Game ball: Week 2, MIA @ MIN

[Spider-Dan]

When there are multiple defensive players worthy of the honor (Wake, J.Allen, Dansby, Davis), I say:

Mike Nolan.

[Orlando Rays]

Jason Allen for game ball. He was beast mode.

This is the inverse of last year's Vikings home opener.

Last year, Favre shined and hit an end-of-game TD to validate why the Vikings coaxed him out of retirement.

This year, he stinks up the Metrodome, failed to get it up to end the game several times, and should leave people wondering why the Vikings coaxed him out of retirement again.

[mecadonzilla]

Vontae Davis really had a stand out game.  But cheers all around to the defense.

A big FU to Ronnie and Ricky.

[Tepop84]

Jason Allen.  HM to Vontae, wake and marshall.  Marshall with about as good of stats as you can get when you play with a checkdown qb.

[JVides]

Jason Allen.  Two picks, plus a third he should have had but for penalty. HM to Dansby, Davis, Wake, and Sean Smith.  (Mostly) great game by the defense.

[Tepop84]

Jason Allen.  Two picks, plus a third he should have had but for penalty. HM to Dansby, Davis, Wake, and Sean Smith.  (Mostly) great game by the defense.

What did sean smith do?

[dolphins4life]

Jason Allen   

[Pappy13]

Jason Allen with an assist to Dansby who came up big on 4th down.

[stealth3ltt]

DEFENSE
The defense won this game for Miami.  I am so worried about when the defense has a bad game, that our offense aside from 1 big throw didn't do anything 2nd week in  a row.  Miami needs to fix this offense fast.  both star running backs fumble inside the 10yd line is disgraceful  (ricky and ronnie =goats).    Henne is afraid of making a mistake.  His idol must be Trent Dilfer!!!.  another win, no style points for the offense

[TonyB0D]

What did sean smith do?

insane monster blanket coverage on stank-ho on the 4th down play to win the game

[EDGECRUSHER]

A play that will not show up on the highlight reel is on the last drive, Favre threw a pass that was almost completed, but Vontae stuck with the play and knocked the ball out. It was massive.

[Kirbyjr]

Vonte Davis, big all day.

[bsmooth]

Imagine that Tepop finds someway to insult Henne with a backhanded compliment to Marshall

[Cathal]

Henne started out pretty good but something happened. Either, as the commentators point out, he has been coachedto be EXTREMELY conservative or he can't deal with the pressure and always tries to check it down, or..... somehow all of our receivers are covered all the time (I doubt). The game ball goes to the entire defense.

[tubba marxxx]

the defense is the obvious answer but def an honorable mention to Jake Long.  Jared Allen's name was hardly mentioned in this game and many a times Long stopped Allen in his tracks.