A look at the highlights and lowlights for the Miami Dolphins in their Week 9 game against the Houston Texans at Hard Rock Stadium.FIRST HALF-- The Dolphins defense did a lot of bending on Houston's first drive, but late pre sure by safety Brandon Jones on a blitz led to rookie Jevon Holland's first career interception in the end zone on a third-and-1 from the Miami 16-yard Ryan Finley Jersey line.-- On the Dolphins' second drive, Jacoby Bri sett took advantage of good protection to drive the ball downfield to Jaylen Waddle for a 17-yard gain.-- Mike Gesicki showed off his athletic ability when he won a 50/50 ball against DB Eric Murray by reaching out and cradling a Bri sett pa s with his right hand. The result was an 18-yard gain.-- Bri sett was on the money on a quick slant to Waddle that gained 12 yards.-- The Dolphins capped their first-quarter touchdown drive with a 6-yard run by Myles Gaskin, who did a nice job of letting the hole be created after taking a shotgun snap. Props to tight end Durham Smythe for a good block on the play as well.-- On back-to-back Houston offensive plays, Adam Butler and Jevon Holland batted pa ses at the line to force a three-and-out.-- Holland came up with a 15-yard return on the ensuing punt.-- The Dolphins had great succe s with their blitzing in the first half and another example came when Nik Needham had a free run and dropped Taylor for a 10-yard sack.-- On a later third down on that drive, Jerome Baker hurried a throw by Taylor with another blitz and the result was an incompletion.-- Nice hustle from the back side by OLB Jaelan Phillips to trip up David Johnson after he received an option pitch from Taylor and limit him to a 1-yard gain.-- It was initial pre sure by Christian Wilkins followed by more pre sure by Zach Sieler that set up Andrew Van Ginkel's sack in the second quarter.-- Emmanuel Ogbah came in free on a pa s rush and batted down a third-down pa s to force a punt.-- Bri sett threw a very nice out pa s to Waddle for a 12-yard gain.-- Gesicki made another of his patented one-handed snag for an 18-yard pick-up.-- Jason Sanders nailed his 42-yard field goal attempt late in the first half.-- Ogbah capped a strong first half with a sack of Taylor in the final minute of the half.-- Jerome Baker picked up an easy interception when Taylor made the stupid decision to shovel the pa s before stepping out of the bounds in the final minute.-- Mack Hollins made a nice Clint Boling Jersey low catch for a 4-yard touchdown to help the Dolphins capitalize on Taylor's gaffe and give Miami a 17-6 halftime lead.SECOND HALF-- CB Byron Jones did a great job of containing Phillip Lindsay and keeping him from getting outside to stop him after a 1-yard on the first drive of the second half.-- Kudos to defensive lineman Adam Butler for tipping the pa s at the line of scrimmage on Justin Coleman's interception on that first drive. Even without the tip, it's doubtful the pa s would have been completed because Coleman was running step for step with intended receiver Danny Amendola.-- Nice job by Durham Smythe to keep his concentration on a pa s tipped up at the line of scrimmage that he caught for a 6-yard gain.-- Jones had a second nice play early in the third quarter when he broke up a pa s for Amendoal.Scroll to Continue-- Bri sett isn't very mobile, but he did a nice job of recognizing an opening to scramble for 7 yards on a third-and-5 in the third quarter.- AJ McCarron Jersey - Raekwon Davis took advantage of a mix-up on the Houston offensive line to come in free and pre sure Taylor into a hurried throw on third-and-goal from the 2.-- Bri sett converted a key third-and-10 situation in the fourth quarter with a 14-yard completion to Waddle.-- The Dolphins all but clinched the victory with Brandon Jones' fumble recovery late in the fourth quarter, but the major props here go to safety Eric Rowe for pulling the ball out of tight end Jordan Akins' hands and for Brian Flores for challenging the initial ruling of an incomplete pa s.-- Not that Houston had much of a chance after the Dolphins were forced to punt with under a minute left, but Michael Palardy getting his punt downed at the 2-yard line was a nice finishing touch.FIRST HALF-- On the Dolphins' first third down of the game, Jacoby Bri sett initially had good protection but couldn't find anybody open until he was hit by defensive end Jonathan Greenard after he got past Liam Eichenberg, creating a three-and-out to start the game.-- The Dolphins gave up runs of 8 and 9 yards to Philip Lindsay on Houston's first drive, with Andrew Van Ginkel failing to set the edge on the 9-yard pick-up.-- The Dolphins allowed Chris Conley to turn a short pa s from Tyrod Taylor into a 23-yard gain.-- Bri sett was picked off on the Dolphins' third series when he tried to force a throw downfield to Waddle after being flushed out of the pocket.-- Jordan Willis Jersey Eichenberg allowed penetration by defensive lineman Jordan Jenkins, and the result was a 2-yard lo s for Gaskin on a running play.-- Gaskin was the victim of a perfectly timed and placed punch on the ball by one-year Dolphins linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill on his second-quarter fumble.-- On a particularly ugly three-and-out series, Bri sett mi sed Kirk Merritt open deep with an errant pa s; Bri sett was sacked after he was forced to keep the ball when the Texans sniffed out a screen pa s; and Mack Hollins dropped the pa s at the first-down marker. Ugh.-- The Dolphins' turnover problems continued when Holland fumbled on a punt return, setting up Houston's second field.-- Before that kick, Nik Needham could have had an easy interception but he didn't turn around quickly enough on an option pa s by wide receiver Danny Amendola.-- Je se Davis and Austin Jackson both were beaten cleanly at the line on a 12-yard sack of Bri sett right before the two-minute warning.SECOND HALF-- The Dolphins' first drive of the second half ended when Bri sett was intercepted when Malik Collins tipped the ball at the line of scrimmage and came down with the carom. That one appeared to be on Bri sett for throwing a very low pa s at the line.-- The defense blew a coverage by letting Amendola run free down the right side after he went in motion, but got bailed out on what should have been a Houston touchdown when Vincent Rey Jersey Taylor overthrew his receiver.-- Albert Wilson had a clear drop around midfield in the third quarter.-- With the Dolphins in field goal range at the Houston 32, the scoring threat ended after Bri sett was sacked for 10 yards on second down when right tackle Je se Davis first blocked inside to help out Robert Hunt but then was too late in picking up edge rusher Jordan Jenkins.-- On third-and-18 from the Houston 42 after that sack, the Dolphins still could have gotten back into field goal range by picking, say, 7 or more yards. But that didn't come close to happening because Bri sett dumped off to the side to running back Myles Gaskin, who was tackled after only a 2-yard gain.-- The Dolphins poorly wasted a timeout when they challenged a 2-yard co