Reeder's Take

   There was a key moment in the second half of the game where, on a third-and-3 at the Miami 24, the Panthers were trying to run the hurry-up offense and the officials wouldn’t let Jake Delhomme snap the ball until the Dolphins finished substituting.

   If the Panthers had been allowed to snap the ball Delhomme could have simply spiked – or, better yet, ran a free play – and got an automatic first down for the Dolphins having too many players on the field since at least three guys were running off late.

   “That would have been an option, but it wasn’t because we couldn’t snap the ball,” Fox said.

   Fox admitted that was a mistake on the official’s part.

   “Technically we didn’t substitute, we just no-huddled. They got out of there once somebody yelled at them on our team. But technically they’re not supposed to do that,” Fox said. “You’re supposed to give the defense an opportunity to sub if you sub.”

   As it was, Delhomme fired down the field a few seconds later and was intercepted.

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