“Certainly as coaches, we need to take some of the responsibility, and some of it is execution, as well,” Johnson said Monday following the team’s first practice of the week. “The killer was missing tackles. Could we have been in something better to help us against certain plays? Probably yes. It’s something that we’ve got to look at and get better at.”

Johnson again expressed his disappointment with the defensive play in one- and two-minute situations. Miami drove 77 yards for a touchdown on its final possession of the first half and then 85 yards for the game-winning field goal at the end of the game. It has been a recurring problem through five games.