. They\u2019re trying to put together a drive for a response.<\/p>\n

At the end of the second play of that series, Gordon started jawing at Patriots linebacker Robert Spillane<\/a>, and it drew a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.<\/p>\n

Miami was bound to have a third-and-5 after Gordon\u2019s 5-yard run on second-and-10, but instead, it ended up being a third-and-20, eventually leading the team to punt the ball back to New England.<\/p>\n

Another Patriots touchdown was scored. Then, the Dolphins turned the ball over. New England scored again. And, as Miami unraveled<\/a>, it was a completely different ball game in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just one of those things where I got to keep my mouth shut and walk back to the huddle,\u201d Gordon said after the game Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium<\/a>. \u201cI feel like that\u2019s one of the things that I need to work on the most, especially in that situation. It just can\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gordon wasn\u2019t entirely understanding in the moment.<\/p>\n

He pleaded with officials over getting flagged. He made his case to coach Jeff Hafley on the sideline. The CBS broadcast showed him visibly agitated as quarterback Malik Willis tried to calm him down.<\/p>\n

\u201cOllie is a competitor and he cares about the game a lot, and I was just letting him know that, in that situation, he\u2019s dead-ass wrong,\u201d Willis said. \u201cI mean, that\u2019s the honest truth. And it would be wrong if I didn\u2019t tell him the truth. If I was like, \u2018It\u2019s okay, you were just trying to compete.\u2019 Like, no, we went from (third-and-5 to third-and-20), and we did not convert.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s something that we can control, and that is wrong. I finished it by telling him I\u2019m on his side, I\u2019m with him and we\u2019re teammates and we\u2019re in this together, and he\u2019s going to go out and help us win this game and we\u2019re going to fight the next play and he\u2019s going to go back out there. But at the same time, I got to tell you that you\u2019re dead wrong when you\u2019re dead wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hafley kept his conversation with Gordon internal but offered perspective.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll keep our conversations private,\u201d Hafley said. \u201cBut Ollie\u2019s a young player who has a lot of fire to him. He has a lot of energy to him. I need to do a really good job of teaching him how he has to react in situations. And, really, I\u2019ll continue to work with him on that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know he cares. I know he loves his team. I know he loves playing football. He\u2019s a young player.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the same time, Hafley appreciated the message Willis had for his passionate running back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s good leadership,\u201d Hafley said. \u201cI think telling people the truth and being able to have honest conversations is really important. And for a player to tell a guy how he feels in the moment, and for the player to respond in a non-antagonistic way, I think is a really good sign. It shows good leadership. Good leadership is telling people the truth, and I respect and appreciate Malik doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Going forward, it\u2019ll be a learning opportunity for the second-year running back not to put his team in a difficult predicament by letting his emotions get the best of him.<\/p>\n

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