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The Dolphins hoped the weather would play a factor Sunday.
Just not this way.
The reporters are suspended Sunday's Titans-Dolphins are facing a lightning strike within a mile of the stadium. The first stoppage was with 1:11 left in the first half. The second came with 6:47 to go into the third quarter.
It was the NFL's second such delay already this season; the start of the Eagles-Falcons game was also delayed due to electricity.
The league waited for the first delay at 3:10 p.m., then 3:32, and then 3:40, but it was still close to pushing it back. Dolphins and Titans 3:57 – right when the rest of the league's game was wrapped up. The official restart time was 4:10 pm, so the delay was one hour, 57 minutes.
The teams finished the first half, took a 3-minute, 30-second break at halftime (players remained on the field) and then began the third quarter.
The second delay came at 4:53 pm
While rare, such delays are not unheard of.
Dolphins coach Adam Gase has had to deal with the weather in Miami.
"I want to say that we could have happened in 2013 when we played in that Thursday night opener game against Baltimore," Gase said last week. "We waited for a while. You just try to keep yourself loose and you try to organize. When you get a start time, then you start working backwards and just really get your warmup set. "
When asked if it was a distraction, Gase responded: "I mean, you're just ready to go. You're just waiting for something that you've been waiting for. "
As for factors not beyond the Dolphins' control? Hard Rock Stadium being used as a third time in as many days.
In fact, the sod – which was the subject of much attention after some rough games – was in such good condition that Dolphins CEO Tom Garfinkel felt comfortable taking a victory lap on social media.
"All of you horticulturist / sod experts out there … can we let it rest now? #howsthefield? "Garfinkel tweeted.
He continued: "Grounds crew put in new field for Raves game after Taylor Swift. Took it out and put in new field last Tuesday after JayZ. Worked until 6am on friday night and until 4am last night. They're doing their job and do a great job. "
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